6 Feb 2026 11:23
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: | Β | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Β | |||||
Β | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | NCC GROUP PLC | |||||
Β | relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | Β | |||||
Β | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
Β | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 05 Feb 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | Β | Β | |||
Β | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | Β | Β | ||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | Β | |||||
Β | to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) | Β | |||||
Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
Β | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Β | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
Β | and/or controlled: | Β | Β | 1,986,034 | 0.63% | 3,389,506 | 1.08% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
Β | Β | Β | Β | 2,661,097 | 0.85% | 812,038 | 0.26% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Β | Β | Β | Β | ||
Β | and agreements to purchase/sell: | Β | Β | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
Β | TOTAL: | Β | Β | 4,647,131 | 1.48% | 4,201,544 | 1.34% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Β | |||||
Β | options) | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Β | Β | Β | Β | |||
which subscription right exists | Β | Β | Β | Β | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Β | Β | Β | Β | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Β | Β | Β | Β | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Β | securities | Β | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 81,495 | 1.3288 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 58,436 | 1.3280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 38,535 | 1.3329 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,842 | 1.3344 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,744 | 1.3394 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,885 | 1.3406 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,606 | 1.3453 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,177 | 1.3383 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,755 | 1.3336 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,520 | 1.3396 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,931 | 1.3397 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,020 | 1.3243 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,962 | 1.3331 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,943 | 1.3240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,720 | 1.3371 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,106 | 1.3440 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 751 | 1.3420 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 675 | 1.3382 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 470 | 1.3316 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 351 | 1.3260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 328 | 1.3277 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 231 | 1.3300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 71,899 | 1.3406 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 71,058 | 1.3280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 43,866 | 1.3291 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 36,211 | 1.3400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 35,552 | 1.3408 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 11,908 | 1.3311 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,208 | 1.3441 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,102 | 1.3440 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,684 | 1.3364 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,368 | 1.3268 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,945 | 1.3404 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,087 | 1.3260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,962 | 1.3386 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,198 | 1.3324 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,948 | 1.3461 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,669 | 1.3240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,499 | 1.3369 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,071 | 1.3300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 556 | 1.3427 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.3480 GBP | ||||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Β | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Β | reference | unit | |||
security | Β | Β | securities | Β | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,698 | 1.3372 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 27,180 | 1.3280 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,738 | 1.3290 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,230 | 1.3297 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 17,386 | 1.3298 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 68,604 | 1.3405 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 33,634 | 1.3410 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 556 | 1.3427 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,295 | 1.3431 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,102 | 1.3440 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,208 | 1.3441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 200 | 1.3519 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 274 | 1.3240 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 54,573 | 1.3280 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 48,374 | 1.3281 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,065 | 1.3282 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 470 | 1.3316 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,962 | 1.3331 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,755 | 1.3336 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,842 | 1.3344 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,744 | 1.3394 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,106 | 1.3440 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 121 | 1.3441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 12,606 | 1.3453 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 994 | 1.3482 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,875 | 1.3488 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 410 | 1.3499 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Β | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Β | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Β | date | money |
relevant | Β | selling, | securities | per unit | Β | Β | paid/ |
security | Β | varying etc | to which | Β | Β | Β | received |
Β | Β | Β | option | Β | Β | Β | per unit |
Β | Β | Β | relates | Β | Β | Β | Β |
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
(ii) | Exercise | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Β | Β | securities | unit | |||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | |||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Β | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Β | Β | applicable) | ||||
Β | Β | Β | Β | ||||
4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Β | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Β | Β | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Β | Β | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Β | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Β | Β | Β | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Β | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Β | Β | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Β | Β | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Β | Β | Β | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Β | Β | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 06 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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