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:

23 Jul 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:

2,554,810

0.81%

5,662,841

1.80%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,207,300

1.65%

978,477

0.31%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,762,110

2.46%

6,641,318

2.11%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

1p ordinary

Purchase

397,178

1.4680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,673

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,778

1.4626 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,043

1.5120 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,650

1.4701 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,458

1.4658 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

1.4920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,200

1.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,435

1.5160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

1.5122 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

882

1.4707 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

92

1.4747 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

93,387

1.4719 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

68,216

1.4739 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

54,132

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,478

1.5128 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,922

1.4765 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,744

1.4750 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,006

1.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,561

1.4764 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,776

1.4639 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,683

1.4642 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,205

1.4881 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,458

1.4604 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,000

1.5130 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

861

1.4640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

297

1.4670 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

107

1.4663 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27

1.4890 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

1.4780 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

13,256

1.4625 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,487

1.4659 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,135

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4

1.4665 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

459

1.4687 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

300

1.4733 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,413

1.4737 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,744

1.4750 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,686

1.4759 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,922

1.4765 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,117

1.4770 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2

1.4790 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,350

1.4838 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,205

1.4881 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5

1.4520 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

235

1.4615 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,653

1.4649 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,110

1.4653 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,674

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,766

1.4662 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

653

1.4665 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

389,042

1.4680 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,887

1.4727 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

104

1.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,000

1.4921 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,839

1.4664 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

764

1.4979 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)

Exercising

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:

24 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213