RNS Number : 8476U
Barclays PLC
11 August 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:

08 Aug 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:

 

 

3,833,790

0.66%

471,545

0.08%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

314,715

0.05%

3,624,670

0.63%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

4,148,505

0.72%

4,096,215

0.71%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

2p ordinary

Purchase

13,332

2.3496  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

10,914

2.3241  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

8,159

2.3471  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

7,145

2.3317  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

6,406

2.3500  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

6,006

2.3486  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

3,673

2.3300  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

3,138

2.3418  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,699

2.3466  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,281

2.3280  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

854

2.3425  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

607

2.3337  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

500

2.3401  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

133

2.3299  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

70

2.3250  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

9

2.3350  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

27,603

2.3499  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

25,142

2.3491  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

12,646

2.3500  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

4,234

2.3501  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

3,700

2.3285  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

3,026

2.3280  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,900

2.3284  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

133

2.3300  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

121

2.3480  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

67

2.3350  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

Decreasing Short

868

2.3249  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

295

2.3283  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,900

2.3284  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,700

2.3285  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,863

2.3294  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

2.3349  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

471

2.3350  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

121

2.3480  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,221

2.3498  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,634

2.3499  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,139

2.3500  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

2.4000  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,540

2.3300  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

390

2.3303  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

669

2.3304  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,145

2.3317  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,600

2.3320  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500

2.3401  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

2.3450  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,699

2.3466  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,006

2.3486  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52

2.3491  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,361

2.3493  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,390

2.3500  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

723

2.3299  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,794

2.3497  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

476

2.3351  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)

Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

11 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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