Form 8.3 - GREENCORE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
16 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:

15 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:

 

 

7,328,568

1.65%

2,255,111

0.51%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,316,612

0.30%

6,695,105

1.51%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

8,645,180

1.95%

8,950,216

2.02%

(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

327,142

2.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

105,830

2.7329  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

45,372

2.7473  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

25,843

2.7092  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

22,064

2.7501  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,858

2.6986  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

15,714

2.6976  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

14,900

2.7273  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

13,888

2.7283  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,333

2.7492  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,414

2.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,678

2.7350  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,691

2.7266  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

5,406

2.7352  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,710

2.7100  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,177

2.7224  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

4,145

2.7316  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,977

2.7250  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,754

2.7291  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,612

2.6575  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,570

2.7150  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,369

2.7300  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,875

2.7245  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,843

2.7161  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,587

2.7450  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,569

2.7362  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

2.7200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,978

2.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,359

2.7050  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,334

2.7449  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,290

2.6950  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

2.7137  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

693

2.6850  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

460

2.7000  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

184

2.7175  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

19

2.7305  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

276,926

2.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

71,023

2.7438  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,503

2.7371  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

30,011

2.7241  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

28,129

2.7188  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,863

2.7380  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

27,714

2.7105  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

19,772

2.7149  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

16,253

2.7138  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

14,168

2.7158  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

9,727

2.7348  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

8,248

2.7268  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

6,869

2.7350  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,861

2.7227  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,710

2.7100  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

4,071

2.7106  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,522

2.7250  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,421

2.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,368

2.7300  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,003

2.7150  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,617

2.7264  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,538

2.7050  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,978

2.6900  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,476

2.7493  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,302

2.7200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

765

2.6950  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

693

2.6850  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

460

2.7000  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

212

2.6306  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

184

2.7175  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

20

2.7305  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

1,948

2.7143  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,179

2.7050  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,714

2.7105  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,071

2.7109  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,325

2.7122  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,222

2.7133  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,253

2.7138  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,772

2.7149  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,518

2.7158  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,129

2.7188  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,946

2.7205  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,827

2.7228  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,184

2.7254  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,617

2.7264  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,248

2.7268  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20

2.7305  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,727

2.7348  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,863

2.7380  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,476

2.7493  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

78,222

2.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

2.6000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,612

2.6575  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

525

2.6950  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,557

2.6959  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

171

2.7000  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,130

2.7001  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,710

2.7082  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,843

2.7091  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,969

2.7159  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,865

2.7170  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,197

2.7201  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,177

2.7224  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,900

2.7273  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

2.7300  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19

2.7307  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,803

2.7381  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,334

2.7449  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

159,626

2.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,876

2.7501  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

212

2.6306  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

40,994

2.7500  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

15,714

2.6976  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,236

2.7263  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,864

2.7400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,492

2.7500  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:

16 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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