Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

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 Feb 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:

2,336,525

0.77%

4,094,683

1.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,529,992

1.16%

925,591

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,866,517

1.92%

5,020,274

1.64%

(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

166,488

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,569

1.3268 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,472

1.3392 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,502

1.3213 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,278

1.3257 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,828

1.3308 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,368

1.3176 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,755

1.3210 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

669

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

592

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

526

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

514

1.3258 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

376

1.3680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

322

1.3180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

313

1.3120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296

1.3280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

245

1.3160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206

1.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

139

1.3100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94

1.3460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45

1.3140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

217,298

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

196,471

1.3228 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,029

1.3262 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,745

1.3271 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,678

1.3253 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,315

1.3221 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,033

1.3214 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,990

1.3233 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,488

1.3373 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,900

1.3309 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,205

1.3184 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,613

1.3190 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,240

1.3113 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,991

1.3161 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,639

1.3232 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,210

1.3502 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,135

1.3170 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,083

1.3195 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,505

1.3376 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,430

1.3250 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,308

1.3207 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,287

1.3180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,198

1.3441 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

965

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

669

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

592

1.3640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

554

1.3280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

526

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

313

1.3120 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

245

1.3160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206

1.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

139

1.3100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94

1.3460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45

1.3140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

1.3380 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

21,315

1.3221 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

196,471

1.3228 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,678

1.3253 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

88,619

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,256

1.3277 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,900

1.3309 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,488

1.3373 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,456

1.3413 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,642

1.3441 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

568

1.3679 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,368

1.3176 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,907

1.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,288

1.3215 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,307

1.3222 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,484

1.3259 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,110

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,828

1.3308 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,099

1.3309 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

59

1.3310 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

150

1.3313 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,208

1.3318 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

791

1.3327 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

276

1.3414 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,374

1.3418 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,489

1.3133 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

15,267

1.3186 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,214

1.3387 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:

02 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213