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:

07 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:

2,185,735

0.69%

3,623,485

1.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,076,922

0.97%

842,786

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,262,657

1.66%

4,466,271

1.42%

(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

33,501

1.3589 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,280

1.3513 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,182

1.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,593

1.3429 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,000

1.3269 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,700

1.3452 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,137

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,341

1.3379 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,017

1.3347 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,893

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,654

1.3314 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,200

1.3590 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,815

1.3363 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,067

1.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,638

1.3599 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,165

1.3448 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,049

1.3286 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,037

1.3496 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,341

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,161

1.3344 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,005

1.3533 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,269

1.3602 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,686

1.3272 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,833

1.3279 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,813

1.3271 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,000

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

955

1.3580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

406

1.3277 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

259

1.3285 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

1,833

1.3279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,341

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,968

1.3389 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,580

1.3403 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,925

1.3435 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

867

1.3468 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,617

1.3474 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,037

1.3496 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

347

1.3540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,526

1.3599 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,688

1.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,137

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,654

1.3314 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

642

1.3322 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,396

1.3333 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

900

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,979

1.3378 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

710

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,593

1.3429 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

276

1.3461 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,280

1.3513 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,798

1.3544 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,965

1.3600 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2

1.3450 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,132

1.3600 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:

08 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213