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Barclays PLC, NCC Group PLC

Form 8.3 NCC GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1643Y
Barclays PLC
26 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:

24 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:

 

 

2,469,333

0.84%

3,379,721

1.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,174,089

1.07%

1,174,458

0.40%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,643,422

1.91%

4,554,179

1.54%

(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

304,035

1.1380  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

178,986

1.1540  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,219

1.1464  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,831

1.1524  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,403

1.1532  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,384

1.1592  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,513

1.1519  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,833

1.1526  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,494

1.1525  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,893

1.1560  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,819

1.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,992

1.1580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,926

1.1434  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,893

1.1596  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,408

1.1620  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,386

1.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

896

1.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

847

1.1420  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

593

1.1480  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

569

1.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

540

1.1660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

286

1.1460  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

269

1.1680  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

220

1.1440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

144,599

1.1540  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

43,342

1.1583  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,343

1.1567  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,605

1.1682  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,321

1.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,139

1.1594  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,446

1.1602  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,136

1.1560  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,063

1.1600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,005

1.1527  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,370

1.1580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,108

1.1559  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,950

1.1450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,555

1.1520  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,408

1.1620  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,386

1.1640  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,371

1.1360  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,142

1.1597  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,136

1.1480  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

847

1.1420  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

574

1.1543  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

571

1.1380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

569

1.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

545

1.1660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

286

1.1460  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

269

1.1680  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

220

1.1440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

124

1.1578  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

1,371

1.1360  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,950

1.1450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,786

1.1540  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

574

1.1543  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,336

1.1558  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

200

1.1559  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,348

1.1563  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,343

1.1567  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

124

1.1578  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

847

1.1582  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,431

1.1585  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

575

1.1593  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110

1.1599  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,321

1.1700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,148

1.1829  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

303,464

1.1380  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,926

1.1434  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,538

1.1448  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,567

1.1469  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,972

1.1481  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,513

1.1519  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,831

1.1524  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,610

1.1535  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

41,239

1.1540  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,051

1.1547  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

114

1.1560  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

366

1.1580  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,384

1.1591  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11

1.1660  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,435

1.1561  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,592

1.1586  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

484

1.1500  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,833

1.1526  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

75,252

1.1547  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,085

1.1560  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:

26 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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