12th Dec 2025 14:57
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: | 11 Dec 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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| 9,586,058 | 2.16% | 2,388,563 | 0.54% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,779,579 | 0.40% | 8,867,831 | 2.00% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 11,365,637 | 2.57% | 11,256,394 | 2.54% |
(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 | 927,018 | 2.3863 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 294,618 | 2.3819 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 105,898 | 2.3950 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 96,950 | 2.3825 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 92,889 | 2.3830 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 72,997 | 2.3834 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 47,440 | 2.3835 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 16,630 | 2.3822 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,252 | 2.3850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,541 | 2.3816 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,078 | 2.3856 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,687 | 2.3864 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,466 | 2.3780 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,546 | 2.3848 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,408 | 2.3917 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,486 | 2.3892 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,199 | 2.3769 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,070 | 2.3870 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,897 | 2.3820 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,848 | 2.3924 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,785 | 2.3907 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,677 | 2.3759 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,116 | 2.3868 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,039 | 2.3800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,769 | 2.3750 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,418 | 2.3824 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,307 | 2.4019 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 927 | 2.3843 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 914 | 2.4050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 787 | 2.4000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 611 | 2.3894 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 214 | 2.4027 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 178 | 2.3760 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 107 | 2.3700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 51 | 2.3900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 38 | 2.3660 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 26 | 2.4115 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 24 | 2.3650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,185,471 | 2.3856 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 150,619 | 2.3950 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 109,904 | 2.3790 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 71,985 | 2.3883 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 54,363 | 2.3949 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 40,860 | 2.3779 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 28,834 | 2.3841 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 17,418 | 2.3845 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,633 | 2.3852 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 15,214 | 2.3948 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13,663 | 2.3805 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,760 | 2.3892 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,540 | 2.3914 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,100 | 2.4004 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,855 | 2.3800 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,679 | 2.4050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 2,673 | 2.3962 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,620 | 2.3910 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,232 | 2.3996 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 801 | 2.3850 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 548 | 2.3908 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 197 | 2.3750 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 151 | 2.3866 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 51 | 2.3900 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 36 | 2.3655 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 24 | 2.3650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 2.3700 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 | 36 | 2.3655 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2 | 2.3762 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 63,164 | 2.3765 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 40,177 | 2.3779 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 834 | 2.3795 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 97 | 2.3800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 42,168 | 2.3824 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,162 | 2.3826 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,816 | 2.3830 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 28,834 | 2.3841 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11 | 2.3850 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,633 | 2.3852 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,760 | 2.3892 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,540 | 2.3899 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,620 | 2.3910 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,540 | 2.3914 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,214 | 2.3948 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 876 | 2.3949 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 122,296 | 2.3950 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,673 | 2.3962 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,679 | 2.4050 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 38 | 2.3662 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 94 | 2.3700 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 178 | 2.3760 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,199 | 2.3769 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,466 | 2.3780 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,212 | 2.3788 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 484 | 2.3810 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 294,618 | 2.3819 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,630 | 2.3822 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 47,440 | 2.3835 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 927 | 2.3843 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,024 | 2.3854 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,078 | 2.3855 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,687 | 2.3864 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,556 | 2.3882 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 611 | 2.3894 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,785 | 2.3907 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,439 | 2.3950 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,307 | 2.4019 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26 | 2.4115 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 21,748 | 2.3948 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,232 | 2.3996 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 894 | 2.3800 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,071 | 2.3801 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 214 | 2.4027 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: | 12 Dec 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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