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:

25 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:

2,511,093

0.80%

5,343,677

1.70%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,865,074

1.54%

959,352

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,376,167

2.34%

6,303,029

2.00%

(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

383,793

1.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

59,158

1.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,893

1.4805 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,818

1.4867 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,887

1.4700 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,732

1.4883 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,977

1.4630 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,550

1.4680 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,110

1.4667 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,654

1.4846 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,338

1.4673 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

951

1.4939 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

369

1.4581 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

109,468

1.4897 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

37,878

1.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,991

1.4674 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,503

1.4898 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,864

1.4668 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,690

1.4623 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,521

1.4885 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,926

1.4875 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,502

1.4714 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,861

1.4937 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,362

1.4839 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,038

1.4835 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

859

1.4830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

855

1.5080 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

835

1.4890 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

771

1.4820 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58

1.4920 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30

1.4640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

1.5100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

1.4880 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

Decreasing Short

8,552

1.4890 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,972

1.4673 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,530

1.4763 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

122

1.4799 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,362

1.4839 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,775

1.4869 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,521

1.4885 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,360

1.4892 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,966

1.4893 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,606

1.4899 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

65,340

1.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,076

1.4936 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,861

1.4937 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

86

1.4419 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46

1.4420 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

383,793

1.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

45

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,344

1.4828 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,654

1.4846 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,122

1.4854 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26

1.4860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,448

1.4882 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,537

1.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

951

1.4940 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,959

1.4883 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,494

1.4898 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:

28 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213