RNS Number : 1331F
Barclays PLC
28 October 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:

27 Oct 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:

 

 

2,224,997

0.71%

4,008,042

1.27%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,529,201

1.12%

840,294

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

5,754,198

1.83%

4,848,336

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

57,306

1.5360  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,988

1.5405  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,948

1.5333  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,934

1.5294  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,397

1.5557  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,512

1.5373  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,455

1.5332  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,401

1.5574  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,722

1.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,991

1.5591  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,182

1.5383  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,122

1.5527  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,280

1.5386  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,782

1.5540  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,674

1.5637  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

862

1.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

518

1.5571  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

432

1.5546  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

343

1.5660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60

1.5539  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

1.5440  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,831

1.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

1.5618  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,000

1.5583  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

17,315

1.5259  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,203

1.5276  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,531

1.5428  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,164

1.5286  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,456

1.5351  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,528

1.5309  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,047

1.5579  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,122

1.5527  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,599

1.5540  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,940

1.5403  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,902

1.5300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,787

1.5600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,406

1.5554  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,038

1.5580  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

877

1.5220  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

798

1.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

515

1.5440  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

4,692

1.5366  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,982

1.5402  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,315

1.5259  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

498

1.5282  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,528

1.5309  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

850

1.5415  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,531

1.5428  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

300

1.5573  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,047

1.5579  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,787

1.5600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,474

1.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,934

1.5294  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,455

1.5332  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,280

1.5386  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,146

1.5397  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,272

1.5417  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,570

1.5433  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

327

1.5480  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

660

1.5503  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

39,231

1.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,406

1.5554  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

27,240

1.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

21,593

1.5474  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,397

1.5557  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:

28 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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