19th May 2026 12:29
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: | 18 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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| 3,696,044 | 1.30% | 4,097,922 | 1.44% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 3,935,907 | 1.38% | 1,938,485 | 0.68% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 7,631,951 | 2.68% | 6,036,407 | 2.12% |
(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 | 162,320 | 1.3720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 74,579 | 1.3743 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 34,907 | 1.3740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 23,136 | 1.3729 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 23,090 | 1.3731 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,825 | 1.3721 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,265 | 1.3768 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,038 | 1.3739 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,924 | 1.3748 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,479 | 1.3698 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,756 | 1.3660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,056 | 1.3751 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,850 | 1.3708 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,415 | 1.3774 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,154 | 1.3800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 927 | 1.3732 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 550 | 1.3771 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 239 | 1.3778 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 79 | 1.3798 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 1.3820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9 | 1.3718 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 98,935 | 1.3720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 66,123 | 1.3728 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 56,602 | 1.3726 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,733 | 1.3734 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 17,919 | 1.3783 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,781 | 1.3749 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,507 | 1.3756 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,078 | 1.3759 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,028 | 1.3746 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 11,150 | 1.3743 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,854 | 1.3780 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,587 | 1.3690 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,510 | 1.3745 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,533 | 1.3660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,226 | 1.3736 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,664 | 1.3725 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,584 | 1.3687 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,554 | 1.3752 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,145 | 1.3792 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,967 | 1.3733 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,756 | 1.3767 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,663 | 1.3754 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,340 | 1.3778 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,086 | 1.3740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,993 | 1.3719 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,978 | 1.3738 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,554 | 1.3769 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 912 | 1.3731 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 171 | 1.3727 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 1.3820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30 | 1.3830 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 | Increasing Long | 25,731 | 1.3745 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,925 | 1.3748 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,999 | 1.3749 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,533 | 1.3660 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,584 | 1.3687 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,587 | 1.3690 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,993 | 1.3719 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 80,823 | 1.3720 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,934 | 1.3726 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 22,174 | 1.3729 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 30,268 | 1.3734 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,434 | 1.3737 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,864 | 1.3738 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,589 | 1.3741 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,437 | 1.3744 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,078 | 1.3759 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,185 | 1.3772 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,734 | 1.3791 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,145 | 1.3792 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 100 | 1.3819 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 45 | 1.3400 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 131,984 | 1.3720 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 987 | 1.3721 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 125 | 1.3725 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,734 | 1.3729 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 23,090 | 1.3731 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,778 | 1.3733 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,038 | 1.3739 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 18,790 | 1.3746 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 13,309 | 1.3748 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,495 | 1.3760 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,288 | 1.3765 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 301 | 1.3780 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,420 | 1.3782 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,653 | 1.3787 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 231 | 1.3821 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 681 | 1.3679 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 49,545 | 1.3731 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,733 | 1.3737 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 652 | 1.3719 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,698 | 1.3721 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,252 | 1.3746 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 9,083 | 1.3752 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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 19 May 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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