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Barclays PLC submitted a Form 8.3 disclosure on 24 November 2025, detailing its interests and dealings in 1p ordinary shares of Greencore Group PLC as of 21 November 2025, and also noted disclosures in respect of Bakkavor Group PLC. On 21 November 2025, Barclays held a total interest of 12,199,120 (2.75%) and a total short position of 12,080,633 (2.73%) in Greencore Group PLC ordinary shares. On the same date, Barclays purchased 766,066 Greencore ordinary shares, sold 767,112 Greencore ordinary shares, and engaged in various cash-settled derivative transactions.
| Date | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Time | 13:01:09 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 7691I |
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FORM 8.3 |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY |
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A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR |
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MORE |
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Full name of discloser: |
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Barclays PLC. |
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(b) |
Owner or controller of interest and short |
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
GREENCORE GROUP PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(d) |
If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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offeror/offeree: |
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(e) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
21 Nov 2025 |
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In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making |
YES: |
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC |
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2. |
POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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(a) |
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: |
1p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
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(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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10,517,875 |
2.37% |
2,371,400 |
0.54% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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1,681,245 |
0.38% |
9,709,233 |
2.19% |
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(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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12,199,120 |
2.75% |
12,080,633 |
2.73% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
369,186 |
2.3423 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
114,829 |
2.3654 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
101,385 |
2.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
56,940 |
2.3411 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
18,501 |
2.3435 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,252 |
2.3097 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,677 |
2.3466 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,030 |
2.3695 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,997 |
2.3297 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,198 |
2.3440 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,836 |
2.3389 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,879 |
2.3701 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,815 |
2.3402 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,000 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,243 |
2.3400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,928 |
2.3358 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,873 |
2.3167 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,795 |
2.3253 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,214 |
2.3581 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,182 |
2.3450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,041 |
2.3496 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,231 |
2.3365 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,035 |
2.3686 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
588 |
2.3050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
218 |
2.3449 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
88 |
2.2900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
18 |
2.3683 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3 |
2.3300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3 |
2.3616 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
2.3650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
2.3350 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
2.3550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
296,581 |
2.3421 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
105,296 |
2.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
78,843 |
2.3699 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
63,065 |
2.3427 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
44,800 |
2.3644 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
30,983 |
2.3478 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
30,431 |
2.3435 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
28,488 |
2.3633 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
21,000 |
2.3348 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
16,081 |
2.3384 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
14,852 |
2.3698 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
5,491 |
2.3459 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
5,000 |
2.3250 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,798 |
2.3416 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,695 |
2.3550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,534 |
2.3510 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,172 |
2.3522 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,108 |
2.3395 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,979 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,964 |
2.3458 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
612 |
2.3402 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
527 |
2.3575 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
505 |
2.3653 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
39 |
2.3527 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
19 |
2.3000 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
13 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
5 |
2.3400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
2.3450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
2.3300 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1 |
2.3650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1 |
2.3350 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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relevant |
description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1 |
2.3050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
876 |
2.3363 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
16,081 |
2.3384 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
30,431 |
2.3435 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
666 |
2.3448 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1 |
2.3449 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
30,983 |
2.3478 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,172 |
2.3522 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
527 |
2.3575 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
9 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
34,852 |
2.3638 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
15,218 |
2.3699 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
112,812 |
2.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
88 |
2.2900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
588 |
2.3050 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,873 |
2.3167 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,960 |
2.3304 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11,481 |
2.3330 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,928 |
2.3358 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,386 |
2.3399 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
83 |
2.3400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,815 |
2.3402 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
432 |
2.3419 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
18,501 |
2.3435 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,198 |
2.3440 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
42,499 |
2.3441 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
2.3450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
498 |
2.3451 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12,677 |
2.3466 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,321 |
2.3521 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,214 |
2.3581 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3 |
2.3616 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
59,379 |
2.3641 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,053 |
2.3686 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
101,535 |
2.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,879 |
2.3701 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
2,305 |
2.3090 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
3,694 |
2.3550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
505 |
2.3653 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
24,441 |
2.3698 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
17,252 |
2.3098 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
5,085 |
2.3434 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Product |
Writing, |
Number |
Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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price |
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date |
money |
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relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
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varying etc |
to which |
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received |
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option |
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per unit |
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relates |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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security |
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securities |
unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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security |
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applicable) |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE |
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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
24 Nov 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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