NCC Group plc annual report and accounts for the year ended…

Remuneration Committee report continued

Annual Report on Remuneration continued Share ownership (audited) The beneficial and non-beneficial interests of the current Directors in the share capital of NCC Group plc at 30 September 2025 are set out below. (Details of Executive Director shareholding requirements and achievement against these are set out below.)

Vested but unexercised nil‑cost options

Beneficial interests in ordinary shares 1

Nil-cost options subject to performance 2

Deferred bonus nil‑cost options 4

SAYE options 3

Total

30 Sept 2025

30 Sept 2024

Chris Stone

756,195 712,843 171,707 148,063

—

756,195

—

712,843

Mike Maddison

1,963,322 2,399,730 845,639 845,639

18,699 18,699

189,683 98,967

87,281

— 2,430,692 2,696,682

130,190 70,901

Guy Ellis

1,602

9,668

— — — — —

955,876 63,914 19,115 50,000 50,000

3,533 63,914 19,115

— — — — —

920,073 63,914 19,115 50,000 50,000

Julie Chakraverty Jennifer Duvalier

63,914 19,115

— — — —

Mike Ettling

50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

Lynn Fordham

1 T his information includes holdings of any connected persons.

2 T hese awards represent the outstanding LTIP interests, included in the table above, which are due to vest after 30 September 2025.

3 R epresentative SAYE scheme interests, which will vest after the end of the three year savings period in 2027, or 2028.

4 N ominal cost share options granted under the deferred bonus plans, subject to a service condition, tax and National Insurance (for Guy Ellis, awards made under the Restricted Share Plan of 9,450 shares made prior to his promotion to CFO are also included in this figure). During the year, awards were made under the Deferred Annual Bonus Schemes to the CEO and CFO of 59,493 shares and 33,066 shares respectively, which had a face value of £81,864 and £45,500 respectively. Following the year ended 30 September 2025, the following Directors dealt shares under the colleague HMRC approved UK Share Incentive Plan. The number of shares traded are shown below:

• On 17 October 2025, Mike Maddison and Guy Ellis purchased 113 and 56 shares respectively at £1.4527. • On 17 November 2025, Mike Maddison and Guy Ellis purchased 114 and 57 shares respectively at £1.4487. Shareholding requirements (audited)

The Executive Directors are expected to build and retain a shareholding in the Group equivalent to at least 200% of base salary. Executives will normally be required to retain all vested deferred bonus shares and LTIP shares released from the holding period, until they have attained the minimum shareholding requirement and, even then, only when they have held vested LTIP shares for a minimum period of two years. Executive Directors will also be required to retain all shares vesting from SAYE schemes. For the avoidance of doubt, Executive Directors are permitted to sell sufficient shares in order to meet any tax obligation arising from vesting shares. The table below sets out the Executive Directors’ shareholding requirements and achievement against these. The percentages within this table have been calculated using a three month average share price (1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025) of £1.45, and include all unvested deferred bonus plans on a net of tax and National Insurance basis.

Shareholding as at 30 September 2025 (% of salary)

Shareholding requirements (% of salary)

Requirement met

69% 21%

Mike Maddison

200% 200%

No No

Guy Ellis

Relative importance of the spend on pay The table below presents the percentage change in total colleague remuneration relative to total dividends (interim and final) for the current and prior financial periods.

12 month financial year to 30 September 2025 £m

16 month financial period to 30 September 2024

£m % change

203.3

Colleague remuneration costs 1

283.6 (28.3%) 24.3 (40.3%)

14.5

Dividends for the period

1 Based on the figure shown in Note 6 to the consolidated Financial Statements.

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