Ncc Regulatory News (NCC)

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

NCC 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:

18 Mar 2026

(f)

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

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

1p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,334,350

0.78%

5,143,267

1.72%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,841,691

1.62%

953,569

0.32%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,176,041

2.39%

6,096,836

2.03%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

316,399

1.2064 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

109,510

1.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

61,812

1.2082 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

54,239

1.2077 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,922

1.2066 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,600

1.2044 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,711

1.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,154

1.2030 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,682

1.2063 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,985

1.2068 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,111

1.2067 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,669

1.2086 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,467

1.2104 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,129

1.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,224

1.2099 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,281

1.2060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,571

1.2080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,397

1.2070 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,661

1.2127 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,670

1.2120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,511

1.2032 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,396

1.2180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,393

1.2003 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,165

1.1960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,147

1.2020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,076

1.1980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

833

1.2160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

805

1.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

538

1.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

177,520

1.2078 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

130,260

1.2048 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

103,207

1.2063 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

89,858

1.2096 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

83,479

1.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,957

1.2110 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,836

1.2069 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,599

1.2083 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,668

1.2077 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,616

1.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,345

1.2031 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,028

1.2093 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,996

1.2044 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,876

1.2061 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,836

1.2068 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,070

1.2067 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,501

1.2013 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,850

1.2081 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,368

1.2099 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,548

1.2060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,251

1.2030 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,138

1.2080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,724

1.2117 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,877

1.2112 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,429

1.2140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,322

1.2127 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,547

1.2036 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,300

1.2139 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,300

1.2102 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,394

1.2070 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,670

1.2120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,491

1.2020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,396

1.2180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,393

1.2005 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,383

1.2091 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,165

1.1960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,076

1.1980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

833

1.2160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

805

1.2200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

538

1.2000 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42,011

1.2040 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,636

1.2048 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,936

1.2050 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,117

1.2060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,764

1.2077 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,524

1.2080 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,858

1.2081 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,383

1.2091 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,784

1.2093 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

73,382

1.2096 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,877

1.2112 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,501

1.2113 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,300

1.2139 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

345

1.2000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

845

1.2056 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,338

1.2057 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,003

1.2060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,631

1.2067 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,839

1.2099 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,292

1.2100 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,064

1.2107 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,455

1.2065 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,074

1.2092 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)

Exercise

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:

19 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213