RNS Number : 5864I
Barclays PLC
21 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:

20 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:

 

 

10,482,682

2.37%

2,348,316

0.53%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,652,314

0.37%

9,647,147

2.18%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,134,996

2.74%

11,995,463

2.71%

(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

195,576

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

63,032

2.3309  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

44,727

2.3366  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

29,149

2.3341  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,575

2.3296  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,463

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,291

2.3301  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,898

2.3226  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,917

2.3375  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,769

2.3363  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,127

2.3293  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,830

2.3272  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,317

2.3347  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,067

2.3271  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,805

2.3500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,387

2.3215  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,184

2.3232  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,898

2.3273  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,865

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,739

2.3286  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,271

2.3199  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,084

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

996

2.3237  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

938

2.3244  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

890

2.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

297

2.3447  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249

2.3225  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

105

2.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

63

2.3275  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7

2.3475  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1

2.3497  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

116,828

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,080

2.3299  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

22,024

2.3381  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,881

2.3301  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,503

2.3150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

18,449

2.3280  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,817

2.3244  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,669

2.3323  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,805

2.3312  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,800

2.3279  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,674

2.3298  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,377

2.3294  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,331

2.3356  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,275

2.3328  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,100

2.3314  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,098

2.3373  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,256

2.3433  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,572

2.3449  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,505

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,276

2.3333  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

926

2.3176  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

517

2.3250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

370

2.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

249

2.3227  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

198

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2

2.3500  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

6,377

2.3294  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,674

2.3298  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

422

2.3299  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,881

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,307

2.3311  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,805

2.3312  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

726

2.3323  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

707

2.3348  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,024

2.3382  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

198

2.3450  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,271

2.3199  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

890

2.3200  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,898

2.3226  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

938

2.3244  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,830

2.3270  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,898

2.3273  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,946

2.3290  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,127

2.3293  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,513

2.3299  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69,178

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,291

2.3301  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,895

2.3313  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,317

2.3347  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78

2.3350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,769

2.3363  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,731

2.3376  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,182

2.3400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,463

2.3550  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,521

2.3150  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,817

2.3244  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

18,837

2.3298  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,322

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

28,658

2.3300  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

20,890

2.3372  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,917

2.3375  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:

21 Nov 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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