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:

16 Feb 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:

2,059,605

0.67%

3,770,388

1.23%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,951,692

0.96%

912,496

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

5,011,297

1.63%

4,682,884

1.52%

(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

59,491

1.3241 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,397

1.3275 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,009

1.3267 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,650

1.3311 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32,024

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,948

1.3279 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,123

1.3295 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,117

1.3252 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,584

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,503

1.3338 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,395

1.3343 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,904

1.3389 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,707

1.3224 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,383

1.3262 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,878

1.3496 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,401

1.3210 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,179

1.3280 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,157

1.3265 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,058

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,909

1.3209 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,683

1.3320 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,676

1.3390 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,608

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,439

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,368

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,173

1.3490 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

969

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

936

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

252

1.3250 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33

1.3200 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

46,263

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,456

1.3287 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,684

1.3258 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,030

1.3361 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,976

1.3220 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,414

1.3224 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,766

1.3262 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,818

1.3209 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,456

1.3277 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,401

1.3210 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,295

1.3260 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,250

1.3271 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,058

1.3300 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,698

1.3420 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,608

1.3380 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,439

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,210

1.3280 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,173

1.3490 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,130

1.3255 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

969

1.3340 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

936

1.3360 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

524

1.3390 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

481

1.3320 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

252

1.3250 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

164

1.3257 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

106

1.3230 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33

1.3200 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

2,838

1.3239 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,233

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,456

1.3277 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

921

1.3299 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,071

1.3341 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,962

1.3344 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,959

1.3376 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,395

1.3228 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,308

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,009

1.3267 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,285

1.3268 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,339

1.3272 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,397

1.3275 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,245

1.3278 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,216

1.3291 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,123

1.3294 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,956

1.3309 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

962

1.3312 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,321

1.3354 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

419

1.3377 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,303

1.3240 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21,825

1.3275 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,289

1.3353 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:

17 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213