RNS Number : 0227V
Barclays PLC
12 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

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:

11 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?

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:

 

 

10,486,294

2.37%

1,466,746

0.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

748,690

0.17%

9,658,273

2.19%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

11,234,984

2.54%

11,125,019

2.52%

(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

 

1p ordinary

Purchase

33,678

2.5350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,032

2.5342  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,006

2.5281  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,105

2.5010  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,399

2.5351  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,469

2.5262  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,061

2.4970  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,053

2.5023  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,719

2.5025  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,338

2.5001  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,745

2.5093  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,533

2.5015  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,917

2.5050  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,696

2.4972  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,633

2.5150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,223

2.4925  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,164

2.5193  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

798

2.5250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

652

2.5176  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

611

2.4997  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

562

2.5100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

457

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

109

2.5085  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43

2.5130  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80,257

2.5350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

24,894

2.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,371

2.5349  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,493

2.5050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,279

2.5211  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,258

2.5316  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,232

2.5321  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,873

2.5299  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,000

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,042

2.4937  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,212

2.5149  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,190

2.5263  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,090

2.5150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

752

2.5106  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

742

2.4950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

711

2.5225  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

591

2.5250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

489

2.5100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

283

2.5201  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

2

2.5049  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,491

2.5050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,316

2.5075  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

489

2.5100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,212

2.5149  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

283

2.5201  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

711

2.5225  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,674

2.5243  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

591

2.5250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,269

2.5260  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,190

2.5263  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,171

2.5268  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,926

2.5340  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

572

2.5345  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,560

2.5346  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,305

2.5349  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40,456

2.5350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

457

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,223

2.4925  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,061

2.4970  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,846

2.4990  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,363

2.4994  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

611

2.4997  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,338

2.5001  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,533

2.5015  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,896

2.5021  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,719

2.5025  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,917

2.5050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,991

2.5056  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109

2.5085  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,745

2.5093  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

562

2.5100  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43

2.5130  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

798

2.5250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,406

2.5350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,399

2.5351  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,258

2.5316  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,006

2.5347  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

22,748

2.5350  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,329

2.5074  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

29,006

2.5282  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:

12 Aug 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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