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RNS Number : 1519D

State Street Global Advisors

17 March 2011

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the person whose    State Street Global Advisors & 
     positions/dealings are being        Affiliates 
     disclosed: 
     (b) Owner or controller of 
     interests and short positions 
     disclosed, if different from 
     1(a): The naming of nominee or 
     vehicle companies is 
     insufficient 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in      Greencore Group Plc 
     relation to whose relevant 
     securities the disclosure 
     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 of dealing (if any):       16-Mar-2011 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
     (f) Have you previously             Yes - Northern Foods Plc 
     disclosed, or are you today 
     disclosing, under the Code in 
     respect of any other relevant 
     security of any other party to 
     this offer? 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
 

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:             0.63 ordinary 
                                             Interests        Short positions 
                                        ------------------  ------------------ 
                                         Number       %         Number      % 
                                        --------  --------  -------------  --- 
    (1) Relevant securities owned 
     and/or controlled:                  1302130   0.62676 
                                        --------  --------  -------------  --- 
    (2) Derivatives (other than 
    options): 
                                        --------  --------  -------------  --- 
    (3) Options and agreements to 
    purchase/sell: 
                                        --------  --------  -------------  --- 
    TOTAL:                               1302130   0.62676 
                                        --------  --------  -------------  --- 
 

Gross interests and short positions should be disclosed.

(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: 
 
 

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.

Details of any open derivative or option positions should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

 
 Class of relevant 
 security               Purchase/sale    Number of securities   Price per unit 
 0.63 ordinary          Purchase         7161                   1.15 
                       ---------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
  Class of       Product       Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per 
  relevant     description           e.g.            reference        unit 
  security       e.g. CFD      opening/closing a    securities 
                                  long/short 
                                   position, 
                              increasing/reducing 
                                 a long/short 
                                   position 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price      date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per                paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit              received 
                             etc.        relates                           per 
                                                                           unit 
 
 

(ii) Exercising

 
   Class of         Product        Number of     Exercise date     Exercise 
   relevant       description     securities                       price per 
   security        e.g. call                                         unit 
                    option 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
   Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
       security           e.g. subscription,                  applicable) 
                              conversion 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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: 
  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:    17-Mar-2011 
 Contact name:          Chetan Shah 
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 Telephone number:      020 3395 6564 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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