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Barclays PLC made a Form 8.3 disclosure regarding its positions and dealings in Greencore Group PLC 1p ordinary shares, and also in respect of Bakkavor Group PLC. As of 27 November 2025, Barclays PLC reported a total interest of 12,424,239 shares (2.81%) and total short positions of 12,307,617 shares (2.78%) in Greencore Group PLC. The dealings included purchases, sales, and cash-settled derivative transactions in Greencore Group PLC 1p ordinary shares.
| Date | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Time | 12:14:05 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 4826J |
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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: |
27 Nov 2025 |
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(f) |
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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(%) |
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(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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10,786,934 |
2.44% |
2,250,676 |
0.51% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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1,637,305 |
0.37% |
10,056,941 |
2.27% |
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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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12,424,239 |
2.81% |
12,307,617 |
2.78% |
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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 |
101,296 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
73,909 |
2.3566 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
49,100 |
2.3609 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
33,476 |
2.3710 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
21,473 |
2.3571 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
20,434 |
2.3578 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
19,731 |
2.3704 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
19,555 |
2.3520 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
10,953 |
2.3496 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,091 |
2.3441 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,383 |
2.3601 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,915 |
2.3750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,961 |
2.3725 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,706 |
2.3478 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,903 |
2.3440 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,323 |
2.3465 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,979 |
2.3661 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,600 |
2.3474 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,992 |
2.3700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,393 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,058 |
2.3673 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,493 |
2.3572 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,260 |
2.3451 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,157 |
2.3517 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,128 |
2.3592 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,081 |
2.3650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
635 |
2.3550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
463 |
2.3547 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
434 |
2.3350 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
199 |
2.3315 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
192 |
2.3400 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1 |
2.3347 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
81,640 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
75,007 |
2.3599 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
65,938 |
2.3587 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
17,974 |
2.3591 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
14,066 |
2.3564 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
13,436 |
2.3650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
11,405 |
2.3437 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
10,073 |
2.3566 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
9,050 |
2.3572 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
9,007 |
2.3535 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
8,664 |
2.3550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,099 |
2.3581 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,196 |
2.3476 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3,019 |
2.3750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,495 |
2.3576 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,084 |
2.3524 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,046 |
2.3598 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,739 |
2.3613 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,628 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,493 |
2.3575 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,157 |
2.3519 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,099 |
2.3395 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,083 |
2.3417 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
633 |
2.3411 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
590 |
2.3656 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
555 |
2.3430 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
435 |
2.3350 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
434 |
2.3352 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
357 |
2.3649 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
300 |
2.3449 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
3 |
2.3300 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 |
83 |
2.3299 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
518 |
2.3408 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,083 |
2.3417 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
555 |
2.3430 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
592 |
2.3434 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,668 |
2.3437 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
300 |
2.3449 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,270 |
2.3528 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,440 |
2.3547 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
10,073 |
2.3566 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,099 |
2.3581 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,046 |
2.3598 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
36,579 |
2.3599 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
47,613 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,454 |
2.3612 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
590 |
2.3656 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,890 |
2.3750 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
159 |
2.3412 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,160 |
2.3422 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,354 |
2.3426 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
458 |
2.3439 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,903 |
2.3440 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,160 |
2.3444 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,162 |
2.3451 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,109 |
2.3474 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,706 |
2.3478 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
10,953 |
2.3496 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,390 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
20,439 |
2.3520 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,128 |
2.3592 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
49,331 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,383 |
2.3601 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
434 |
2.3500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
59,335 |
2.3600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
12,355 |
2.3650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
13,885 |
2.3479 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
20,434 |
2.3578 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
21,543 |
2.3601 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
132,872 |
2.3665 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, |
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Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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of |
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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security |
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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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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
28 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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