RNS Number : 5103X
Barclays PLC
01 September 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:

29 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:

 

 

8,500,226

1.92%

1,422,126

0.32%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

695,926

0.16%

7,617,001

1.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,196,152

2.08%

9,039,127

2.05%

(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

20,033

2.4891  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,020

2.4950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,071

2.4951  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

390

2.4983  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,536

2.4879  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,137

2.4777  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,228

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,433

2.4881  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,300

2.4798  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,392

2.4809  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,688

2.5122  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

2.4822  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

790

2.4921  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

704

2.5150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

515

2.4917  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

252

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

244

2.4825  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

55,387

2.4950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,998

2.4932  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,546

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,076

2.4884  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,338

2.4949  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,338

2.4879  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,437

2.4799  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,290

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,841

2.4826  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,094

2.4776  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,080

2.4948  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,707

2.4814  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,688

2.5122  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

602

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

359

2.4891  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

4

2.4797  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,989

2.4799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,846

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,665

2.4802  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,707

2.4814  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,841

2.4826  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

825

2.4835  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

300

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,338

2.4879  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,076

2.4884  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

359

2.4891  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,274

2.4897  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,209

2.4920  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,080

2.4948  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,360

2.4949  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,151

2.4950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,346

2.5250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,156

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,392

2.4809  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,047

2.4822  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

244

2.4825  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,536

2.4879  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,433

2.4881  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

252

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

515

2.4917  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

790

2.4921  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,158

2.4936  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,673

2.4950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,552

2.4951  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,500

2.4998  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78

2.5075  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

700

2.5150  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,094

2.4776  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,055

2.4859  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19,078

2.4948  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

604

2.4950  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,137

2.4777  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,893

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

144

2.5151  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:

01 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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