REG - Barclays PLC Bakkavor Group PLC - Form 8.3 BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC

London Stock Exchange
2025.09.09 14:00
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Barclays PLC disclosed its position regarding Bakkavor Group PLC in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. As of September 8, 2025, Barclays holds 4,002,708 shares (0.69%) and short positions of 278,525 shares (0.05%). The total interests amount to 4,189,490 shares (0.72%) and total short positions of 4,071,365 shares (0.70%). The disclosure includes details of recent purchases and sales of Bakkavor's ordinary shares and cash-settled derivatives.

RNS Number : 6473Y Barclays PLC 09 September 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

BAKKAVOR 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:

08 Sep 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?

GREENCORE 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:

2p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

4,002,708

0.69%

278,525

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

186,782

0.03%

3,792,840

0.65%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,189,490

0.72%

4,071,365

0.70%

(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

2p ordinary

Purchase

33,244

2.1931 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

8,634

2.1900 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

5,528

2.2500 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

2,302

2.1947 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,713

2.2102 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,489

2.2498 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

1,277

2.2400 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

456

2.2650 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

396

2.2300 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

301

2.2700 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

219

2.2382 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

201

2.2250 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

192

2.2526 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

176

2.2600 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

92

2.2450 GBP

2p ordinary

Purchase

64

2.2076 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

13,895

2.1942 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

13,268

2.2038 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

4,361

2.1900 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

4,128

2.2223 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

3,302

2.2500 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,763

2.2402 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,686

2.2250 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,231

2.2232 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,030

2.2150 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

1,008

2.2490 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

608

2.2547 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

456

2.2650 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

396

2.2300 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

301

2.2700 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

176

2.2600 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

103

2.2400 GBP

2p ordinary

Sale

89

2.2450 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,902

2.1898 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,149

2.1900 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,268

2.2038 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,231

2.2232 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,485

2.2250 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4

2.2400 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,763

2.2402 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,008

2.2490 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,298

2.1900 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,434

2.1929 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,302

2.1947 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64

2.2076 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,713

2.2102 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

2.2175 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

2.2450 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

2.2460 GBP

2p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192

2.2526 GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,195

2.1942 GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,077

2.2233 GBP

2p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

538

2.2407 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:

09 Sep 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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