RNS Number : 5533F
Barclays PLC
30 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:

29 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:

 

 

8,388,440

1.89%

1,663,867

0.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

960,151

0.22%

7,504,124

1.69%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,348,591

2.11%

9,167,991

2.07%

(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

124,057

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

81,808

2.4236  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,473

2.3746  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,352

2.4043  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,804

2.3998  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,500

2.4042  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,260

2.3826  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,907

2.4350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,076

2.4312  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,680

2.3751  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,868

2.3762  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,545

2.3915  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,300

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,293

2.4161  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,221

2.3898  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,057

2.3757  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

941

2.4100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

843

2.4346  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

810

2.4254  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

806

2.3900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

712

2.4300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

431

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

393

2.3850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

287

2.4052  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

166

2.3830  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

73

2.4006  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3

2.4283  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.4250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

79,315

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,141

2.3749  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,706

2.3908  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,942

2.4021  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,679

2.4084  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,048

2.3795  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,807

2.3856  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,454

2.4063  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,115

2.4230  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,567

2.3950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,465

2.4262  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,300

2.4250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,300

2.4298  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,238

2.4235  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

778

2.4252  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

462

2.3850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

287

2.4346  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

80

2.4200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

62

2.4300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5

2.3760  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

2,621

2.3748  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83

2.3749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,153

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

461

2.3850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,807

2.3856  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,454

2.4063  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,679

2.4084  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

241

2.4183  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80

2.4200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,238

2.4235  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

778

2.4252  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,465

2.4262  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62

2.4300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

287

2.4346  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79,654

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,680

2.3751  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,868

2.3762  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,474

2.3806  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,260

2.3826  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

166

2.3830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

835

2.3848  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,528

2.3877  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,221

2.3898  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

367

2.3900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,545

2.3915  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,804

2.3998  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,028

2.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,555

2.4004  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73

2.4006  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

287

2.4052  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,602

2.4069  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

2.4250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

2.4283  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,779

2.4298  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,867

2.3950  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,681

2.3998  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,124

2.4167  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:

30 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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