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

BakkavorAnnouncement

12/01/2026 11:45

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RNS Number : 5369O  Barclays PLC  12 January 2026

 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:                                                     09 Jan 2026
 (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:                                                      4,098,658          0.71%            277,382         0.05%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                                                          266,132            0.04%            4,092,446       0.70%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0               0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  4,364,790          0.75%            4,369,828       0.75%
 (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                              1,117,358                           2.3100  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              153,114                             2.3093  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              25,648                              2.3047  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              22,354                              2.3077  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              21,089                              2.3049  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              20,442                              2.3102  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              4,173                               2.3009  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,618                               2.3045  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              3,280                               2.2991  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              652                                 2.2950  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Purchase                              201                                 2.2976  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  500,000                             2.2900  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  496,274                             2.3100  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  303,038                             2.3095  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  67,341                              2.3103  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  59,100                              2.3012  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  37,784                              2.3014  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  9,765                               2.3102  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  7,841                               2.3104  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  1,054                               2.3125  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  540                                 2.2950  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        Sale                                  26                                  2.3091  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                    2               2.2400  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    500,000         2.2908  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    59,100          2.3012  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    37,784          2.3014  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    4,000           2.3087  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    303,038         2.3095  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    142,376         2.3100  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    67,341          2.3103  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    3,839           2.3121  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    201             2.2976  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    350             2.2978  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,280           2.2991  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    4,119           2.3008  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    697             2.3018  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    7,665           2.3032  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    655             2.3035  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    25,648          2.3047  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    21,089          2.3049  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,860           2.3055  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2               2.3075  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    22,354          2.3077  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    77,933          2.3097  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    729,770         2.3100  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,158           2.3101  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    26              2.3092  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    652             2.2951  GBP
 2p ordinary                                        CFD                                   Increasing Short                    54              2.3009  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:                                                                      12 Jan 2026
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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