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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:  | 24 Apr 2025  | |||||
(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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  | and/or controlled:  | 
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  | 14,461,505  | 3.27%  | 986,217  | 0.22%  | 
(2)  | Cash-settled derivatives:  | 
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  | and/or controlled:  | 
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  | 122,191  | 0.03%  | 13,479,437  | 3.05%  | 
(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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  | 14,583,696  | 3.30%  | 14,465,654  | 3.28%  | 
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER  | ||||||
(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  | 85,360  | 1.8418 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 43,086  | 1.8372 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 39,359  | 1.8400 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 27,429  | 1.8375 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 23,746  | 1.8393 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 20,943  | 1.8341 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9,688  | 1.8174 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 7,638  | 1.8126 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 5,848  | 1.8163 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 5,643  | 1.8180 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 3,085  | 1.8385 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 2,806  | 1.8156 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 2,392  | 1.8141 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,768  | 1.8166 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,684  | 1.8086 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,523  | 1.8245 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,242  | 1.8089 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,240  | 1.8063 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 976  | 1.8334 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 933  | 1.8304 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 932  | 1.8208 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 894  | 1.8028 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 761  | 1.8343 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 729  | 1.8041 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 510  | 1.8269 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 431  | 1.8391 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 388  | 1.8279 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 388  | 1.8280 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 370  | 1.8386 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 339  | 1.8060 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 317  | 1.8310 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 291  | 1.8220 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 245  | 1.8061 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 231  | 1.8160 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 216  | 1.8080 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 177  | 1.7960 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 87  | 1.8090 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 57  | 1.8368 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 51  | 1.8378 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 41  | 1.7980 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 25  | 1.8316 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1  | 1.8100 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1  | 1.8140 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 88,270  | 1.8373 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 30,751  | 1.8211 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 28,302  | 1.8401 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 24,800  | 1.8303 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 16,241  | 1.8269 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 11,971  | 1.8399 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9,354  | 1.8398 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9,230  | 1.8275 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9,181  | 1.8380 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9,129  | 1.8389 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 7,091  | 1.8353 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 6,158  | 1.8304 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 4,783  | 1.8315 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 4,608  | 1.8328 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 3,649  | 1.8298 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 2,534  | 1.8246 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 2,124  | 1.8400 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,668  | 1.7982 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,665  | 1.8169 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 693  | 1.8039 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 614  | 1.8320 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 599  | 1.8280 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 404  | 1.8102 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 295  | 1.7960 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 231  | 1.8160 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 216  | 1.8081 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 54  | 1.7940 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 45  | 1.8088 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 43  | 1.8090 GBP  | ||||
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(b)  | Cash-settled derivative transactions  | 
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Class of  | Product  | Nature of dealing  | Number of  | Price per  | |||
relevant  | description  | 
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1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 614  | 1.8318 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 54  | 1.7940 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 693  | 1.8039 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 88  | 1.8089 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 1,665  | 1.8169 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 9,246  | 1.8206 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 19,050  | 1.8211 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 2,455  | 1.8227 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 11,961  | 1.8239 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 2,534  | 1.8246 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 16,241  | 1.8269 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 9,230  | 1.8275 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 4,876  | 1.8278 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 6,158  | 1.8304 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 4,783  | 1.8315 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 76  | 1.8319 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 2,171  | 1.8343 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 9,181  | 1.8381 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 9,129  | 1.8389 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 11,971  | 1.8399 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 38,580  | 1.8400 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 808  | 1.8021 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 1  | 1.8080 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 87  | 1.8090 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 5,848  | 1.8163 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 3,215  | 1.8168 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 17,036  | 1.8230 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 25  | 1.8314 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 11,481  | 1.8345 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 57  | 1.8368 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 51  | 1.8378 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 3,085  | 1.8385 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 370  | 1.8386 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 23,746  | 1.8393 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 20,983  | 1.8400 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 85,360  | 1.8418 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 1,668  | 1.7982 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 2,012  | 1.8078 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 3,947  | 1.8240 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 48,808  | 1.8398 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Increasing Short  | 5,643  | 1.8180 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Increasing Short  | 3,947  | 1.8240 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Increasing Short  | 2,495  | 1.8308 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  | 
of  | description  | purchasing,  | of  | price  | 
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security  | 
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(ii)  | Exercising  | 
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Class of relevant  | Product description  | Exercising/ exercised against  | Number of  | Exercise price per  | |||
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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:  | 25 Apr 2025  | ||||||
Contact name:  | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations  | ||||||
Telephone number:  | 020 3134 7213  | ||||||
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