9th Jan 2026 15:22
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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GREENCORE GROUP PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 08 Jan 2026 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(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 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 7,467,035 | 1.69% | 2,731,683 | 0.62% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,872,506 | 0.42% | 6,718,969 | 1.51% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,339,541 | 2.11% | 9,450,652 | 2.13% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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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 | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 166,658 | 2.4350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 156,624 | 2.4205 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 54,200 | 2.4081 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 45,196 | 2.4160 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,663 | 2.4008 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 24,089 | 2.4284 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,580 | 2.4105 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 21,579 | 2.4247 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,626 | 2.3897 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,675 | 2.4201 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,578 | 2.3739 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,058 | 2.4153 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,300 | 2.3824 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,676 | 2.4011 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,695 | 2.4224 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,930 | 2.4163 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,547 | 2.4190 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,510 | 2.3386 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,354 | 2.4164 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,331 | 2.4202 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,290 | 2.4300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,257 | 2.3908 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,913 | 2.4104 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,503 | 2.3400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,462 | 2.3756 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,040 | 2.3754 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 826 | 2.3945 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 375 | 2.3799 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 273 | 2.3615 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 198 | 2.3722 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 162 | 2.3950 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 103 | 2.4250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 89 | 2.4177 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 77 | 2.3450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 58 | 2.3991 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9 | 2.4000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 2.3600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 2.3650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 2.4200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 2.4050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 2.3350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 2.3850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 185,400 | 2.4208 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 184,863 | 2.4350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 121,612 | 2.4001 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 110,369 | 2.4164 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 76,058 | 2.4349 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 62,793 | 2.4199 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 50,418 | 2.3818 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 48,628 | 2.4338 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,280 | 2.4348 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 25,053 | 2.4030 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,804 | 2.4068 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,777 | 2.4231 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,289 | 2.3702 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,173 | 2.3840 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,015 | 2.4000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,986 | 2.3574 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,850 | 2.4292 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,934 | 2.3465 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,927 | 2.3800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,717 | 2.4153 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,642 | 2.3400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,556 | 2.4150 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,499 | 2.4278 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,295 | 2.3700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,215 | 2.4536 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,213 | 2.4318 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 908 | 2.3838 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 628 | 2.3819 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 275 | 2.4313 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 129 | 2.3968 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 121 | 2.3850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 77 | 2.3450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6 | 2.3600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6 | 2.3650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5 | 2.4550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 2.4250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 2.4050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 2.4200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 2.3350 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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1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 47,562 | 2.3731 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,927 | 2.3800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 50,418 | 2.3818 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 628 | 2.3819 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 118 | 2.3850 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,522 | 2.3879 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 71,470 | 2.3989 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 414 | 2.4006 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 685 | 2.4009 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,053 | 2.4030 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 45,620 | 2.4031 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,804 | 2.4068 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,556 | 2.4150 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,717 | 2.4153 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 62,793 | 2.4199 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,499 | 2.4278 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,850 | 2.4292 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 48,628 | 2.4338 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,280 | 2.4348 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 76,058 | 2.4349 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 136,411 | 2.4350 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,462 | 2.3756 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,040 | 2.3780 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 375 | 2.3799 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 201 | 2.3883 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 807 | 2.3886 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,257 | 2.3908 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 826 | 2.3945 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 25,663 | 2.4008 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,676 | 2.4011 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 54,200 | 2.4081 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,580 | 2.4105 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,058 | 2.4152 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 45,196 | 2.4160 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89 | 2.4177 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,472 | 2.4181 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,547 | 2.4190 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,675 | 2.4200 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100 | 2.4250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 156 | 2.4251 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,089 | 2.4284 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,544 | 2.4289 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,488 | 2.4350 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,094 | 2.4362 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,601 | 2.3892 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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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercise |
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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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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(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 | |||||||
(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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 09 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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