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:

21 June 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:

442,384

0.45%

330,392

0.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

1,401,802

1.43%

101,253

0.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,844,186

1.88%

431,645

0.44%

(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

30

8.9600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

30

8.9651 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

90

9.2107 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

91

9.2500 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

163

9.2550 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

181

9.2600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

250

9.2996 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

373

9.3015 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

564

9.1100 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

645

9.0632 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

807

9.0366 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

981

9.1514 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,228

8.9995 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

1,432

9.0174 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,006

9.0333 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

2,647

9.0162 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Purchase

13,359

9.0000 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

25

9.3379 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

91

9.2500 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

146

9.1150 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

156

9.3399 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

181

9.2600 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

244

9.0237 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

564

9.1100 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

1,478

9.0507 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

1,721

9.0914 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

2,759

9.0388 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

10,632

9.0468 GBP

2.5p ordinary

Sale

14,376

9.0000 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

 CFD

Long

25

9.3380 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

156

9.3399 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

160

9.3087 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

802

9.0719 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,797

9.0000 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,579

9.0000 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

34

9.0005 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

66

9.1224 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

66

9.1292 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

164

9.1800 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

373

9.3015 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

564

9.0004 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

645

9.0639 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

879

9.0502 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,733

9.0007 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,169

9.0509 GBP

2.5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,206

9.0000 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:

22 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213