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:

21 Oct 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:

2,299,879

0.73%

4,507,717

1.43%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,032,395

1.28%

846,912

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,332,274

2.01%

5,354,629

1.70%

(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

182,703

1.4560 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

66,194

1.4805 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65,113

1.4804 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,843

1.4602 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,002

1.5170 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,577

1.4618 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,540

1.4767 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,459

1.4750 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,373

1.4640 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,788

1.4749 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

985

1.4739 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

938

1.4600 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

711

1.4569 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19

1.4680 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

134,856

1.4560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62,932

1.4780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58,288

1.4817 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,375

1.4174 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,972

1.4705 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,700

1.4630 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,145

1.4574 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,811

1.4672 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,083

1.4597 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,784

1.4676 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

909

1.4540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

711

1.4570 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53

1.4690 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

1,080

1.4495 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,358

1.4560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,145

1.4574 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,813

1.4608 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,190

1.4635 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,441

1.4662 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

62,932

1.4780 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

287

1.4800 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,288

1.4817 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

96,021

1.4560 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10

1.4592 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28

1.4593 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

835

1.4677 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,459

1.4750 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,695

1.4760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

65,113

1.4804 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

66,194

1.4805 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

268

1.4820 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

577

1.4825 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,019

1.4300 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,469

1.4679 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,943

1.4714 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:

22 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213