Form 8.3 - Next Fifteen Communications 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

NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS 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 May 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

M&C SAATCHI PLC

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:

2.5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

416,781

0.43%

75,974

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,623,668

2.68%

106,569

0.11%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

3,040,449

3.10%

182,543

0.19%

(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

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

143

13.2400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

201

13.1344 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

734

13.2593 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,224

13.1477 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

11,862

13.1475 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

165

13.2000 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

193

13.1800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

1,387

13.1681 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

2,152

13.1862 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

62

13.2593 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

480

13.1392 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

907

13.1834 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,750

13.1527 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

45

13.2811 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

55

13.1800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

92

13.0400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

97

13.1313 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

104

13.1373 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

143

13.2400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,087

13.1525 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,807

13.1474 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)

Exercising

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 person 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:

24 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213