RNS Number : 5879D
Barclays PLC
03 April 2025
 

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

 

 

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

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

02 Apr 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

1p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

14,590,382

3.30%

940,694

0.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

69,811

0.02%

12,864,201

2.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

14,660,193

3.32%

13,804,895

3.13%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

637,827

1.8020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

149,800

1.7886  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

126,492

1.7755  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

103,298

1.7967  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

93,857

1.7934  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,770

1.7907  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

38,191

1.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,081

1.7928  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,862

1.7723  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,914

1.7912  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,872

1.8016  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,452

1.8021  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,129

1.7618  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,174

1.7748  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,123

1.7989  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,018

1.7962  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,901

1.7888  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,308

1.7708  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,201

1.7765  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,909

1.7812  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,015

1.7831  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,361

1.7965  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,278

1.7921  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,516

1.7940  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,997

1.7920  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,990

1.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,717

1.7937  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,323

1.7897  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,102

1.7781  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,048

1.7992  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

862

1.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

668

1.7867  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

646

1.7744  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

300

1.7820  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116

1.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11

1.7972  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

534,882

1.8015  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,259

1.8021  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

68,196

1.7858  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,559

1.7944  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,849

1.7929  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,694

1.7932  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,859

1.7660  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,516

1.7906  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,172

1.7916  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,800

1.7930  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,560

1.7900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,899

1.7781  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,885

1.7954  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,793

1.7942  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,491

1.7847  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,847

1.8020  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,516

1.7934  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,320

1.7780  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,200

1.7815  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

957

1.7987  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

854

1.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

736

1.7661  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

358

1.7980  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

354

1.7960  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

297

1.8038  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

140

1.7706  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

105

1.7680  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,241

1.7910  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

291

1.7580  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

105

1.7680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

140

1.7706  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,000

1.7778  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120

1.7780  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

1.7800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,200

1.7815  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,491

1.7847  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,196

1.7858  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,470

1.7918  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,784

1.7927  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,849

1.7929  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

957

1.7987  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,204

1.8005  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,260

1.8016  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,607

1.8020  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

297

1.8038  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,129

1.7618  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,672

1.7633  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

862

1.7650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,191

1.7673  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,906

1.7702  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,862

1.7723  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,594

1.7740  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,174

1.7748  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81,856

1.7757  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,201

1.7765  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,042

1.7775  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,102

1.7781  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

375

1.7807  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,015

1.7831  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,575

1.7860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

149,800

1.7886  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,770

1.7907  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,914

1.7912  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

997

1.7920  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,278

1.7921  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,857

1.7934  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,018

1.7962  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

1.7976  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

196

1.7986  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,123

1.7988  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,136

1.8000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,872

1.8016  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146,145

1.8020  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

170

1.7818  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,141

1.7964  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

03 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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