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:

24 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:

434,160

0.44%

77,459

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,617,801

2.67%

116,493

0.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

3,051,961

3.11%

193,952

0.20%

(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

10

12.4200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

20

12.3600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

26

12.3800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

27

12.6600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

37

12.3400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

120

12.4306 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

191

13.0600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

257

12.9800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

619

13.0443 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

740

12.8776 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

890

12.2837 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

12.2793 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,223

12.8455 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

3,812

12.8579 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

3,814

12.8799 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

5,967

12.6340 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

15,222

12.6754 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

20,027

12.7864 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

10

12.4200 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

20

12.3600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

26

12.3800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

27

12.6600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

37

12.3400 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

39

12.9800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

358

13.0871 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

393

13.0084 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

1,485

12.9784 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

1,720

12.7523 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

2,290

12.6624 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

10,780

12.7630 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

21,000

12.6765 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

1,141

12.7188 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,485

12.9767 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,720

12.7523 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,750

12.8542 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,639

12.7683 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

43

13.0000 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

69

13.1806 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

130

12.6830 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

173

12.7220 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

218

12.9810 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

263

12.2793 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

890

12.2837 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

931

12.9177 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,225

12.5914 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,745

12.8744 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,812

12.8579 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

20,027

12.7864 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:

25 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213