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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 |
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| 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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 29 May 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 6,155,421 | 2.17% | 1,181,329 | 0.42% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,117,912 | 0.39% | 4,411,788 | 1.55% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 7,273,333 | 2.56% | 5,593,117 | 1.97% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,444,550 | 1.4260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,732,125 | 1.4258 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 622,257 | 1.4262 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 61,035 | 1.4173 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 38,649 | 1.4225 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 29,817 | 1.4203 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 27,956 | 1.4152 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,746 | 1.4198 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 20,735 | 1.4136 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,982 | 1.4138 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,500 | 1.4123 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,247 | 1.4078 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,794 | 1.4185 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,653 | 1.4105 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,612 | 1.4242 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,184 | 1.4014 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,781 | 1.4204 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,652 | 1.4108 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,538 | 1.4060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,270 | 1.4045 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,440 | 1.4110 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,400 | 1.4280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,231 | 1.4180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 840 | 1.4100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 620 | 1.4240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 555 | 1.4080 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 458 | 1.4141 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 392 | 1.4220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 68 | 1.4160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 63 | 1.4140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 1.4153 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11 | 1.4094 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5 | 1.4176 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 1.4068 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 1.4040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 1.4170 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,369,879 | 1.4261 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 430,222 | 1.4260 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 36,485 | 1.4185 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 34,347 | 1.4184 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 18,162 | 1.4114 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 9,122 | 1.4138 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,837 | 1.4220 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,252 | 1.4150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,072 | 1.4060 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,581 | 1.4100 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,475 | 1.4098 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,402 | 1.4183 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,331 | 1.4074 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,682 | 1.4059 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,400 | 1.4300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,260 | 1.4140 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 972 | 1.4076 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 906 | 1.4218 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 796 | 1.4000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 748 | 1.4240 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 702 | 1.4192 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 609 | 1.4117 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 369 | 1.4180 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 276 | 1.4186 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 68 | 1.4160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 64 | 1.4280 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 24 | 1.4181 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2 | 1.4040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.4170 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.4070 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 233 | 1.4218 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 23,843 | 1.4184 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 25,746 | 1.4198 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 200 | 1.4054 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,725 | 1.4150 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 2,344 | 1.4146 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 395 | 1.4111 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 693 | 1.4161 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,588 | 1.4110 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,612 | 1.4242 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 555 | 1.4080 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 88,194 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 44 | 1.4000 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 267,346 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 16,436 | 1.4259 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 4,184 | 1.4014 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 169,274 | 1.4259 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 42,085 | 1.4189 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 2,522 | 1.4271 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 601,917 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 1,197 | 1.4138 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 7,286 | 1.4184 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 3,218 | 1.4184 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 73 | 1.4218 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 19,881 | 1.4262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 600 | 1.4218 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 31,586 | 1.4262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,659 | 1.4138 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 318 | 1.4097 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 392 | 1.4220 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 407 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 44 | 1.4259 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 67,995 | 1.4259 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,296 | 1.4090 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,390 | 1.4112 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,603 | 1.4152 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 1,196 | 1.4142 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 3,553 | 1.4142 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,130 | 1.4095 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Closing Long | 31,732 | 1.4258 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 699,315 | 1.4258 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,656 | 1.4160 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 287 | 1.4218 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,671 | 1.4132 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,198 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 460,283 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 37,145 | 1.4185 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 531,644 | 1.4260 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,247 | 1.4078 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,653 | 1.4105 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 207,737 | 1.4262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89,618 | 1.4262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 240,175 | 1.4262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,260 | 1.4262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,251 | 1.4220 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 27,956 | 1.4152 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,735 | 1.4136 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 01 Jun 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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