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:

28 Apr 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:

3,173,714

1.12%

1,960,484

0.69%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,763,957

0.62%

1,830,406

0.64%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,937,671

1.74%

3,790,890

1.33%

(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

74,589

1.1832 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

71,503

1.1839 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

55,686

1.1761 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,969

1.1841 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,629

1.1840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,479

1.1820 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,651

1.1872 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,784

1.1829 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,977

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,868

1.1679 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,432

1.1860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,977

1.1899 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,590

1.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,020

1.1780 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

878

1.1813 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

779

1.1900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

704

1.1879 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

359

1.1792 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

339

1.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

256,638

1.1840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

41,136

1.1777 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,486

1.1834 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,226

1.1819 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,386

1.1798 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,421

1.1830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,755

1.1829 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,389

1.1824 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,974

1.1860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,168

1.1850 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,538

1.1813 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

704

1.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

411

1.1760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206

1.1890 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

1.1679 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,254

1.1764 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,881

1.1799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,791

1.1823 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,389

1.1824 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,421

1.1830 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,707

1.1834 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,550

1.1840 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,004

1.1841 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,168

1.1850 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

417

1.1900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,845

1.1680 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

359

1.1792 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

339

1.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,875

1.1811 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

878

1.1813 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,479

1.1820 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,828

1.1826 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,969

1.1841 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

963

1.1850 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

229

1.1880 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

1.1800 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,557

1.1802 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

30,611

1.1854 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

629

1.1860 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,977

1.1899 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:

29 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213