7th Oct 2025 14:17
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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| 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: | 06 Oct 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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| 8,707,648 | 1.97% | 1,596,915 | 0.36% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 868,094 | 0.20% | 7,975,722 | 1.80% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 9,575,742 | 2.16% | 9,572,637 | 2.16% |
(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 | 151,759 | 2.2780 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 89,025 | 2.2950 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 30,605 | 2.2700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 30,200 | 2.2660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 26,937 | 2.2833 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 20,743 | 2.2607 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,690 | 2.2951 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,589 | 2.2600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,571 | 2.2689 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,237 | 2.2658 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,912 | 2.2929 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,450 | 2.2669 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,378 | 2.2900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,185 | 2.2861 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,289 | 2.2639 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,200 | 2.2948 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,158 | 2.2742 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 590 | 2.2750 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 439 | 2.2579 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 2.2966 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 186,264 | 2.2748 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 61,121 | 2.2950 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 48,500 | 2.2943 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 32,064 | 2.2949 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 27,520 | 2.2672 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 22,375 | 2.2682 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 21,938 | 2.2608 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,173 | 2.2693 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,352 | 2.2806 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,044 | 2.2815 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,668 | 2.2904 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 8,004 | 2.2845 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,944 | 2.2723 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,798 | 2.2860 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,772 | 2.2770 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,640 | 2.2900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,210 | 2.2671 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,945 | 2.2715 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,855 | 2.2712 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,777 | 2.2945 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,607 | 2.2850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,263 | 2.2771 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,908 | 2.2559 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,445 | 2.2630 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,442 | 2.2720 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,058 | 2.2600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 963 | 2.2925 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 237 | 2.2800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 216 | 2.2567 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 | 1,908 | 2.2559 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,082 | 2.2602 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,197 | 2.2614 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,445 | 2.2630 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 659 | 2.2644 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,210 | 2.2671 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 22,375 | 2.2682 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,173 | 2.2693 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,442 | 2.2720 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,263 | 2.2771 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32,551 | 2.2805 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,004 | 2.2845 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,995 | 2.2850 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,798 | 2.2860 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,668 | 2.2904 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,777 | 2.2945 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60,927 | 2.2950 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 439 | 2.2579 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60 | 2.2600 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,200 | 2.2660 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,528 | 2.2795 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,031 | 2.2804 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,106 | 2.2855 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,912 | 2.2929 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,303 | 2.2941 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,654 | 2.2950 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,690 | 2.2951 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 216 | 2.2567 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 6,554 | 2.2793 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 612 | 2.2850 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,573 | 2.2950 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 7,125 | 2.2604 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 216 | 2.2750 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,185 | 2.2862 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,275 | 2.2951 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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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: | 07 Oct 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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