Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

26 Jul 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

M&C SAATCHI PLC

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

2.5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

375,256

0.38%

266,322

0.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

799,210

0.81%

134,831

0.14%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,174,466

1.20%

401,153

0.41%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

85

10.1400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

140

9.9800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

155

10.2012 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

222

10.1200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

226

10.1987 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

249

10.0800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

566

10.2194 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

832

10.1356 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,405

10.2200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,004

10.1588 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

114

10.1684 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

119

10.2200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

222

10.1200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

249

10.0800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

347

10.0783 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

556

10.1051 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

2,017

10.1908 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

2,739

10.2736 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

5,305

10.1808 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

2.5p ordinary

CFD

Long

11

10.2200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

120

10.2519 GBP

2.5p ordinary

CFD

Long

347

10.0783 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

562

10.2495 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

709

10.1747 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,330

10.2199 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,468

10.3306 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,855

10.1651 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

48

10.2400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

81

10.2200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

107

10.1839 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

140

9.9800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

145

10.1869 GBP

2.5p ordinary

CFD

Short

272

10.1609 GBP

2.5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

452

10.1009 GBP

2.5p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,373

10.2200 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

27 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213