10th Apr 2025 15:01
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:  | 09 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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  | 13,489,646  | 3.05%  | 957,543  | 0.22%  | 
(2)  | Cash-settled derivatives:  | 
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  | and/or controlled:  | 
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  | 61,103  | 0.01%  | 12,713,819  | 2.88%  | 
(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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  | 13,550,749  | 3.07%  | 13,671,362  | 3.10%  | 
(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  | ||||
security  | 
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1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 78,938  | 1.6588 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 45,417  | 1.7014 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 33,386  | 1.6919 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 32,293  | 1.7040 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 18,891  | 1.6788 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 18,352  | 1.6982 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 15,814  | 1.6526 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 15,411  | 1.6666 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9,434  | 1.6530 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9,147  | 1.6983 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9,143  | 1.6589 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 8,030  | 1.6540 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 6,902  | 1.6913 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 5,772  | 1.6896 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 4,798  | 1.6832 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 4,675  | 1.6592 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 4,464  | 1.6752 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 3,024  | 1.7120 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 2,276  | 1.6561 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,950  | 1.6600 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,610  | 1.6838 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,311  | 1.6558 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,281  | 1.7103 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,146  | 1.6640 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,114  | 1.6780 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,095  | 1.7220 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1,090  | 1.6854 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 923  | 1.7121 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 795  | 1.7140 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 777  | 1.6578 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 719  | 1.7393 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 477  | 1.6746 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 471  | 1.6377 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 392  | 1.7030 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 365  | 1.6520 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 358  | 1.6680 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 316  | 1.6740 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 239  | 1.7130 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 215  | 1.7060 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 192  | 1.6500 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 146  | 1.6360 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 123  | 1.6660 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 81  | 1.6620 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 13  | 1.6480 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 9  | 1.6720 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 4  | 1.6750 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1  | 1.7000 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Purchase  | 1  | 1.6580 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 88,562  | 1.6952 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 79,975  | 1.7040 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 19,306  | 1.6967 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 16,460  | 1.7194 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 12,198  | 1.6667 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 10,534  | 1.6909 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9,799  | 1.6529 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 5,658  | 1.6943 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 3,024  | 1.7120 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 2,427  | 1.6860 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,458  | 1.6600 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,429  | 1.6500 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,105  | 1.6614 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 1,002  | 1.6939 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 944  | 1.7220 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 942  | 1.6900 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 795  | 1.7140 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 677  | 1.6680 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 577  | 1.6580 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 567  | 1.7303 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 525  | 1.6666 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 457  | 1.7200 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 392  | 1.7030 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 350  | 1.6710 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 316  | 1.6740 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 291  | 1.7560 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 239  | 1.7130 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 208  | 1.7060 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 146  | 1.6360 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 123  | 1.6660 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 117  | 1.6640 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 81  | 1.6620 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 13  | 1.6480 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 9  | 1.6720 GBP  | ||||
1p ordinary  | Sale  | 4  | 1.6750 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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security  | 
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1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 7,539  | 1.6897 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 1,096  | 1.6781 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 1,002  | 1.6939 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 78,562  | 1.7040 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 1,988  | 1.7099 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 14,472  | 1.7207 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Decreasing Short  | 944  | 1.7220 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 471  | 1.6377 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 96  | 1.6501 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 15,814  | 1.6526 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 1,311  | 1.6558 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 1  | 1.6560 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 34,368  | 1.6564 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 777  | 1.6578 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,079  | 1.6581 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 4,406  | 1.6589 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 4,675  | 1.6592 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 42,491  | 1.6608 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 1,036  | 1.6615 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 15,411  | 1.6666 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,690  | 1.6713 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 290  | 1.6745 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 187  | 1.6746 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 4,464  | 1.6752 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 49  | 1.6780 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 18,891  | 1.6788 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 1,090  | 1.6854 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 5,772  | 1.6896 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 9,945  | 1.6954 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 45,417  | 1.7014 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 4,483  | 1.7040 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | SWAP  | Increasing Short  | 2,310  | 1.7131 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 1,026  | 1.6699 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Decreasing Short  | 37,183  | 1.7038 GBP  | |||
1p ordinary  | CFD  | Increasing Short  | 5,488  | 1.6676 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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NONE  | |||||||
(c)  | Attachments  | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  | NO  | ||||||
Date of disclosure:  | 10 Apr 2025  | ||||||
Contact name:  | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations  | ||||||
Telephone number:  | 020 3134 7213  | ||||||
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