REG - Barclays PLC NCC Group PLC - Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

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Barclays PLC disclosed its position in NCC Group PLC under Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. As of September 19, 2025, Barclays holds 2.07% of relevant securities in NCC Group, with short positions totaling 1.76%. The disclosure includes details of recent purchases and sales of ordinary shares and cash-settled derivatives. The report was made public on September 22, 2025, and is part of regulatory compliance regarding significant shareholdings in the context of a takeover offer.

RNS Number : 2984A Barclays PLC 22 September 2025

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:

19 Sep 2025

(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:

2,302,297

0.73%

4,647,571

1.48%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

4,221,739

1.34%

911,539

0.29%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,524,036

2.07%

5,559,110

1.76%

(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

484,151

1.4540 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65,718

1.4544 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,272

1.4538 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,680

1.4545 GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

354

1.4640 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

231,346

1.4538 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

223,360

1.4540 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

88,689

1.4539 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

87,638

1.4603 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,881

1.4537 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,255

1.4542 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,684

1.4611 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,802

1.4500 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,802

1.4660 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,156

1.4468 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,784

1.4582 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

677

1.4620 GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

88

1.4520 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

23,400

1.4536 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,362

1.4575 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,802

1.4500 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,447

1.4508 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,881

1.4537 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

298,267

1.4539 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,499

1.4540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,755

1.4591 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,375

1.4607 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,453

1.4608 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,684

1.4611 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,508

1.4614 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

495,983

1.4540 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,352

1.4569 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

465

1.4583 GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,420

1.4624 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,868

1.4577 GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

54,843

1.4541 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:

22 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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