Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 12, 2026
Major Shareholding Notification
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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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