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RNS Number : 8916X BNP Paribas London 03 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: BNP Paribas SA
(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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Greencore Group plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 02/09/2025
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(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?
If YES, specify which:
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: IE0003864109 (1p ordinary)
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 13,375,819 3.0281 -465,077 -0.1053
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 307,620 0.0696 -12,247,182 -2.7726
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 +0
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 13,683,439 3.0978 -12,712,259 -2.8779
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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
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
IE0003864109 Purchase 2 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 3 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 4 2.3930 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 12 2.3800 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 12 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 13 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 18 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 37 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 40 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 47 2.3800 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 50 2.3951 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 51 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 51 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 77 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 102 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 102 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 102 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 121 2.3963 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 183 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 212 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 261 2.3950 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 303 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 344 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 545 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 561 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 600 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 600 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 604 2.3850 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 645 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 655 2.3950 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 661 2.3750 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 681 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 700 2.4062 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 727 2.3750 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 804 2.3800 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 830 2.3800 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 886 2.3750 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 1,071 2.3700 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 1,125 2.3950 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 1,260 2.3900 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 1,264 2.3950 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 1,344 2.3750 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 1,413 2.3950 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 2,000 2.3993 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 2,100 2.3725 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 3,666 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 9,678 2.3951 GBP
IE0003864109 Purchase 12,613 2.4022 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -12,734 2.4021 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -5,068 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -4,763 2.3839 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -1,284 2.3837 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -574 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -514 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -354 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -121 2.3963 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -50 2.3951 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -11 2.3950 GBP
IE0003864109 Sale -4 2.3930 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
IE0003864109 Contract for Difference Closing Long Position -4,022 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -4,691 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -4,987 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 1,947 2.4100 GBP
IE0003864109 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 5,068 2.4100 GBP
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 03/09/2025
Contact name: Compliance Control Room
Telephone number*: 0207 595 9695
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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