Form 8.3 GREENCORE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
17 December 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:

16 Dec 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:

 

 

9,222,905

2.08%

2,416,330

0.55%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,811,843

0.41%

8,513,724

1.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

11,034,748

2.49%

10,930,054

2.47%

(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

100,703

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

47,635

2.4842  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,205

2.4648  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,856

2.4770  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,562

2.4683  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,594

2.4644  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,203

2.4701  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,194

2.4615  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,022

2.4649  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,245

2.4696  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,803

2.4600  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,522

2.4650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,428

2.4625  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,152

2.4694  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,065

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

797

2.4799  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

519

2.4750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

409

2.4592  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

323

2.4700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

147

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

93

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

32

2.4550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

53,206

2.4836  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

50,209

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,816

2.4899  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

33,193

2.4897  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,443

2.4867  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

13,039

2.4898  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,849

2.4829  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

11,400

2.4635  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,042

2.4665  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,036

2.4833  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,200

2.4644  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,891

2.4649  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,082

2.4675  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,782

2.4625  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,522

2.4622  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,399

2.4886  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,264

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,111

2.4700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

928

2.4650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

833

2.4550  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

750

2.4574  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

676

2.4633  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

562

2.4600  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

299

2.4750  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

147

2.4850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

93

2.4500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71

2.4740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

58

2.4770  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35

2.4692  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

6,085

2.4789  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,629

2.4596  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,522

2.4622  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

610

2.4648  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,891

2.4649  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106

2.4650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,979

2.4659  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,082

2.4675  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,063

2.4690  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35

2.4692  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

117

2.4717  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

2.4749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52

2.4750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164

2.4764  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58

2.4770  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

147

2.4799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52

2.4800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,849

2.4829  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,206

2.4836  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,895

2.4869  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,399

2.4886  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,039

2.4898  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,924

2.4899  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,312

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,349

2.4578  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,241

2.4600  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,428

2.4625  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,836

2.4649  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,042

2.4680  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,562

2.4683  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

902

2.4688  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

453

2.4691  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,494

2.4692  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,152

2.4694  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,245

2.4696  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,203

2.4701  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

216

2.4732  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

372

2.4750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,532

2.4900  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,797

2.4901  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

750

2.4574  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,626

2.4560  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:

17 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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