RNS Number : 7868C
Barclays PLC
09 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

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 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?

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:

 

 

3,654,168

0.63%

369,565

0.06%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

295,195

0.05%

3,654,168

0.63%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

3,949,363

0.68%

4,023,733

0.69%

(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

125,000

2.1114  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

111,389

2.1314  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

29,609

2.1914  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

17,042

2.1450  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

13,611

2.1693  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

12,064

2.1619  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

2.1341  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

2,495

2.1709  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,711

2.1325  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,445

2.1365  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,418

2.1300  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,390

2.1366  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,293

2.1400  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,125

2.1629  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

986

2.1350  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

600

2.1333  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

470

2.2111  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

421

2.1249  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

331

2.1750  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

273

2.1399  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

255

2.1650  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

237

2.1250  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

211

2.2000  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

130

2.1550  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

127

2.1500  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

123

2.1150  GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

119

2.1200  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

28,013

2.1940  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

22,257

2.1700  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

17,632

2.1490  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

11,544

2.1450  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

7,883

2.1351  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

7,403

2.1298  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

4,138

2.1554  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

2,340

2.1362  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,918

2.1500  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,603

2.1290  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,080

2.1342  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

998

2.1225  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

987

2.1992  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

905

2.1300  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

843

2.1400  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

658

2.1250  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

331

2.1750  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

255

2.1650  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

211

2.2000  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

130

2.1550  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

123

2.1150  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

119

2.1200  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

119

2.1350  GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

10

2.1387  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

Closing Long

7,474

2.1376  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,603

2.1290  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,403

2.1298  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,080

2.1342  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,883

2.1351  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,870

2.1401  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41

2.1402  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,049

2.1450  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,423

2.1700  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,163

2.1785  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

987

2.1992  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

125,000

2.1114  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

2.1250  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

111,389

2.1314  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

2.1325  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,000

2.1341  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,305

2.1449  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,300

2.1450  GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,611

2.1693  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,102

2.1605  GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

500

2.1341  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:

09 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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