Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

04 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:				03 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:			2,004,039	0.64%	3,129,467	1.00%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
				2,431,833	0.77%	822,941	0.26%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			4,435,872	1.41%	3,952,408	1.25%
(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		145,762		1.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		113,398		1.3549  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		86,696		1.3707  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		41,210		1.3920  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		24,642		1.3901  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		23,600		1.3850  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		12,342		1.3904  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		10,133		1.4059  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		9,200		1.3985  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		6,500		1.3996  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,317		1.3802  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,216		1.3927  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		3,035		1.3706  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		2,925		1.3497  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,419		1.4013  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1,197		1.3623  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		912		1.3758  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		586		1.3700  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		544		1.3740  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		436		1.4060  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		249		1.4020  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		245		1.3720  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		178		1.4000  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		110		1.4087  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		82		1.3780  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		79		1.3860  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		71		1.3820  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		67		1.4080  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		57		1.3980  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		52		1.3620  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		22		1.4040  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		21		1.3680  GBP
1p ordinary		Purchase		1		1.4110  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		131,334		1.3810  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		96,161		1.3898  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		85,571		1.3535  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		78,724		1.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		40,148		1.3985  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		38,372		1.3980  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		36,456		1.3882  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		28,491		1.3943  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		13,466		1.3916  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		9,043		1.3920  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7,822		1.3713  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7,739		1.3726  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		7,048		1.3952  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,792		1.3926  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,657		1.4119  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,452		1.3864  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,249		1.4120  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		4,233		1.3960  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,216		1.3928  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		3,035		1.3707  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,571		1.3696  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		2,062		1.3893  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,736		1.4060  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,580		1.3760  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,477		1.3830  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,180		1.4020  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,035		1.3970  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1,024		1.4000  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		900		1.3499  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		586		1.3700  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		544		1.3740  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		245		1.3720  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		143		1.3753  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		82		1.3780  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		79		1.3860  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		67		1.4080  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		52		1.3620  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		22		1.4040  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		21		1.3680  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1		1.3819  GBP
1p ordinary		Sale		1		1.4110  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		13,301	1.3883  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,581	1.3499  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		28,784	1.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		95,853	1.3771  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1	1.3819  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		96,161	1.3898  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,080	1.3911  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,043	1.3920  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		28,491	1.3943  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,449	1.3946  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,879	1.3954  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,820	1.4015  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,091	1.4040  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,249	1.4120  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		366	1.4160  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		131,473	1.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,197	1.3623  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		518	1.3721  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,565	1.3760  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		179	1.3791  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		265	1.3801  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,752	1.3840  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,710	1.3856  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		24,642	1.3901  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		270	1.3970  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		913	1.3986  GBP
1p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,133	1.4059  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,138	1.3500  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		143	1.3753  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		12,944	1.3911  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		35,000	1.3980  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		44,735	1.3501  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		71	1.3819  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		41,210	1.3920  GBP
1p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,386	1.4142  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:				04 Feb 2026
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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