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:

05 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:

2,231,226

0.74%

3,542,251

1.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,991,728

0.99%

969,369

0.32%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,222,954

1.73%

4,511,620

1.50%

(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

225,773

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

52,086

1.3269 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,402

1.3069 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,443

1.3066 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,251

1.3188 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,901

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,199

1.3155 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,437

1.3245 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,467

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,446

1.3040 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,201

1.3241 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,098

1.3349 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

838

1.3080 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

678

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

578

1.3160 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

563

1.3060 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

557

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

546

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

347

1.3320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

282

1.3180 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

264

1.3010 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

252

1.3140 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

240

1.3000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

164

1.3100 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38

1.3410 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28

1.3310 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

129,686

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,017

1.3226 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,584

1.3215 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,937

1.3020 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,299

1.3301 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,507

1.3263 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,014

1.3202 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,487

1.3115 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,337

1.3292 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,178

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,164

1.3221 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,539

1.3070 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,560

1.3265 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,416

1.3281 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,384

1.3245 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,221

1.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,320

1.3161 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,307

1.3247 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,105

1.3299 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,675

1.3320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,122

1.3272 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,446

1.3040 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

909

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

893

1.3235 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

838

1.3080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

678

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

578

1.3160 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

563

1.3060 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

557

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

546

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

414

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

282

1.3180 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

264

1.3010 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

252

1.3140 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

192

1.3000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

164

1.3100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42

1.3383 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38

1.3410 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28

1.3310 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

11

1.2800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,937

1.3020 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,487

1.3115 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

933

1.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,573

1.3216 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,897

1.3219 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,389

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,594

1.3239 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,374

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,999

1.3271 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,337

1.3292 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,105

1.3299 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,299

1.3301 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42

1.3382 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,060

1.3060 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,485

1.3065 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,857

1.3073 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,200

1.3147 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,199

1.3155 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,432

1.3178 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,572

1.3198 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

97,118

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,437

1.3245 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,300

1.3280 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,992

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,098

1.3349 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,409

1.3256 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,012

1.3259 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:

06 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213