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:

14 Oct 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:

2,325,129

0.74%

4,621,592

1.47%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,146,838

1.32%

855,840

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,471,967

2.05%

5,477,432

1.74%

(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

76,431

1.4460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,418

1.4352 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,328

1.4327 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,233

1.4403 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

1.4420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,751

1.4379 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,263

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

1.4386 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

213

1.4298 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

193

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

166

1.4307 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

98

1.4560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

64,754

1.4460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

39,122

1.4456 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,812

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,465

1.4301 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,049

1.4376 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,981

1.4323 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,519

1.4340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,415

1.4426 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,901

1.4359 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,850

1.4400 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

129

1.4279 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,130

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,465

1.4301 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,519

1.4340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,366

1.4351 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

234

1.4405 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,554

1.4410 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,415

1.4426 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

37,951

1.4460 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

166

1.4306 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,328

1.4327 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,592

1.4380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,096

1.4386 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

749

1.4423 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,905

1.4460 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

64

1.4532 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

353

1.4319 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,621

1.4407 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:

15 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213