  Multiplicity distributions of charged particles measured by the ATLAS
Collaboration in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=8$ and 13 TeV are
analyzed in the framework of a weighted superposition of three negative
binomial distribution functions. The examination of the experimental data
confirms the existence of a narrow peak at low multiplicities found earlier at
$\sqrt{s}=0.9$ and 7 TeV. The peak is described by the third separate component
of the total distribution. The energy dependence of the multiplicity
characteristics of the three-component scenario is studied. It is demonstrated
that the third multiplicity component might be responsible for oscillations of
combinants observed lately in the analysis of the multiplicity distributions
measured in proton-proton collisions at the LHC. Some consequences of the
three-component description of the data for the clan parameters are analyzed.
