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 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:

2,488,666

0.79%

5,389,068

1.71%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,900,910

1.56%

959,352

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,389,576

2.35%

6,348,420

2.02%

(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

41,564

1.5220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,226

1.5361 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,726

1.5132 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,477

1.5307 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,100

1.5248 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,023

1.5270 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,800

1.5207 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,194

1.5342 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,758

1.5266 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,804

1.5421 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,272

1.5251 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,141

1.5096 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,587

1.4920 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,587

1.5441 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,198

1.5350 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,181

1.5434 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,654

1.4930 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,191

1.5360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,073

1.5169 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

1.5340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

983

1.5500 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

931

1.4900 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

856

1.5490 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

832

1.5178 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

760

1.5460 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

166

1.5520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58,076

1.5308 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,015

1.5253 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,954

1.5259 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,083

1.5234 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,210

1.5220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

1.5525 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,255

1.5344 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,534

1.5243 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,929

1.5429 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,833

1.5423 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,614

1.5328 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,824

1.5400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,335

1.5185 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,122

1.5322 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,382

1.5360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,632

1.5407 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,429

1.5282 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,092

1.4980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007

1.5340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

859

1.5460 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

804

1.5240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

800

1.5520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

800

1.5061 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

787

1.5100 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

761

1.4940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

761

1.5300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11

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

8,417

1.5252 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,167

1.5189 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

467

1.5210 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,800

1.5220 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,849

1.5271 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,239

1.5326 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,614

1.5328 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,156

1.5364 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,860

1.5378 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,833

1.5423 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,929

1.5429 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

83

1.4980 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,589

1.5095 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,141

1.5096 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,054

1.5147 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,073

1.5169 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

832

1.5178 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,696

1.5220 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,895

1.5235 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,634

1.5369 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,556

1.5221 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:

29 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213