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Barclays PLC filed a Form 8.3 on 08 January 2026, disclosing its positions and dealings in Greencore Group PLC's 1p ordinary shares as of 07 January 2026, and also noting disclosures for Bakkavor Group PLC. On January 7, 2026, Barclays purchased a total of 416,144 and sold 627,157 Greencore Group PLC 1p ordinary shares, while also engaging in cash-settled derivative transactions reflecting 273,844 decreasing short and 121,417 increasing short reference securities. Following these dealings, Barclays PLC reported total interests of 9,832,014 (2.22%) and total short positions of 9,929,764 (2.24%) in Greencore Group PLC.
| Date | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 15:26:36 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 2124O |
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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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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: |
07 Jan 2026 |
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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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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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7,884,732 |
1.78% |
2,795,375 |
0.63% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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1,947,282 |
0.44% |
7,134,389 |
1.61% |
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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% |
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0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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9,832,014 |
2.22% |
9,929,764 |
2.24% |
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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 |
160,740 |
2.4667 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
80,812 |
2.4700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
33,125 |
2.4697 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
28,702 |
2.4661 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
25,676 |
2.4678 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
24,160 |
2.4652 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,080 |
2.4701 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,096 |
2.4550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,286 |
2.4650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,737 |
2.4647 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,059 |
2.4662 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,450 |
2.4702 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,177 |
2.4586 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,834 |
2.4541 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,250 |
2.4514 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,059 |
2.4621 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,879 |
2.4520 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
700 |
2.4535 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
645 |
2.4500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
134 |
2.4600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
3 |
2.4633 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
97,708 |
2.4700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
75,334 |
2.4695 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
47,285 |
2.4647 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
46,775 |
2.4699 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
39,346 |
2.4656 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
39,177 |
2.4651 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
37,174 |
2.4657 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
33,080 |
2.4698 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
24,903 |
2.4772 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
23,689 |
2.4609 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
14,536 |
2.4595 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
10,899 |
2.4586 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
8,270 |
2.4676 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
7,938 |
2.4650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
7,775 |
2.4704 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
7,464 |
2.4581 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
5,996 |
2.4708 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
4,094 |
2.4539 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,905 |
2.4596 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,681 |
2.4712 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,667 |
2.4720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
2,107 |
2.4675 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,956 |
2.4850 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,898 |
2.4466 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,883 |
2.4786 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,752 |
2.4900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,736 |
2.4576 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,425 |
2.4450 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,290 |
2.4500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,196 |
2.4874 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,107 |
2.4571 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
1,098 |
2.4811 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
819 |
2.4672 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
650 |
2.4550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
227 |
2.4925 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
196 |
2.4948 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
79 |
2.4527 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
35 |
2.4600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
27 |
2.4542 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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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 |
4,321 |
2.4647 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
313 |
2.4499 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
79 |
2.4526 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1 |
2.4549 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,520 |
2.4569 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,107 |
2.4571 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
11,100 |
2.4575 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
23,689 |
2.4609 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,631 |
2.4638 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2 |
2.4649 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,786 |
2.4650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
39,177 |
2.4651 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
15,272 |
2.4657 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
935 |
2.4663 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
819 |
2.4672 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
23,336 |
2.4698 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
56,519 |
2.4699 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
17,844 |
2.4700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
5,996 |
2.4708 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,667 |
2.4720 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
24,903 |
2.4772 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,883 |
2.4786 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,196 |
2.4874 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,752 |
2.4900 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
227 |
2.4925 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
196 |
2.4948 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
658 |
2.4500 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,879 |
2.4520 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
700 |
2.4535 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,972 |
2.4550 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,400 |
2.4582 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
100 |
2.4600 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3 |
2.4617 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,059 |
2.4621 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,000 |
2.4650 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
24,160 |
2.4652 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,644 |
2.4661 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,059 |
2.4662 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
52,703 |
2.4700 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
17,080 |
2.4701 GBP |
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1p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
19,534 |
2.4642 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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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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price |
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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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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
08 Jan 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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