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:

27 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:

2,066,207

0.66%

3,068,339

0.97%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,388,798

0.76%

848,760

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,455,005

1.41%

3,917,099

1.24%

(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

75,364

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,622

1.3861 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,909

1.3965 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,600

1.3983 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,776

1.3904 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,732

1.3902 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,632

1.3946 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

993

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

981

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

846

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

811

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

736

1.3918 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

223

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

210

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

126

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

51

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43

1.4020 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

1.4080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

1.4040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

1.4050 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

104,558

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

96,351

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,502

1.3999 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

44,674

1.3961 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,108

1.3903 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,535

1.3861 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,405

1.3954 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,978

1.3799 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,306

1.3908 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,208

1.3934 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,786

1.3943 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,733

1.3921 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,266

1.3923 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,449

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,814

1.4045 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,347

1.3901 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,473

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,447

1.4019 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,119

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

993

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

791

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

210

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

126

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22

1.3859 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14

1.4040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14

1.4080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

1.4050 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

Decreasing Short

5,566

1.3918 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,978

1.3799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

169

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,126

1.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,473

1.3832 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,871

1.3844 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22

1.3859 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,347

1.3901 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

608

1.3905 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,363

1.3911 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,733

1.3921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

133

1.3925 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,208

1.3934 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,786

1.3943 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,747

1.3946 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,743

1.3949 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,529

1.3959 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,674

1.3961 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

104,529

1.4060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

38

1.4120 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,799

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

180

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,732

1.3902 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,776

1.3904 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

90

1.3905 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

523

1.3921 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40

1.3943 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,632

1.3946 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,051

1.3959 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

44

1.3970 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

325

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,678

1.3985 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,727

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

33,692

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

29,108

1.3903 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,719

1.3993 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

55,502

1.3999 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,414

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,177

1.3801 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

33,692

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

736

1.3917 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

448

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2

1.4000 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:

28 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213