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:

22 Dec 2025

(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:

2,183,163

0.69%

3,928,876

1.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,519,428

1.12%

886,448

0.28%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,702,591

1.81%

4,815,324

1.53%

(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

93,243

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62,061

1.4349 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,495

1.4313 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,183

1.4379 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,883

1.4332 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,528

1.4220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,245

1.4440 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

1.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

865

1.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

685

1.4180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

657

1.4420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206

1.4360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28

1.4460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.4260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

1.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4

1.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94,788

1.4379 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,408

1.4329 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,181

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,122

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,857

1.4405 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,008

1.4404 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,167

1.4322 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,405

1.4220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,795

1.4210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,245

1.4440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,088

1.4240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

977

1.4399 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

769

1.4420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

758

1.4180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

702

1.4263 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

665

1.4271 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

444

1.4254 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206

1.4360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28

1.4460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16

1.4400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

1.4140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

1.4260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

1.4200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4

1.4320 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

16,062

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

81

1.4320 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,408

1.4329 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

643

1.4379 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,857

1.4405 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,264

1.4253 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

635

1.4254 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,843

1.4294 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,380

1.4296 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,653

1.4304 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,759

1.4305 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,883

1.4332 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

713

1.4348 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,472

1.4375 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,067

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

269

1.4401 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,500

1.4226 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,950

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,008

1.4404 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,376

1.4381 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,752

1.4413 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:

23 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213