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Barclays PLC filed a Form 8.3 Public Opening Position Disclosure/Dealing Disclosure on 14 January 2026, detailing its interests and dealings in 1p ordinary shares of NCC GROUP PLC. As of 13 January 2026, Barclays PLC held total interests of 5,050,159 shares (1.60%) and total short positions of 4,263,695 shares (1.35%) in NCC GROUP PLC. On that same date, Barclays PLC purchased 80,913 ordinary shares and sold 47,558 ordinary shares, in addition to various cash-settled derivative transactions.
| Date | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 13:04:00 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9182O |
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FORM 8.3 |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY |
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A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR |
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MORE |
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Full name of discloser: |
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Barclays PLC. |
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(b) |
Owner or controller of interest and short |
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
NCC GROUP PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(d) |
If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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offeror/offeree: |
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(e) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
13 Jan 2026 |
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(f) |
In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making |
NO |
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. |
POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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(a) |
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: |
1p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
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(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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2,189,242 |
0.69% |
3,414,616 |
1.08% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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2,860,917 |
0.91% |
849,079 |
0.27% |
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(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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5,050,159 |
1.60% |
4,263,695 |
1.35% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
32,900 |
1.3763 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
16,269 |
1.3707 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,248 |
1.3660 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,886 |
1.3725 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,546 |
1.3739 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,524 |
1.3723 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,804 |
1.3720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,400 |
1.3771 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,317 |
1.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,110 |
1.3780 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
898 |
1.3740 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
893 |
1.3687 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
42 |
1.3668 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
27 |
1.3640 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
20 |
1.3760 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
14 |
1.3658 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12 |
1.3670 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3 |
1.3680 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
22,369 |
1.3660 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
6,241 |
1.3723 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,924 |
1.3695 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,714 |
1.3751 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,103 |
1.3780 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,001 |
1.3727 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,752 |
1.3798 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,317 |
1.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
929 |
1.3699 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
581 |
1.3720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
212 |
1.3707 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
211 |
1.3711 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
82 |
1.3698 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
54 |
1.3670 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
27 |
1.3640 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
20 |
1.3760 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
17 |
1.3686 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
1.3680 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1 |
1.3740 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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relevant |
description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,849 |
1.3660 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
73 |
1.3679 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,858 |
1.3686 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
196 |
1.3694 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
20 |
1.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,001 |
1.3727 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
913 |
1.3739 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
27 |
1.3742 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
3,801 |
1.3753 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
1,531 |
1.3780 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
51 |
1.3660 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,583 |
1.3686 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
893 |
1.3687 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,780 |
1.3720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
4,524 |
1.3723 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,886 |
1.3725 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,447 |
1.3739 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
897 |
1.3740 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
871 |
1.3769 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,110 |
1.3780 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
25,317 |
1.3787 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
4,736 |
1.3710 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
1 |
1.3700 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Product |
Writing, |
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Expiry |
Option |
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purchasing, |
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money |
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relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
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varying etc |
to which |
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received |
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option |
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per unit |
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relates |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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security |
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securities |
unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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security |
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applicable) |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE |
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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
14 Jan 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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