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:

23 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:

2,173,990

0.69%

2,924,000

0.93%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,251,203

0.71%

931,991

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,425,193

1.40%

3,855,991

1.22%

(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

145,115

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

52,172

1.3690 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

46,284

1.3756 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,356

1.3761 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,997

1.3833 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,819

1.3811 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,992

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,665

1.3666 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,896

1.3559 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,898

1.3908 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,586

1.3793 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,504

1.3770 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

833

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

79,503

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,890

1.3750 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

67,019

1.3631 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,548

1.3859 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,511

1.3857 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,047

1.3788 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,998

1.3675 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,825

1.3747 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,005

1.3814 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,000

1.3960 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,608

1.3704 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,731

1.3782 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,000

1.3940 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,731

1.3797 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,896

1.3560 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,514

1.3721 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,477

1.3758 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,369

1.3716 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,304

1.3622 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,832

1.3899 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,713

1.3740 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,651

1.3800 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,588

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

833

1.3880 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

165

1.3840 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

96

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

95

1.3726 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

78

1.3520 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

1.3500 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

Decreasing Short

13,261

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

190

1.3400 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,326

1.3503 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,998

1.3675 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,260

1.3700 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,608

1.3704 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

200

1.3719 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

279

1.3759 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

113

1.3760 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,433

1.3788 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,511

1.3857 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,548

1.3859 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,697

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52,172

1.3690 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,284

1.3756 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

39,356

1.3761 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,195

1.3780 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,586

1.3793 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,650

1.3804 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,974

1.3818 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,576

1.3824 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,915

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

826

1.3920 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,459

1.3792 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

106,407

1.3860 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,139

1.3861 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1

1.3900 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:

26 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213