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: | Jefferies International Limited |
| (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 |
| (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 |
9th April 2025 |
| (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" |
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)
| Class of relevant security:
| 1p ordinary | |||
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| Interests | Short positions | ||
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| Number | % | Number | % |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 9,511,248 | 2.153 |
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| (2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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| 9,511,248 | 2.153 |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| TOTAL: | 9,511,248 | 2.153 | 9,511,248 | 2.153 |
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)
| 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
| Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit (GBX) |
| 1p ordinary | Purchase
Sale | 444 184 581 728 496 915 2,467 1,132 1,315 390 1,509 399 2,323 1,265 370 185 2,386 645 380 1,109 718 345 488 105,923 93,096 522 14 4
70 232 211 417 721 279 279 708 277 1,437 282 1,070 2,169 878 3,918 2,176 873 1,502 390 1,138 629 1,380 463 2,286 3,013 482 1,533 734 663 638 469 73 1,378 1,106 345 370 1,701 1,155 368 368 114,392 277 950 1,295 555 50,807 495 46 4,370 137 2,309 599 3,312 1,104 368 368 736 14 18 | 164.6000 164.8000 165.1000 165.2000 165.3000 165.4000 165.8000 166.0000 166.2000 166.3000 166.4000 166.5000 166.6000 166.8000 167.0000 167.1000 167.2000 167.3000 167.4000 167.6000 168.6000 168.7000 168.8000 169.1600 170.4000 170.6000 174.6000 180.0000
163.1000 163.3000 163.5000 163.9000 164.2000 164.3000 164.6000 164.8000 164.9000 165.1000 165.2000 165.3000 165.4000 165.6000 165.8000 166.0000 166.1000 166.2000 166.3000 166.4000 166.5000 166.6000 166.7000 166.8000 167.0000 167.1000 167.2000 167.3000 167.4000 167.6000 167.7000 168.2000 168.4000 168.6000 168.7000 168.8000 169.0000 169.2000 169.4000 169.6000 169.7000 169.8000 169.9000 170.0000 170.1000 170.4000 170.5000 170.9000 171.0000 171.1000 171.2000 171.4000 171.6000 172.0000 172.6000 172.8000 173.2000 174.6000 175.8220 |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| 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 (GBX) |
| 1p ordinary | | | | |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| 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
| 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)
| 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
| 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" |
| 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 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" |
| None |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 10th April 2025 |
Contact name: | Robin Greenwood |
Telephone number | 020 7029 8595 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*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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