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Barclays PLC, NCC Group PLC

Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 9662U
Barclays PLC
02 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:

27 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:

 

 

2,336,525

0.77%

4,094,683

1.34%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,529,992

1.16%

925,591

0.30%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,866,517

1.92%

5,020,274

1.64%

(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

166,488

1.3260  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

35,569

1.3268  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

28,472

1.3392  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,502

1.3213  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,278

1.3257  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,828

1.3308  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,368

1.3176  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,755

1.3210  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

669

1.3240  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

592

1.3640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

526

1.3220  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

514

1.3258  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

376

1.3680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

322

1.3180  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

313

1.3120  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

296

1.3280  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

245

1.3160  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206

1.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

139

1.3100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

97

1.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

94

1.3460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45

1.3140  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17

1.3360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6

1.3380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

217,298

1.3260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

196,471

1.3228  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,029

1.3262  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,745

1.3271  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,678

1.3253  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,315

1.3221  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,033

1.3214  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,990

1.3233  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,488

1.3373  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,900

1.3309  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,205

1.3184  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,613

1.3190  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,240

1.3113  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,991

1.3161  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,639

1.3232  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,210

1.3502  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,135

1.3170  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,083

1.3195  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,505

1.3376  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,430

1.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,308

1.3207  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,287

1.3180  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,198

1.3441  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

965

1.3340  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

669

1.3240  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

592

1.3640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

554

1.3280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

526

1.3220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

313

1.3120  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

245

1.3160  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

206

1.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

139

1.3100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94

1.3460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45

1.3140  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17

1.3360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6

1.3380  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

21,315

1.3221  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

196,471

1.3228  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,678

1.3253  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

88,619

1.3260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,256

1.3277  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,900

1.3309  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,488

1.3373  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,456

1.3413  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,642

1.3441  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

568

1.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,368

1.3176  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,907

1.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,288

1.3215  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,307

1.3222  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,484

1.3259  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,110

1.3260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,828

1.3308  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,099

1.3309  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

59

1.3310  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

150

1.3313  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,208

1.3318  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

791

1.3327  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

276

1.3414  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,374

1.3418  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,489

1.3133  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

15,267

1.3186  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,214

1.3387  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:

02 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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