RNS Number : 0727L
Barclays PLC
02 June 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

BAKKAVOR 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:

30 May 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?

GREENCORE 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:

2p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

5,922,262

1.02%

782,777

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

777,167

0.13%

5,834,977

1.01%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

6,699,429

1.16%

6,617,754

1.14%

(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

 

2p ordinary

Purchase

680,231

2.0900  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

668,320

2.0912  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

576,526

2.0897  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

130,931

2.0919  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

40,176

2.1077  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

10,444

2.1063  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

8,717

2.1072  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

7,031

2.1050  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

6,650

2.1069  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

5,962

2.1100  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

5,665

2.0972  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

3,948

2.1059  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

2,682

2.0958  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

2,674

2.1067  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,933

2.1000  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

987

2.1073  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

967

2.1075  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

930

2.1033  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

638,499

2.0903  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

630,516

2.0900  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

592,582

2.0901  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

172,235

2.0895  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

72,372

2.0897  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

40,771

2.0899  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

22,623

2.1081  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

10,192

2.1100  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

9,848

2.1057  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

9,174

2.1012  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

7,873

2.1050  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

7,845

2.1098  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

5,910

2.1059  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

5,319

2.1062  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

5,303

2.0917  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

4,948

2.1075  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

2,460

2.1000  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

2,400

2.1058  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

2,204

2.0933  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,891

2.1069  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,791

2.0987  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,303

2.1019  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

757

2.0977  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

435

2.1060  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

61

2.1099  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1

2.0500  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

2p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

41,521

2.1069  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

172,235

2.0895  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72,372

2.0897  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,771

2.0899  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

220,859

2.0900  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,303

2.0917  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,681

2.0969  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,442

2.0995  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,904

2.1050  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,848

2.1057  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

435

2.1060  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,968

2.1069  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61

2.1099  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,234

2.0899  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,979

2.0900  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

355,682

2.0913  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

312,729

2.0914  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,200

2.1012  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,695

2.1055  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,717

2.1072  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,306

2.1078  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,175

2.1079  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

982

2.1101  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

399,953

2.0900  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

14,349

2.1081  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,823

2.0901  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,053

2.1055  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:

02 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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