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:

15 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:

2,376,412

0.75%

3,981,803

1.26%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,609,694

1.15%

765,520

0.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,986,106

1.90%

4,747,323

1.51%

(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

166,854

1.3798 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

128,081

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

50,328

1.3790 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,362

1.3898 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,818

1.3887 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,757

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,232

1.3716 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,226

1.3832 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,445

1.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,810

1.3672 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,613

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,557

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,536

1.3765 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,228

1.3620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,493

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,732

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,545

1.3930 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,246

1.3782 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,747

1.3890 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,644

1.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,021

1.3850 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

411

1.3917 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

375

1.3870 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

341

1.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

97,865

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

76,161

1.3894 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,182

1.3801 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,616

1.3757 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,870

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,422

1.3796 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,984

1.3824 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,219

1.3806 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,613

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,557

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,500

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,473

1.3744 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,359

1.3763 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,255

1.3679 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,732

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,545

1.3930 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,887

1.3748 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,747

1.3890 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,644

1.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,021

1.3850 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

940

1.3789 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

930

1.3779 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

375

1.3870 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

341

1.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

76

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52

1.3680 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

1,696

1.3725 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

930

1.3779 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,932

1.3782 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,422

1.3796 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,814

1.3818 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,280

1.3824 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,477

1.3895 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,082

1.3899 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,232

1.3716 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,536

1.3765 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,445

1.3767 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

234

1.3770 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,691

1.3779 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,246

1.3782 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,257

1.3786 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,328

1.3790 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

123,906

1.3803 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,019

1.3836 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,896

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,227

1.3778 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,887

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,248

1.3900 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:

16 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213