Form 8.3 - Greencore Group plc (replacement)
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")
The Form 8.3 - Greencore Group plc announcement released on 18.3.25 at 15.21 under RNS No 1723B has been amended.
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*). The full amended text is shown below.
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Full name of discloser: |
BNP Paribas SA |
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Greencore Group plc |
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
17/03/2025 |
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
Yes If YES, specify which: Bakkavor Group plc |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant security:
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IE0003864109 (1p ordinary) |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
11,709,931 |
2.6516 |
-2,099,475 |
-0.4754 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: |
1,996,528 |
0.4521 |
-11,703,435 |
-2.6501 |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
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+0 |
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TOTAL: |
13,706,459 |
3.1037 |
-13,802,910 |
-3.1255 |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales *
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale
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Number of securities |
Price per unit |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
4 |
1.8780 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
8 |
1.9211 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
11 |
1.8512 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
35 |
1.8536 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
41 |
1.8618 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
48 |
1.8530 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
67 |
1.8575 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
78 |
1.8920 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
122 |
1.8640 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
189 |
1.9300 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
223 |
1.9571 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
261 |
1.9440 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
288 |
1.8840 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
505 |
1.9220 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
558 |
1.8520 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
608 |
1.9240 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
689 |
1.9320 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
911 |
1.9240 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
920 |
1.9280 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
976 |
1.8700 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
1,076 |
1.8840 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
1,572 |
1.8720 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
1,919 |
1.9260 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
2,170 |
1.8500 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
2,375 |
1.8540 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
2,603 |
1.8560 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
12,821 |
1.9434 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
44,317 |
1.8810 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Purchase |
45,618 |
1.8680 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-90,505 |
1.8500 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-46,052 |
1.8680 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-44,317 |
1.8810 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-42,758 |
1.8687 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-33,283 |
1.8485 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-10,966 |
1.8439 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-1,841 |
1.9245 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-1,126 |
1.8436 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-370 |
1.8440 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-183 |
1.9280 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-154 |
1.9880 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-69 |
1.8880 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-69 |
1.8461 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-68 |
1.8700 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-67 |
1.8575 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-48 |
1.8530 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-41 |
1.8618 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-37 |
1.8680 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-35 |
1.8536 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-26 |
1.9240 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-16 |
1.8477 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-11 |
1.8512 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-8 |
1.9211 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-4 |
1.8480 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Sale |
-1 |
1.8520 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions *
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Short Position |
1,906 |
1.9239 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Long Position |
2,755 |
1.9213 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Short Position |
39,566 |
1.8810 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Short Position |
4,751 |
1.8810 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Short Position |
807 |
1.9435 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Short Position |
1,288 |
1.9433 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Short Position |
10,726 |
1.9433 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Long Position |
-606 |
1.8890 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-2,276 |
1.8688 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-1,844 |
1.8689 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-13,859 |
1.8689 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-2,971 |
1.8692 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-8,900 |
1.8684 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-12,908 |
1.8686 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-41,767 |
1.8810 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-2,550 |
1.8810 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Long Position |
-1126 |
1.8436 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-5282 |
1.8502 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-4245 |
1.8506 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-33271 |
1.8506 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-8737 |
1.8500 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-10157 |
1.8480 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-1869 |
1.8481 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-26944 |
1.8498 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Closing Short Position |
17 |
1.8441 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Closing Short Position |
20 |
1.8500 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Reducing Long Position |
-667 |
1.8490 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Short Position |
-10966 |
1.8439 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Increasing Long Position |
120 |
1.8520 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Opening Short Position |
-37 |
1.8560 GBP |
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IE0003864109 |
Contract for Difference |
Closing Short Position |
37 |
1.8440 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
Type e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
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None
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(c) Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
No |
Date of disclosure: |
18/03/2025 |
Contact name: |
Compliance Control Room |
Telephone number*: |
0207 595 9695 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.
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