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Barclays PLC, NCC Group PLC

Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 0167X
Barclays PLC
17 March 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:

16 Mar 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:

 

 

2,332,936

0.78%

4,176,420

1.39%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,823,126

1.28%

987,886

0.32%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

6,156,062

2.05%

5,164,306

1.71%

(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

94,763

1.2190  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94,082

1.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,290

1.2140  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,505

1.2360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,200

1.2359  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,946

1.2134  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,332

1.2166  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,599

1.2220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,820

1.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,635

1.2060  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,149

1.2080  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

812

1.2160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

722

1.2070  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

643

1.2180  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

628

1.2020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

619

1.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

491

1.2460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

276

1.2120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

167

1.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65

1.2380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

62

1.2420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31

1.2240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

79,887

1.2154  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

77,305

1.2180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

72,329

1.2098  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

69,298

1.2171  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

42,540

1.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,553

1.2385  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,514

1.2087  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,167

1.2074  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,846

1.2304  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,795

1.2068  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,544

1.2140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,119

1.2159  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,000

1.2345  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,540

1.2069  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,820

1.2100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,816

1.2117  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,635

1.2060  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,132

1.2049  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,924

1.2160  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,464

1.2046  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,268

1.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,180

1.2380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,149

1.2080  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

976

1.2081  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

673

1.2214  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

628

1.2020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

628

1.2070  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

619

1.2000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

441

1.2078  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

423

1.2019  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

276

1.2120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

262

1.2280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

169

1.2420  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94

1.2071  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31

1.2240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31

1.2220  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

134

1.1979  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,246

1.2014  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,606

1.2019  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,210

1.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,464

1.2046  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

441

1.2078  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,372

1.2080  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

40,720

1.2093  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

90,444

1.2105  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,427

1.2113  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,506

1.2125  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

69,298

1.2171  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,012

1.2180  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,846

1.2304  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,448

1.2359  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,115

1.2380  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,105

1.2389  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

107

1.2419  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,946

1.2134  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

49,056

1.2161  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

38,788

1.2185  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

818

1.2192  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

832

1.2200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,568

1.2220  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,919

1.2417  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

362

1.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

25

1.2040  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

405

1.2060  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

297

1.2124  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

243

1.2139  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

507

1.2289  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,175

1.2473  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,577

1.2601  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:

17 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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