RNS Number : 4247C
Barclays PLC
07 October 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:

06 Oct 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:

 

 

8,707,648

1.97%

1,596,915

0.36%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

868,094

0.20%

7,975,722

1.80%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,575,742

2.16%

9,572,637

2.16%

(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

151,759

2.2780  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89,025

2.2950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,605

2.2700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,200

2.2660  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,937

2.2833  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,743

2.2607  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,690

2.2951  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,589

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,571

2.2689  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,237

2.2658  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,912

2.2929  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,450

2.2669  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,378

2.2900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,185

2.2861  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,289

2.2639  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

2.2948  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,158

2.2742  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

590

2.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

439

2.2579  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

2.2966  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

186,264

2.2748  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61,121

2.2950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

48,500

2.2943  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

32,064

2.2949  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,520

2.2672  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,375

2.2682  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

21,938

2.2608  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,173

2.2693  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,352

2.2806  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,044

2.2815  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,668

2.2904  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,004

2.2845  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,944

2.2723  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,798

2.2860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,772

2.2770  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,640

2.2900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,210

2.2671  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,945

2.2715  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,855

2.2712  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,777

2.2945  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,607

2.2850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,263

2.2771  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,908

2.2559  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,445

2.2630  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,442

2.2720  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,058

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

963

2.2925  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

237

2.2800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

216

2.2567  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

1,908

2.2559  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,082

2.2602  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,197

2.2614  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,445

2.2630  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

659

2.2644  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,210

2.2671  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,375

2.2682  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,173

2.2693  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,442

2.2720  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,263

2.2771  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,551

2.2805  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,004

2.2845  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,995

2.2850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,798

2.2860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,668

2.2904  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,777

2.2945  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,927

2.2950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

439

2.2579  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60

2.2600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,200

2.2660  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,528

2.2795  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,031

2.2804  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,106

2.2855  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,912

2.2929  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,303

2.2941  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,654

2.2950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,690

2.2951  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

216

2.2567  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,554

2.2793  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

612

2.2850  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,573

2.2950  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,125

2.2604  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

216

2.2750  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,185

2.2862  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,275

2.2951  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:

07 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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