Form 8.3 - GREENCORE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC
18 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:

17 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:

 

 

9,317,650

2.10%

2,470,574

0.56%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,802,602

0.41%

8,608,151

1.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

11,120,252

2.51%

11,078,725

2.50%

(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

114,115

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

56,216

2.5530  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

37,194

2.5502  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

21,636

2.5196  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

17,677

2.5401  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,908

2.5512  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

11,796

2.5367  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

10,072

2.5613  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

9,462

2.5672  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

8,587

2.5474  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

6,576

2.5531  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

3,571

2.5479  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,778

2.5265  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

2,247

2.5452  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,614

2.5200  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

1,444

2.4980  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

286

2.5371  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

202

2.5579  GBP

1p ordinary

Purchase

89

2.5700  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

110,169

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

52,775

2.5482  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

35,109

2.5398  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

23,362

2.5399  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

12,034

2.5565  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,692

2.5547  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

7,090

2.5740  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

3,925

2.5687  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,792

2.5703  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,697

2.5573  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

2,031

2.5696  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,912

2.5626  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,891

2.5629  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,848

2.5450  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,835

2.5349  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,614

2.5200  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,518

2.5527  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,422

2.5579  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,287

2.5212  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

1,189

2.5459  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

900

2.5650  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

780

2.5799  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

493

2.5743  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

339

2.5393  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

216

2.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

Sale

49

2.5445  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

300

2.5083  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

452

2.5153  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

835

2.5244  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,835

2.5349  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

339

2.5393  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,279

2.5398  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,144

2.5399  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

43,920

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49

2.5445  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,775

2.5482  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,542

2.5541  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,220

2.5542  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,034

2.5565  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,912

2.5626  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,891

2.5629  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

900

2.5650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,925

2.5687  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,031

2.5696  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,792

2.5703  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

493

2.5743  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

780

2.5799  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,444

2.4980  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,636

2.5196  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,778

2.5265  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,828

2.5272  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,796

2.5367  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

286

2.5371  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

74,561

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,909

2.5401  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,247

2.5452  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,147

2.5488  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

627

2.5500  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,702

2.5502  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,908

2.5512  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,973

2.5543  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

202

2.5579  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,805

2.5607  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,072

2.5613  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,096

2.5650  GBP

1p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,462

2.5672  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,697

2.5573  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,090

2.5740  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

760

2.5400  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,180

2.5402  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,587

2.5473  GBP

1p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,897

2.5582  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:

18 Dec 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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