8th Jan 2026 15:26
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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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(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: | 07 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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| 7,884,732 | 1.78% | 2,795,375 | 0.63% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,947,282 | 0.44% | 7,134,389 | 1.61% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,832,014 | 2.22% | 9,929,764 | 2.24% |
(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 | 160,740 | 2.4667 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 80,812 | 2.4700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 33,125 | 2.4697 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 28,702 | 2.4661 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 25,676 | 2.4678 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 24,160 | 2.4652 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 17,080 | 2.4701 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,096 | 2.4550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,286 | 2.4650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,737 | 2.4647 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,059 | 2.4662 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,450 | 2.4702 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,177 | 2.4586 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,834 | 2.4541 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,250 | 2.4514 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,059 | 2.4621 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,879 | 2.4520 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 700 | 2.4535 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 645 | 2.4500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 134 | 2.4600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 2.4633 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 97,708 | 2.4700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 75,334 | 2.4695 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 47,285 | 2.4647 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 46,775 | 2.4699 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 39,346 | 2.4656 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 39,177 | 2.4651 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 37,174 | 2.4657 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 33,080 | 2.4698 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 24,903 | 2.4772 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 23,689 | 2.4609 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,536 | 2.4595 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 10,899 | 2.4586 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,270 | 2.4676 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,938 | 2.4650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,775 | 2.4704 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,464 | 2.4581 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,996 | 2.4708 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,094 | 2.4539 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,905 | 2.4596 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,681 | 2.4712 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,667 | 2.4720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,107 | 2.4675 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,956 | 2.4850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,898 | 2.4466 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,883 | 2.4786 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,752 | 2.4900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,736 | 2.4576 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,425 | 2.4450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,290 | 2.4500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,196 | 2.4874 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,107 | 2.4571 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,098 | 2.4811 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 819 | 2.4672 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 650 | 2.4550 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 227 | 2.4925 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 196 | 2.4948 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 79 | 2.4527 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 35 | 2.4600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27 | 2.4542 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 | 4,321 | 2.4647 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 313 | 2.4499 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 79 | 2.4526 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 2.4549 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,520 | 2.4569 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,107 | 2.4571 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,100 | 2.4575 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,689 | 2.4609 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,631 | 2.4638 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 2.4649 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,786 | 2.4650 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 39,177 | 2.4651 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,272 | 2.4657 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 935 | 2.4663 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 819 | 2.4672 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,336 | 2.4698 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 56,519 | 2.4699 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,844 | 2.4700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,996 | 2.4708 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,667 | 2.4720 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,903 | 2.4772 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,883 | 2.4786 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,196 | 2.4874 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,752 | 2.4900 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 227 | 2.4925 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 196 | 2.4948 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 658 | 2.4500 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,879 | 2.4520 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 700 | 2.4535 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,972 | 2.4550 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,400 | 2.4582 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 100 | 2.4600 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3 | 2.4617 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,059 | 2.4621 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,000 | 2.4650 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,160 | 2.4652 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,644 | 2.4661 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,059 | 2.4662 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 52,703 | 2.4700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,080 | 2.4701 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 19,534 | 2.4642 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: | 08 Jan 2026 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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