24th Feb 2026 14:57
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: | 23 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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| 2,336,196 | 0.76% | 3,670,964 | 1.20% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 3,005,108 | 0.98% | 914,835 | 0.30% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 5,341,304 | 1.75% | 4,585,799 | 1.50% |
(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 | 92,725 | 1.2586 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 56,729 | 1.2752 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 47,118 | 1.2828 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 45,476 | 1.2612 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 36,428 | 1.2627 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 28,929 | 1.2705 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,000 | 1.2583 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 24,622 | 1.2840 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 22,073 | 1.2624 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 20,578 | 1.2700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,091 | 1.2728 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 18,521 | 1.2696 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,032 | 1.2707 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 14,621 | 1.2740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,510 | 1.2720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,326 | 1.2602 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,098 | 1.2760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,456 | 1.2805 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,808 | 1.2640 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,501 | 1.2630 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,079 | 1.2676 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,980 | 1.2820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,688 | 1.2598 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,257 | 1.2683 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,804 | 1.2660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,396 | 1.2639 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,304 | 1.2839 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,087 | 1.2800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 786 | 1.2480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 742 | 1.2680 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 697 | 1.2638 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 239 | 1.2560 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 235 | 1.2600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11 | 1.2659 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 121,501 | 1.2672 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 78,130 | 1.2698 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 56,129 | 1.2819 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 42,168 | 1.2656 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 41,590 | 1.2608 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 35,814 | 1.2781 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 23,743 | 1.2655 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 20,368 | 1.2826 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,919 | 1.2840 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13,416 | 1.2646 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,282 | 1.2839 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,411 | 1.2640 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,883 | 1.2573 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,974 | 1.2642 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,235 | 1.2600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,154 | 1.2720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,353 | 1.2760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,915 | 1.2728 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,434 | 1.2700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,020 | 1.2740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,981 | 1.2591 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,245 | 1.2702 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,902 | 1.2629 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,812 | 1.2690 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,658 | 1.2822 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,263 | 1.2660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,087 | 1.2800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,040 | 1.2710 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 786 | 1.2480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 742 | 1.2680 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 557 | 1.2663 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 483 | 1.2679 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 275 | 1.2820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 239 | 1.2560 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 1.2780 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 | 26,140 | 1.2552 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,272 | 1.2586 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,619 | 1.2599 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 41,590 | 1.2608 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 50,542 | 1.2645 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 42,168 | 1.2656 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 483 | 1.2679 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 64,340 | 1.2700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 35,294 | 1.2729 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 25,000 | 1.2785 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,658 | 1.2822 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 19,693 | 1.2839 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 919 | 1.2840 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 25,000 | 1.2583 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 622 | 1.2588 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,073 | 1.2624 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 36,428 | 1.2627 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 453 | 1.2637 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 244 | 1.2640 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,812 | 1.2658 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,839 | 1.2664 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,028 | 1.2668 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,409 | 1.2670 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 25,865 | 1.2672 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,715 | 1.2696 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,206 | 1.2709 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,043 | 1.2720 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 19,091 | 1.2728 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,527 | 1.2767 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 17,170 | 1.2840 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,139 | 1.2855 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,322 | 1.2633 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 26,477 | 1.2640 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 14,770 | 1.2838 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2 | 1.2850 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,078 | 1.2745 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,638 | 1.3001 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: | 24 Feb 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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