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:

24 Mar 2026

(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:

2,469,333

0.84%

3,379,721

1.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,174,089

1.07%

1,174,458

0.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,643,422

1.91%

4,554,179

1.54%

(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

304,035

1.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

178,986

1.1540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,219

1.1464 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,831

1.1524 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,403

1.1532 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,384

1.1592 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,513

1.1519 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,833

1.1526 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,494

1.1525 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,893

1.1560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,819

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,992

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,926

1.1434 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,893

1.1596 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,386

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

896

1.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

847

1.1420 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

593

1.1480 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

569

1.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

540

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

286

1.1460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

269

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

220

1.1440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144,599

1.1540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,342

1.1583 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,343

1.1567 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,605

1.1682 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,321

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,139

1.1594 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,446

1.1602 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,136

1.1560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,063

1.1600 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,005

1.1527 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,370

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,108

1.1559 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,950

1.1450 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,555

1.1520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,408

1.1620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,386

1.1640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,371

1.1360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,142

1.1597 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,136

1.1480 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

847

1.1420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

574

1.1543 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

571

1.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

569

1.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

545

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

286

1.1460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

269

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

220

1.1440 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

124

1.1578 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

1,371

1.1360 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,950

1.1450 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,786

1.1540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

574

1.1543 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,336

1.1558 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

200

1.1559 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,348

1.1563 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,343

1.1567 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

124

1.1578 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

847

1.1582 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,431

1.1585 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

575

1.1593 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110

1.1599 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,321

1.1700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,148

1.1829 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

303,464

1.1380 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,926

1.1434 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,538

1.1448 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,567

1.1469 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,972

1.1481 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,513

1.1519 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,831

1.1524 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,610

1.1535 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,239

1.1540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,051

1.1547 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

114

1.1560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

366

1.1580 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,384

1.1591 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

1.1660 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,435

1.1561 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,592

1.1586 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

484

1.1500 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,833

1.1526 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

75,252

1.1547 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,085

1.1560 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:

26 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213