Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

24 February 2026

 

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 Feb 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:			2,336,196	0.76%	3,670,964	1.20%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				3,005,108	0.98%	914,835	0.30%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			5,341,304	1.75%	4,585,799	1.50%
(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		92,725		1.2586  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		56,729		1.2752  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		47,118		1.2828  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		45,476		1.2612  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		36,428		1.2627  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		28,929		1.2705  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		25,000		1.2583  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		24,622		1.2840  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		22,073		1.2624  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		20,578		1.2700  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		19,091		1.2728  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		18,521		1.2696  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		17,032		1.2707  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		14,621		1.2740  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		9,510		1.2720  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,326		1.2602  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		5,098		1.2760  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		4,456		1.2805  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,808		1.2640  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,501		1.2630  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,079		1.2676  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,980		1.2820  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,688		1.2598  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,257		1.2683  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,804		1.2660  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,396		1.2639  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,304		1.2839  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,087		1.2800  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		786		1.2480  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		742		1.2680  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		697		1.2638  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		239		1.2560  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		235		1.2600  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		11		1.2659  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		121,501		1.2672  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		78,130		1.2698  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		56,129		1.2819  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		42,168		1.2656  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		41,590		1.2608  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		35,814		1.2781  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		23,743		1.2655  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		20,368		1.2826  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		14,919		1.2840  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		13,416		1.2646  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		12,282		1.2839  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		9,411		1.2640  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		8,883		1.2573  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		6,974		1.2642  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,235		1.2600  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		5,154		1.2720  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,353		1.2760  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,915		1.2728  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,434		1.2700  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,020		1.2740  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,981		1.2591  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,245		1.2702  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,902		1.2629  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,812		1.2690  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,658		1.2822  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,263		1.2660  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,087		1.2800  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,040		1.2710  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		786		1.2480  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		742		1.2680  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		557		1.2663  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		483		1.2679  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		275		1.2820  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		239		1.2560  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		100		1.2780  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		Increasing Long		26,140	1.2552  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,272	1.2586  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,619	1.2599  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		41,590	1.2608  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		50,542	1.2645  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		42,168	1.2656  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		483	1.2679  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		64,340	1.2700  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		35,294	1.2729  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,000	1.2785  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,658	1.2822  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,693	1.2839  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		919	1.2840  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,000	1.2583  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		622	1.2588  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		22,073	1.2624  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		36,428	1.2627  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		453	1.2637  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		244	1.2640  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,812	1.2658  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,839	1.2664  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,028	1.2668  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,409	1.2670  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,865	1.2672  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,715	1.2696  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,206	1.2709  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,043	1.2720  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		19,091	1.2728  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,527	1.2767  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		17,170	1.2840  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,139	1.2855  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,322	1.2633  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		26,477	1.2640  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		14,770	1.2838  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2	1.2850  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,078	1.2745  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,638	1.3001  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:				24 Feb 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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