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:

19 Jan 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:

2,322,479

0.74%

3,213,665

1.02%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,665,430

0.85%

871,799

0.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,987,909

1.58%

4,085,464

1.30%

(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

268,000

1.3751 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

124,447

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

72,052

1.3693 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

58,735

1.3907 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49,087

1.3762 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,164

1.3912 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,319

1.3726 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,477

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,490

1.3712 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,200

1.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,309

1.3881 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,125

1.3766 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,000

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,769

1.3785 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,403

1.3941 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,135

1.3803 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,298

1.3791 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,200

1.3755 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,863

1.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,078

1.4277 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,798

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

963

1.3669 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

216

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

152

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

88

1.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

81

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

143,703

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66,067

1.3977 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

60,906

1.3855 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,087

1.3762 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,587

1.3769 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42,250

1.3766 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,825

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,469

1.3921 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,245

1.3924 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,228

1.3686 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,439

1.3726 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,571

1.3684 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,438

1.3774 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,174

1.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,024

1.3810 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,752

1.3757 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,427

1.3761 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,466

1.3772 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,159

1.3707 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,638

1.3779 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,246

1.3795 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,863

1.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,321

1.3691 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,717

1.3802 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,571

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,158

1.3819 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,368

1.3750 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,132

1.3630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,100

1.3755 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,933

1.3815 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,889

1.4359 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,450

1.3735 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,302

1.3979 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,193

1.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

559

1.3650 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

216

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

152

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

105

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97

1.3920 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

1,105

1.3660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

779

1.3689 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

289

1.3698 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,732

1.3699 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,030

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,052

1.3739 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,387

1.3741 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,337

1.3782 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

199

1.3807 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

446

1.3816 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,313

1.3893 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

34,469

1.3921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,245

1.3924 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,302

1.3979 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,889

1.4359 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

279

1.3661 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,175

1.3672 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,910

1.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,620

1.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

274

1.3781 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,298

1.3791 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,257

1.3823 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,000

1.3901 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,735

1.3907 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,164

1.3912 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

160

1.4265 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40

1.4267 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,487

1.3738 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

66,067

1.3977 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,678

1.3978 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

14,735

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

149

1.3714 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

30,023

1.3720 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

21,309

1.3881 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2

1.3950 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,750

1.4299 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:

20 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213