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Barclays PLC, Greencore Group PLC

Form 8.3 GREENCORE GROUP PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 1102P
Barclays PLC
15 January 2026
 

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:

14 Jan 2026

(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:

 

 

7,271,508

1.64%

2,268,679

0.51%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,349,351

0.30%

6,680,685

1.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,620,859

1.94%

8,949,364

2.01%

(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

124,743

2.6000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

112,810

2.5845  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

2.5670  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

91,104

2.5701  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

60,254

2.5984  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

53,277

2.5759  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

36,412

2.5750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

31,418

2.5861  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

27,110

2.5717  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,398

2.5917  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,549

2.5741  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19,733

2.5816  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

18,519

2.5994  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,855

2.5799  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,700

2.5706  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

12,010

2.5800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,880

2.5735  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,102

2.5550  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,850

2.5850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,798

2.6001  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,806

2.5961  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,665

2.5771  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,639

2.5625  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,466

2.5989  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,270

2.5855  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,886

2.5972  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,728

2.5760  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,696

2.5821  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,331

2.5900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,294

2.5781  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,234

2.5916  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,193

2.5913  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,955

2.5700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,667

2.5709  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,294

2.6100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,123

2.5919  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,019

2.5580  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,961

2.5788  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,932

2.6041  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,837

2.5724  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,807

2.5874  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,625

2.5650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

875

2.5866  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

805

2.6150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

732

2.5600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

439

2.5950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

425

2.5450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

235

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

206

2.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

2.5830  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

229,636

2.6000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

66,517

2.5652  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52,837

2.5839  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

38,097

2.5790  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

34,608

2.5955  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

29,420

2.5819  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,640

2.5848  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

15,375

2.5750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,699

2.5917  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,039

2.5998  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,905

2.5800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,051

2.5850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,350

2.5706  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,866

2.6054  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,940

2.5735  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,846

2.5900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,409

2.5843  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,252

2.5729  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,632

2.5916  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,955

2.5700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,281

2.5964  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,848

2.5821  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,625

2.5650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,607

2.5550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,203

2.5902  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

889

2.5994  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

732

2.5600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

439

2.5950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

425

2.5450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

235

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

207

2.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33

2.5912  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13

2.5946  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12

2.5833  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

2,490

2.5786  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,833

2.5787  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

2.5499  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

2.5699  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,771

2.5750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,097

2.5790  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

2.5799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

2.5832  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,837

2.5839  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,409

2.5843  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,650

2.5847  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,990

2.5848  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,323

2.5850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

2.5899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,129

2.5900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,203

2.5902  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33

2.5912  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13

2.5946  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,608

2.5955  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,281

2.5964  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

889

2.5994  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,039

2.5998  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,421

2.6000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62

2.6300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

191,104

2.5685  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,667

2.5709  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,808

2.5750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,774

2.5761  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,190

2.5781  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

2.5830  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,583

2.5831  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,471

2.5838  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

2.5850  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,418

2.5860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,364

2.5881  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

836

2.5900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,234

2.5916  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,123

2.5919  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,806

2.5961  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,174

2.6000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,798

2.6001  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,294

2.6100  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,990

2.6000  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,866

2.6054  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

370

2.6248  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,855

2.5799  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

27,040

2.5826  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,146

2.5873  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1

2.6000  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:

15 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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