11th Mar 2026 11:35
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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: | 10 Mar 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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| 2,182,452 | 0.73% | 3,681,156 | 1.23% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 3,233,269 | 1.08% | 939,048 | 0.31% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,415,721 | 1.81% | 4,620,204 | 1.54% |
(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 | 125,922 | 1.3120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 86,900 | 1.3149 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,200 | 1.3268 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,161 | 1.3112 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,990 | 1.3240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,326 | 1.3280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,303 | 1.3067 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,138 | 1.3060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,103 | 1.3198 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,308 | 1.3260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,473 | 1.3102 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,368 | 1.3275 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,282 | 1.3040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,258 | 1.3020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,109 | 1.3293 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,621 | 1.3116 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,475 | 1.3093 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,421 | 1.3140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,315 | 1.3279 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,116 | 1.3220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 881 | 1.3273 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 648 | 1.3104 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 427 | 1.3196 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 395 | 1.3300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 353 | 1.3080 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 90 | 1.3160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 42 | 1.3299 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19 | 1.3100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 164,138 | 1.3120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 98,912 | 1.3168 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 83,343 | 1.3244 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 22,569 | 1.3250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,498 | 1.3216 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 11,205 | 1.3277 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,265 | 1.3205 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,946 | 1.3280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,901 | 1.3210 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,661 | 1.3180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,915 | 1.3207 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,651 | 1.3243 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,853 | 1.3229 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,047 | 1.3273 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,308 | 1.3260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,227 | 1.3199 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,600 | 1.3226 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,015 | 1.3178 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,651 | 1.3060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,643 | 1.3050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,243 | 1.3100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,197 | 1.3270 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,143 | 1.3040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 813 | 1.3300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 480 | 1.3240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 418 | 1.3320 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 404 | 1.3257 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 353 | 1.3080 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 256 | 1.3020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 116 | 1.3220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 99 | 1.3140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 90 | 1.3160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 1.3312 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 | 78,434 | 1.3120 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,265 | 1.3205 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 8,901 | 1.3209 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 904 | 1.3214 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 38,375 | 1.3228 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,853 | 1.3229 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,651 | 1.3243 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 36,966 | 1.3247 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,418 | 1.3251 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 40,550 | 1.3259 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,205 | 1.3277 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,333 | 1.3280 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 200 | 1.3020 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,487 | 1.3060 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,528 | 1.3079 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,473 | 1.3102 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 648 | 1.3104 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,906 | 1.3114 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 43 | 1.3120 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 21,815 | 1.3121 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,379 | 1.3130 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,364 | 1.3140 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 160 | 1.3187 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 427 | 1.3196 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,858 | 1.3198 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,253 | 1.3240 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3 | 1.3166 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 17,006 | 1.3184 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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NONE | |||||||
(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: | 11 Mar 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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