RNS Number : 1668R
Barclays PLC
15 July 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:

14 Jul 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:

 

 

8,362,188

1.89%

1,999,758

0.45%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,322,176

0.30%

7,698,592

1.74%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,684,364

2.19%

9,698,350

2.20%

(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

22,785

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,764

2.3398  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,770

2.3401  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,142

2.3377  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,303

2.3236  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,149

2.3257  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,996

2.3100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,998

2.3395  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,312

2.3173  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,075

2.3268  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

822

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

602

2.3449  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

396

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

313

2.3409  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

247

2.3295  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

170

2.3425  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47

2.3075  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45

2.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42

2.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12

2.3416  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.3150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

36,220

2.3398  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,251

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,572

2.3287  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,641

2.3399  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,492

2.3397  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,367

2.3177  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,040

2.3395  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,864

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,575

2.3345  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,503

2.3418  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,258

2.3363  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,475

2.3281  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,950

2.3386  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,433

2.3150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

525

2.3421  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

385

2.3100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

311

2.3410  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

251

2.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53

2.3473  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

2.3182  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

2.3470  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.3200  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

Increasing Short

8,625

2.3359  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

287

2.3100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,433

2.3150  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,068

2.3199  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

2.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,475

2.3281  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,799

2.3329  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,258

2.3363  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,504

2.3370  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,950

2.3386  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,532

2.3397  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,487

2.3398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35

2.3399  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,138

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

311

2.3410  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

525

2.3421  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

2.3470  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47

2.3075  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,224

2.3100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

63

2.3104  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

127

2.3220  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,303

2.3235  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,075

2.3268  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,014

2.3398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,388

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,578

2.3401  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

313

2.3409  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12

2.3416  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

602

2.3449  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

164

2.3501  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,004

2.3362  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,822

2.3374  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:

15 Jul 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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