Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC.


    06 May 2026 13:21:53
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RNS Number : 2772D
Barclays PLC
06 May 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:

05 May 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:

 

 

3,202,597

1.13%

2,331,512

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,166,547

0.76%

1,765,417

0.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,369,144

1.89%

4,096,929

1.44%

(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

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

236,293

1.3939  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

228,841

1.4017  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

156,535

1.4009  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

155,632

1.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,792

1.3691  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,186

1.3685  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,338

1.3882  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,697

1.3879  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,463

1.3980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,181

1.4013  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,515

1.3910  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,836

1.3792  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,452

1.3936  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,866

1.4012  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,494

1.4008  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,285

1.3945  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,824

1.3620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,597

1.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,868

1.3971  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,468

1.3951  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,215

1.3789  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,560

1.3988  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,488

1.3940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,418

1.3520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,973

1.3984  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,677

1.3989  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

1.3950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,100

1.3903  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

931

1.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

866

1.3935  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

548

1.3983  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

80

1.4032  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

249,989

1.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

231,469

1.4019  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206,497

1.3954  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

109,847

1.3907  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80,581

1.3891  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

77,370

1.3783  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

73,242

1.4049  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,179

1.4100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

40,285

1.4093  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,200

1.3675  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,175

1.3772  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,524

1.4035  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,242

1.3958  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,427

1.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,360

1.3722  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,873

1.3851  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,932

1.3787  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,824

1.4017  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,651

1.3960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,647

1.3969  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,936

1.3415  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,652

1.4004  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,638

1.3980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,614

1.4006  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,150

1.3840  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25

1.3860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24

1.3000  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

Decreasing Long

9,796

1.3914  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,689

1.3707  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,360

1.3722  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,175

1.3772  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,932

1.3787  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,650

1.3835  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,873

1.3850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

80,581

1.3891  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

109,847

1.3907  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,242

1.3958  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,647

1.3969  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

73,242

1.4049  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,218

1.4059  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

155,600

1.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,285

1.4093  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,179

1.4100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31

1.4119  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,418

1.3520  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

47,186

1.3685  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,792

1.3691  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,727

1.3817  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,553

1.3839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,307

1.3846  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,189

1.3892  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,926

1.3901  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,931

1.3917  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,468

1.3951  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

36,967

1.3955  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

658

1.3960  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,736

1.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,866

1.4012  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

228,841

1.4017  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

80

1.4032  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,574

1.4060  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

29,407

1.3769  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,451

1.3799  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

21,465

1.4015  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

32,981

1.4015  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:

06 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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