22nd May 2025 15:17
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: | 16 May 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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| 12,495,946 | 2.83% | 1,213,304 | 0.27% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 489,072 | 0.11% | 11,522,034 | 2.61% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 12,985,018 | 2.94% | 12,735,338 | 2.88% |
(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 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 | 82,187 | 1.9641 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 68,077 | 1.9700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 57,786 | 1.9425 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 37,856 | 1.9333 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 26,295 | 1.9020 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,107 | 1.9450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,233 | 1.9501 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,328 | 1.9093 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,258 | 1.9330 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,551 | 1.9574 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,836 | 1.9547 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,465 | 1.9534 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,061 | 1.9500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,711 | 1.9434 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,692 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,480 | 1.8954 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,916 | 1.9584 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,631 | 1.9459 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,470 | 1.9400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,261 | 1.9394 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,026 | 1.9699 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 943 | 1.9542 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 738 | 1.9456 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 737 | 1.8880 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 636 | 1.9397 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 396 | 1.9560 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 254 | 1.9490 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 208 | 1.9580 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 147 | 1.9061 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 133 | 1.9417 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 101 | 1.9282 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 89 | 1.9516 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 42 | 1.8870 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 20 | 1.9570 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 1.9600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 131,730 | 1.9484 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 98,407 | 1.9454 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 92,701 | 1.9700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 79,969 | 1.9620 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 78,721 | 1.9470 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 51,794 | 1.9661 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 31,898 | 1.9699 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 31,066 | 1.9415 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 16,243 | 1.9407 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,541 | 1.9686 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13,380 | 1.9478 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,198 | 1.9428 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,966 | 1.9480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,373 | 1.9598 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,858 | 1.9591 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,458 | 1.9469 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,393 | 1.9473 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,430 | 1.9416 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,243 | 1.9640 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,093 | 1.9488 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,723 | 1.9342 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,647 | 1.9443 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,080 | 1.9487 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 862 | 1.9340 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 636 | 1.9399 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 625 | 1.9420 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 396 | 1.9560 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 360 | 1.9450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 340 | 1.9500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 337 | 1.9600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 292 | 1.8960 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 208 | 1.9580 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 204 | 1.9040 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 133 | 1.9419 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 101 | 1.9284 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 | 862 | 1.9340 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 81,662 | 1.9432 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 92,215 | 1.9448 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 78,721 | 1.9470 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,966 | 1.9480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,080 | 1.9487 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,093 | 1.9488 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,078 | 1.9495 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 1.9540 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 1.9549 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,858 | 1.9591 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,373 | 1.9598 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 237 | 1.9640 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 14,541 | 1.9686 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3 | 1.9693 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,999 | 1.9698 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,535 | 1.9699 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 21,312 | 1.9700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3 | 1.8800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 779 | 1.8879 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 147 | 1.9061 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,969 | 1.9324 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,258 | 1.9330 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,433 | 1.9341 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,261 | 1.9394 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 254 | 1.9490 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 454 | 1.9506 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89 | 1.9516 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,836 | 1.9547 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 1.9550 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,635 | 1.9700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 5,797 | 1.9441 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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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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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: | 22 May 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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