Form 8.3 - SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC

Form 8.3 - SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Â	Â	Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	Barclays PLC.
Â		Company dealt in		SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC
Â		Class of relevant security to which the		€0.001 ordinary shares
Â		dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		Â
Â		Date of dealing		07 March 2018

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Â	Â	€0.001 ordinary shares
				Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				1,700,724		0.72%		1,015,315		0.43%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				803,750		0.34%		1,252,098		0.53%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				2,504,474		1.06%		2,267,413		0.96%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Long			Â	Short
Â	Â	Number	Â	(%)	Â	Number	Â	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	Â	Â			Â	Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â	Â			Â	Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â	Â			Â	Â
Total	Â	Â			Â	Â

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		40		31.5600 GBP
Purchase		78		32.0910 GBP
Purchase		100		31.7168 GBP
Purchase		137		35.9400 EUR
Purchase		181		32.0213 GBP
Purchase		273		31.4039 GBP
Purchase		276		35.0402 EUR
Purchase		361		32.1437 GBP
Purchase		368		31.4283 GBP
Purchase		463		36.0000 EUR
Purchase		548		35.0900 EUR
Purchase		841		31.8913 GBP
Purchase		945		31.5049 GBP
Purchase		1,486		31.5616 GBP
Purchase		1,532		35.1543 EUR
Purchase		1,563		35.8833 EUR
Purchase		1,897		31.5101 GBP
Purchase		2,466		31.4174 GBP
Purchase		2,922		35.4627 EUR
Purchase		2,958		35.5498 EUR
Purchase		3,000		35.6538 EUR
Purchase		3,000		35.1000 EUR
Purchase		3,856		35.0011 EUR
Purchase		4,542		35.6829 EUR
Purchase		5,745		31.5042 GBP
Purchase		5,908		35.6978 EUR
Purchase		7,499		31.4960 GBP
Purchase		7,566		35.6229 EUR
Purchase		8,363		31.4574 GBP
Purchase		11,323		32.1785 GBP
Purchase		21,051		31.7111 GBP
Purchase		23,695		31.8121 GBP
Purchase		30,328		31.4556 GBP
Purchase		44,894		31.7244 GBP
Purchase		45,000		32.3558 GBP
Purchase		57,210		31.5051 GBP
Purchase		61,100		32.0965 GBP
Purchase		65,492		31.6280 GBP
Purchase		79,710		31.7717 GBP
Purchase		87,312		32.0136 GBP
Purchase		100,000		32.0656 GBP
Purchase		100,000		35.9633 EUR
Purchase		100,643		35.3136 EUR
Sale		28		35.9000 EUR
Sale		64		35.6600 EUR
Sale		150		32.0421 GBP
Sale		200		36.0200 EUR
Sale		220		31.4400 GBP
Sale		238		31.7550 GBP
Sale		258		31.3568 GBP
Sale		271		35.9794 EUR
Sale		283		35.2200 EUR
Sale		362		31.4568 GBP
Sale		423		35.6920 EUR
Sale		510		35.9400 EUR
Sale		609		32.3359 GBP
Sale		664		31.3783 GBP
Sale		709		31.8374 GBP
Sale		727		31.3089 GBP
Sale		826		35.0880 EUR
Sale		856		31.4157 GBP
Sale		877		35.2096 EUR
Sale		878		31.8324 GBP
Sale		947		31.6925 GBP
Sale		976		31.4017 GBP
Sale		1,141		35.6255 EUR
Sale		1,809		35.6266 EUR
Sale		2,012		35.5835 EUR
Sale		2,080		31.4682 GBP
Sale		2,419		31.3700 GBP
Sale		2,641		35.6801 EUR
Sale		2,829		31.3976 GBP
Sale		4,102		31.5004 GBP
Sale		4,331		35.7227 EUR
Sale		4,598		32.0878 GBP
Sale		5,000		35.1400 EUR
Sale		6,630		35.9976 EUR
Sale		6,667		31.4915 GBP
Sale		9,432		31.5693 GBP
Sale		9,806		35.8800 EUR
Sale		17,482		32.1419 GBP
Sale		19,320		35.1591 EUR
Sale		28,557		31.4030 GBP
Sale		37,255		31.6065 GBP
Sale		40,349		35.2877 EUR
Sale		97,671		35.3501 EUR
Sale		102,946		31.9137 GBP
Sale		161,307		36.0000 EUR

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product Name	Â	Nature of transaction	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per
Â		Â		Â		unit
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		588		31.7878 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		609		32.3359 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		664		31.3783 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		709		31.8374 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		877		35.2096 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,909		36.0050 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,080		31.4682 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,102		31.5004 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,331		35.7227 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,000		35.1400 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,630		35.9976 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		11,891		31.4941 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,320		35.1591 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		39,046		32.1774 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		40,349		35.2877 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		41,487		31.3800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		42,170		35.2122 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		51,739		31.7561 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		54,091		35.4324 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		161,307		36.0000 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		78		32.0910 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		179		31.5842 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		181		32.0213 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		273		31.4039 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		361		32.1437 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		642		35.5743 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		841		31.8913 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		945		31.5049 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,468		32.1349 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,532		35.1543 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,897		31.5101 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,316		35.5520 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,000		35.1000 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,856		35.0011 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		14,664		35.2394 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		22,899		31.8821 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		23,695		31.8121 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		28,173		31.5801 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		30,328		31.4556 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		41,487		35.7898 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		42,593		31.4914 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		45,000		32.3558 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		57,210		31.5051 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		61,100		32.0965 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		79,710		31.7717 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		85,979		35.3262 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		87,312		32.0136 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		100,000		32.0656 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		100,000		35.9633 EUR

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

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Exercise price

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Type, e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing

and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option

referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any

relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this

should be stated.

NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		8 Mar 2018
Contact name:		ELISE TANG
Telephone number:		0207 1163001
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

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