
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 | ||||||
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 23 Jun 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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| 8,386,099 | 1.90% | 1,153,265 | 0.26% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 531,642 | 0.12% | 7,730,819 | 1.75% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 8,917,741 | 2.02% | 8,884,084 | 2.01% |
(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 | 88,381 | 2.2441 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 66,442 | 2.2650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 38,078 | 2.2262 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 24,758 | 2.2254 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 12,447 | 2.2354 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,969 | 2.2418 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 10,688 | 2.2471 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 8,126 | 2.2604 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,409 | 2.2222 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,204 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,912 | 2.2300 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,451 | 2.2371 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,445 | 2.2050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,112 | 2.2250 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,011 | 2.2000 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,808 | 2.2400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,692 | 2.2270 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,128 | 2.2425 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 946 | 2.2365 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 511 | 2.2599 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 2.2450 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 178 | 2.2325 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 17 | 2.2617 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 2.2200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 2.2600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 74,135 | 2.2650 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 42,962 | 2.2301 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 25,414 | 2.2549 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 23,426 | 2.2098 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 17,426 | 2.2648 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13,803 | 2.2423 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 12,378 | 2.2285 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,115 | 2.2649 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,991 | 2.2350 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,910 | 2.2297 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,362 | 2.2116 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,074 | 2.2441 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,909 | 2.2541 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,485 | 2.2296 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 4,248 | 2.2302 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,797 | 2.2252 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,188 | 2.2050 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,049 | 2.2601 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 474 | 2.2200 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 2.2266 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 | 23,426 | 2.2098 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,000 | 2.2099 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 2.2149 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 600 | 2.2241 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,797 | 2.2252 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,910 | 2.2297 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 34,141 | 2.2301 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 362 | 2.2349 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,074 | 2.2441 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,049 | 2.2601 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 17,426 | 2.2648 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,115 | 2.2649 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,798 | 2.2650 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,851 | 2.2050 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 2.2150 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,580 | 2.2200 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,772 | 2.2219 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,409 | 2.2222 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,301 | 2.2250 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,758 | 2.2254 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,412 | 2.2262 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,314 | 2.2278 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,967 | 2.2291 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 275 | 2.2300 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 178 | 2.2325 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12,447 | 2.2354 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 766 | 2.2405 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,969 | 2.2418 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 383 | 2.2419 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 62 | 2.2450 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,874 | 2.2465 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,688 | 2.2470 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 2.2600 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17 | 2.2614 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,618 | 2.2650 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 103 | 2.2651 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 34,243 | 2.2355 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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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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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 24 Jun 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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