| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GREENCORE GROUP PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 18 Mar 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 13,102,682 | 2.97% | 1,949,347 | 0.44% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 1,004,195 | 0.23% | 11,467,446 | 2.60% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 14,106,877 | 3.19% | 13,416,793 | 3.04% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 41,917 | 1.8682 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 20,547 | 1.8700 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 15,837 | 1.8688 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,957 | 1.8670 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 13,021 | 1.8658 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,594 | 1.8663 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,127 | 1.8624 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,931 | 1.8605 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 6,621 | 1.8622 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,710 | 1.8698 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,260 | 1.8521 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,553 | 1.8694 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,406 | 1.8664 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 3,572 | 1.8666 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,891 | 1.8660 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,404 | 1.8722 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,375 | 1.8828 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,294 | 1.8757 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,275 | 1.8477 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 371 | 1.8659 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 265 | 1.8683 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 185 | 1.8520 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 148 | 1.8600 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 142 | 1.8612 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 76 | 1.8580 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 1.8620 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 1.8500 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 26,100 | 1.8669 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 25,450 | 1.8699 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 23,378 | 1.8700 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,877 | 1.8698 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 6,509 | 1.8617 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 2,050 | 1.8589 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,434 | 1.8596 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,341 | 1.8711 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1,250 | 1.8652 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 770 | 1.8660 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 766 | 1.8609 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 704 | 1.8670 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 433 | 1.8620 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 343 | 1.8680 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 241 | 1.8719 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 53 | 1.8600 GBP | ||||
| 1p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.8500 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,749 | 1.8687 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 1.8529 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,434 | 1.8596 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,236 | 1.8612 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,273 | 1.8619 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 704 | 1.8670 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 343 | 1.8680 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,451 | 1.8699 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 13,327 | 1.8700 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 241 | 1.8720 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 440 | 1.8879 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 1.8480 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 185 | 1.8520 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,260 | 1.8521 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 1.8530 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 142 | 1.8612 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,621 | 1.8622 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,021 | 1.8658 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,520 | 1.8660 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,570 | 1.8661 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,406 | 1.8664 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 14,721 | 1.8675 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,844 | 1.8678 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 265 | 1.8683 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,394 | 1.8694 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,710 | 1.8697 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,246 | 1.8700 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 161 | 1.8701 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,177 | 1.8860 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 8,613 | 1.8660 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 11,093 | 1.8698 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,254 | 1.8700 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,222 | 1.8580 GBP | |||
| 1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 20,270 | 1.8622 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (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 |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 19 Mar 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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