26th Feb 2026 12:29
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 |
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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: | 25 Feb 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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| 2,308,245 | 0.76% | 3,700,690 | 1.21% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 3,176,285 | 1.04% | 915,617 | 0.30% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,484,530 | 1.80% | 4,616,307 | 1.51% |
(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 | 132,323 | 1.3038 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,785 | 1.3046 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,784 | 1.3177 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,283 | 1.3171 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,787 | 1.3180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,097 | 1.3030 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,540 | 1.3039 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,802 | 1.3157 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,647 | 1.3050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,007 | 1.3045 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,701 | 1.3040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,358 | 1.3000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,215 | 1.2880 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 978 | 1.2960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 852 | 1.2900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 830 | 1.3144 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 777 | 1.3100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 697 | 1.3060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 688 | 1.2980 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 602 | 1.2920 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 510 | 1.3200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 507 | 1.2940 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 506 | 1.3120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 468 | 1.3080 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 439 | 1.3020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 278 | 1.3160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 1.3059 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 170 | 1.3140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 67 | 1.3220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 127,230 | 1.3017 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 65,871 | 1.2960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 41,353 | 1.3012 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 35,098 | 1.3073 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 33,801 | 1.3119 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 31,679 | 1.3135 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 19,675 | 1.3180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,791 | 1.3179 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,176 | 1.2912 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,498 | 1.3185 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,219 | 1.3132 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,804 | 1.3031 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,721 | 1.3136 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,896 | 1.3177 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,740 | 1.3060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,462 | 1.3000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,118 | 1.3175 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,841 | 1.2980 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,835 | 1.3040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,409 | 1.3174 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,235 | 1.3200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,215 | 1.2880 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,110 | 1.3140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 852 | 1.2900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 848 | 1.3150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 777 | 1.3100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 602 | 1.2920 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 507 | 1.2940 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 506 | 1.3120 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 440 | 1.3080 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 439 | 1.3020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 278 | 1.3160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 269 | 1.3034 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 67 | 1.3220 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 | 171 | 1.2900 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1 | 1.2919 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 65,571 | 1.2960 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,577 | 1.2994 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 32,106 | 1.2998 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,898 | 1.3017 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 269 | 1.3034 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 9,246 | 1.3064 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,725 | 1.3093 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 33,801 | 1.3119 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 31,679 | 1.3135 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,721 | 1.3136 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 848 | 1.3150 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,896 | 1.3177 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,685 | 1.3178 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,842 | 1.3180 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,023 | 1.3200 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 16,776 | 1.3019 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,858 | 1.3067 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,481 | 1.3084 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,124 | 1.3086 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 530 | 1.3098 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,063 | 1.3180 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 15,176 | 1.2980 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 10,044 | 1.3025 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 9,735 | 1.3071 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,629 | 1.3014 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,853 | 1.3190 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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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 26 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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