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:

09 Jan 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:

2,188,750

0.69%

3,422,834

1.09%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,876,390

0.91%

845,801

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,065,140

1.61%

4,268,635

1.35%

(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

120,084

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,601

1.3933 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,052

1.3873 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,745

1.3836 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,358

1.3944 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,908

1.3932 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,588

1.3872 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,283

1.3853 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,941

1.3807 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,767

1.3819 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,527

1.3871 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

899

1.3850 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

666

1.3875 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

645

1.4019 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

599

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

525

1.3939 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

208

1.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

180

1.3842 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

70

1.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

1.3710 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

1.3840 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

1.3980 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,318

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,915

1.3875 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,371

1.3939 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,541

1.3887 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,380

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,651

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

362

1.3917 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

239

1.3840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

124

1.3842 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

70

1.3830 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14

1.3910 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14

1.3710 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

1.3980 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

68

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52

1.3845 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

730

1.3846 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,981

1.3879 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,541

1.3887 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,371

1.3939 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,433

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,380

1.3988 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,647

1.4000 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,941

1.3807 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,767

1.3820 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,749

1.3824 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

243

1.3841 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,588

1.3872 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,973

1.3873 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

851

1.3876 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,050

1.3888 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75

1.3900 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,307

1.3939 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

71,291

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,358

1.3944 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

124

1.3841 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,506

1.3939 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

180

1.3842 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,450

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

23,914

1.3941 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

652

1.3999 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:

12 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213