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:

06 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:

2,185,299

0.69%

3,622,678

1.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,076,218

0.98%

842,351

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,261,517

1.67%

4,464,869

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

13,902

1.3246 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,193

1.3305 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,168

1.3396 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,312

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,793

1.3268 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,714

1.3283 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,542

1.3413 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

1.3114 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,858

1.3367 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,370

1.3500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,234

1.3416 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,091

1.3320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

1.3100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

1.3106 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

757

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

691

1.3160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

400

1.3250 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

129

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,659

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,692

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,694

1.3246 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,842

1.3336 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,161

1.3379 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,490

1.3167 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,793

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,757

1.3155 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,590

1.3282 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

649

1.3217 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

578

1.3159 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

245

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

212

1.3197 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

578

1.3159 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,933

1.3176 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

600

1.3219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,611

1.3276 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,590

1.3282 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,029

1.3284 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,249

1.3336 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

562

1.3352 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,761

1.3361 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,220

1.3379 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,598

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

600

1.3420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

691

1.3160 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

400

1.3250 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,793

1.3268 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,623

1.3272 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,714

1.3283 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,381

1.3295 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

562

1.3299 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,283

1.3302 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,003

1.3304 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,678

1.3309 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,812

1.3314 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,919

1.3354 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

441

1.3357 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,858

1.3367 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,062

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,219

1.3420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,233

1.3503 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

616

1.3505 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,490

1.3167 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,340

1.3111 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,300

1.3114 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,091

1.3319 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

99

1.3379 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:

07 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213