Form 8.3 - GREENCORE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
12 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:

09 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:

 

 

7,122,928

1.61%

2,214,566

0.50%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,291,507

0.29%

6,374,234

1.43%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,414,435

1.90%

8,588,800

1.93%

(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

302,000

2.3700  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

196,508

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

183,044

2.4007  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

48,823

2.3854  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

40,676

2.4020  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

39,958

2.3834  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

30,863

2.3784  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

26,384

2.3898  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

24,908

2.3941  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

23,019

2.3915  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,957

2.3958  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,860

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

20,477

2.3864  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

16,328

2.3908  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,284

2.3900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

7,128

2.3741  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,890

2.3802  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,389

2.4003  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,992

2.4050  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,912

2.3668  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,868

2.3799  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,379

2.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,074

2.3650  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

787

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

249

2.3995  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

131

2.3822  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10

2.4147  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

455,510

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

260,975

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

31,175

2.3886  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,003

2.3860  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,389

2.4166  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10,289

2.3798  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,975

2.3702  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,904

2.3847  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,042

2.3984  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

5,037

2.3817  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,567

2.3961  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,369

2.4002  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,035

2.3858  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,095

2.3749  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,080

2.3816  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,799

2.3891  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,709

2.4050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,592

2.3986  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,225

2.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

833

2.3975  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

810

2.3950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

245

2.3994  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

157

2.3799  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

63

2.4052  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

10

2.4150  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

8,055

2.3889  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,975

2.3702  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,095

2.3749  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,289

2.3798  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

557

2.3799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,588

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

340,270

2.3805  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

144,988

2.3809  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,825

2.3817  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,003

2.3860  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,077

2.3947  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

810

2.3950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

833

2.3975  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,592

2.3986  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

245

2.3994  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

2.3999  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,965

2.4041  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63

2.4050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

2.4074  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95

2.4350  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

302,000

2.3707  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

787

2.3750  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,868

2.3799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,002

2.3800  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,286

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,111

2.3822  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,136

2.3833  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,822

2.3834  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,477

2.3864  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,384

2.3898  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,328

2.3908  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,019

2.3915  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,908

2.3941  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,957

2.3958  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

399

2.3979  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

101

2.3981  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

249

2.3995  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,379

2.4000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

183,044

2.4007  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,676

2.4020  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,699

2.4050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

354

2.4058  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,183

2.4046  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

275

2.4048  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

18

2.4050  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,389

2.4166  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,128

2.3741  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,773

2.3801  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,487

2.3838  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,284

2.3900  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:

12 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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