RNS Number : 2251I
Barclays PLC
19 November 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:

18 Nov 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:

 

 

10,127,950

2.29%

2,341,160

0.53%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,655,211

0.37%

9,290,778

2.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

11,783,161

2.66%

11,631,938

2.63%

(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

315,367

2.3787  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

263,147

2.3572  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

119,716

2.3095  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

51,748

2.3535  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

49,552

2.3502  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

43,995

2.3342  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

42,997

2.3470  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

34,205

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,634

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,853

2.3662  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,463

2.3663  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,356

2.3543  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,560

2.3591  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,107

2.3712  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,640

2.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,354

2.3621  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,418

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,735

2.3607  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,398

2.3486  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,257

2.3652  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,361

2.3565  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,278

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,828

2.3370  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,312

2.3614  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,731

2.3569  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,525

2.3643  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,228

2.3624  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

2.3631  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.3525  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

534

2.3575  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

140

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

311,576

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

188,751

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

67,724

2.2238  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,000

2.3302  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49,882

2.3763  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,959

2.3671  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

25,336

2.3708  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20,037

2.3733  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,345

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,670

2.3661  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,708

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,223

2.3657  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,762

2.3613  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,116

2.3388  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,529

2.3339  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,972

2.3311  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,831

2.3666  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,387

2.3320  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,728

2.3192  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,456

2.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,186

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,498

2.3639  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,139

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,103

2.3316  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,098

2.2736  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,824

2.3416  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,443

2.3379  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,328

2.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,000

2.3525  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

679

2.1899  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

558

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

351

2.3425  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

322

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

291

2.3738  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1

2.3700  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

679

2.1899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,828

2.3187  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,900

2.3199  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,328

2.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,000

2.3303  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

207

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

985

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,824

2.3416  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

641

2.3598  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

2.3599  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18

2.3602  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,438

2.3605  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,762

2.3613  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,498

2.3639  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,223

2.3657  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,670

2.3661  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,831

2.3666  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

260

2.3671  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,997

2.3683  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

2.3699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,345

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,336

2.3708  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

291

2.3739  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,882

2.3763  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,328

2.3798  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,450

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

2.2250  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,136

2.2597  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,828

2.3370  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,275

2.3428  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

780

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,997

2.3470  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,398

2.3486  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,552

2.3502  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,748

2.3535  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,356

2.3543  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

872

2.3584  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

236,232

2.3588  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,560

2.3591  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24

2.3600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,735

2.3607  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,777

2.3613  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,462

2.3620  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,228

2.3624  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,853

2.3662  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

2.3675  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,169

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,536

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,203

2.2148  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

67,724

2.2238  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

52,639

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

119,716

2.3095  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

654

2.3601  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:

19 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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