7th Apr 2026 10:21
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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 02 Apr 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 2,607,973 | 0.90% | 2,229,303 | 0.77% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,040,859 | 0.70% | 1,261,207 | 0.43% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,648,832 | 1.60% | 3,490,510 | 1.20% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 615,365 | 1.1680 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 185,293 | 1.1940 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 35,900 | 1.1841 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 26,922 | 1.1803 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,563 | 1.1760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,887 | 1.1802 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,195 | 1.1960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,357 | 1.1780 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,726 | 1.1799 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,614 | 1.1660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,557 | 1.1920 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,527 | 1.1640 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 992 | 1.1720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 890 | 1.1700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 650 | 1.1959 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 492 | 1.1820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 482 | 1.1800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 331 | 1.1740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 285 | 1.1620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 273 | 1.1880 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 261 | 1.1840 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 1.1690 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 1.1900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 95,479 | 1.1942 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 69,247 | 1.1940 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,611 | 1.1877 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 28,736 | 1.1826 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 25,151 | 1.1815 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,563 | 1.1760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,778 | 1.1792 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,944 | 1.1750 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,092 | 1.1706 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,824 | 1.1701 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,494 | 1.1712 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,274 | 1.1883 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,438 | 1.1680 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,186 | 1.1684 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,211 | 1.1740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,614 | 1.1660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,557 | 1.1920 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,527 | 1.1640 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,294 | 1.1780 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,279 | 1.1751 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 992 | 1.1720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 922 | 1.1960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 890 | 1.1700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 492 | 1.1820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 482 | 1.1800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 285 | 1.1620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 273 | 1.1880 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 261 | 1.1840 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 1.1777 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.1900 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,886 | 1.1680 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,186 | 1.1684 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,701 | 1.1694 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 33 | 1.1700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,494 | 1.1712 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,123 | 1.1737 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,944 | 1.1750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,151 | 1.1815 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,023 | 1.1819 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,736 | 1.1826 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,034 | 1.1881 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,580 | 1.1901 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 21,065 | 1.1940 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,800 | 1.1671 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 614,813 | 1.1680 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 485 | 1.1735 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,208 | 1.1739 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,573 | 1.1740 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,437 | 1.1747 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,206 | 1.1754 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,726 | 1.1799 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,179 | 1.1803 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,170 | 1.1813 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 599 | 1.1838 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 67,522 | 1.1940 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 10,092 | 1.1740 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,998 | 1.1757 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 954 | 1.1643 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 5 | 1.1800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,258 | 1.1933 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 7,619 | 1.1934 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 07 Apr 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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