RNS Number : 7377F
Barclays PLC
31 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:

30 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:

 

 

8,486,368

1.92%

1,672,049

0.38%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

971,550

0.22%

7,601,826

1.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,457,918

2.14%

9,273,875

2.09%

(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

131,553

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,097

2.3527  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,092

2.3533  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,218

2.3512  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,149

2.3618  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,499

2.3521  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,734

2.3679  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,635

2.3571  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,463

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,428

2.3701  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,082

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,292

2.3580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,757

2.3653  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,099

2.3690  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

793

2.3552  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

546

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

344

2.3669  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

307

2.3575  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

208

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

65

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24

2.3693  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

75,599

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,021

2.3542  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,247

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,830

2.3576  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,977

2.3493  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,104

2.3656  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,892

2.3698  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,708

2.3499  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,667

2.3613  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,462

2.3546  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,647

2.3569  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,513

2.3639  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,213

2.3528  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,534

2.3593  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,007

2.3454  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

994

2.3534  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

944

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

938

2.3530  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

861

2.3582  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

645

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

399

2.3610  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

208

2.3425  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

85

2.3577  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

83

2.3556  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

61

2.3450  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

1,007

2.3454  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,977

2.3493  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,708

2.3499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,213

2.3528  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,021

2.3542  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,462

2.3546  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

645

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,149

2.3564  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,647

2.3569  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

861

2.3582  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,534

2.3593  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,384

2.3606  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

399

2.3610  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,283

2.3614  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,604

2.3698  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,247

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,009

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,921

2.3487  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

118

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,619

2.3512  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,499

2.3521  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,715

2.3525  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,461

2.3530  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,092

2.3533  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,734

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,149

2.3618  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,734

2.3677  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24

2.3693  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83,303

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,428

2.3701  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,743

2.3548  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,589

2.3512  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:

31 Oct 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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