RNS Number : 1326F
Barclays PLC
28 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:

27 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:

 

 

8,132,468

1.84%

1,684,304

0.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

955,859

0.22%

7,248,152

1.64%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,088,327

2.05%

8,932,456

2.02%

(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

124,581

2.4391  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

116,048

2.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

101,798

2.4429  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

85,853

2.4817  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65,254

2.4657  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,347

2.4395  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,112

2.4398  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,260

2.4356  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,105

2.4406  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,014

2.4371  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,765

2.4394  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,094

2.4527  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,728

2.4401  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,952

2.4365  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,925

2.4402  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

2.4100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,040

2.4421  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,788

2.4343  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,629

2.4447  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,714

2.4232  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,706

2.4329  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,406

2.4315  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,394

2.4276  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

978

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

676

2.4375  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

111

2.4350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

33

2.4325  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25

2.4348  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

94,294

2.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

45,300

2.4812  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,845

2.4392  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,391

2.4422  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,337

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,750

2.4386  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,357

2.4441  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,292

2.4398  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

2.4550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,000

2.4300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,392

2.4100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,666

2.4416  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,614

2.4278  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

369

2.4312  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22

2.4950  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

2,614

2.4278  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

2.4349  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

994

2.4365  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,207

2.4398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,237

2.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,357

2.4441  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,024

2.4447  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,700

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,300

2.4812  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,714

2.4232  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,406

2.4315  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

699

2.4327  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,706

2.4329  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,260

2.4356  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

669

2.4362  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,952

2.4365  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,765

2.4394  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,347

2.4395  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69,506

2.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,728

2.4401  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,542

2.4403  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,105

2.4406  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,121

2.4412  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,040

2.4421  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,980

2.4429  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

697

2.4550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65,254

2.4657  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85,853

2.4818  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,460

2.4248  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

369

2.4312  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

37,073

2.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,115

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,126

2.4337  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

41,252

2.4391  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

37,073

2.4400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

38,329

2.4401  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,881

2.4436  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:

28 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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