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		08 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
				1,728,825		0.73%		966,366		0.41%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				733,772		0.31%		1,259,291		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:
				2,462,597		1.04%		2,225,657		0.94%

(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		14		31.2800 GBP
Purchase		20		35.6175 EUR
Purchase		47		31.9185 GBP
Purchase		99		31.9700 GBP
Purchase		141		35.3100 EUR
Purchase		158		35.9000 EUR
Purchase		190		31.4343 GBP
Purchase		220		31.6630 GBP
Purchase		324		31.7012 GBP
Purchase		465		32.0173 GBP
Purchase		590		31.8928 GBP
Purchase		647		32.0100 GBP
Purchase		821		31.3638 GBP
Purchase		985		31.6092 GBP
Purchase		1,000		31.9800 GBP
Purchase		1,017		35.3293 EUR
Purchase		1,230		31.5912 GBP
Purchase		1,348		31.8688 GBP
Purchase		1,502		35.7103 EUR
Purchase		1,585		35.3845 EUR
Purchase		1,732		31.8355 GBP
Purchase		1,954		31.4418 GBP
Purchase		2,272		35.6322 EUR
Purchase		3,054		31.6294 GBP
Purchase		3,075		35.3145 EUR
Purchase		3,193		35.6854 EUR
Purchase		3,504		31.9799 GBP
Purchase		4,296		35.8148 EUR
Purchase		8,634		31.5439 GBP
Purchase		11,787		35.3656 EUR
Purchase		12,215		31.7821 GBP
Purchase		14,149		35.8800 EUR
Purchase		14,857		31.4931 GBP
Purchase		17,464		35.9200 EUR
Purchase		50,000		35.3117 EUR
Purchase		60,048		35.4829 EUR
Sale		14		31.2800 GBP
Sale		14		32.0395 GBP
Sale		15		32.2400 GBP
Sale		55		35.8776 EUR
Sale		64		31.9214 GBP
Sale		122		35.8903 EUR
Sale		160		35.9562 EUR
Sale		203		31.6200 GBP
Sale		230		31.4400 GBP
Sale		364		31.8947 GBP
Sale		510		31.9200 GBP
Sale		641		35.9344 EUR
Sale		898		31.9143 GBP
Sale		900		31.7392 GBP
Sale		960		31.6513 GBP
Sale		1,067		35.5241 EUR
Sale		1,467		31.7106 GBP
Sale		1,546		31.5151 GBP
Sale		1,848		35.7328 EUR
Sale		2,309		31.8450 GBP
Sale		2,425		31.5322 GBP
Sale		3,923		31.6012 GBP
Sale		4,673		35.4995 EUR
Sale		4,770		31.9927 GBP
Sale		6,372		35.5751 EUR
Sale		7,135		35.8800 EUR
Sale		9,196		31.5023 GBP
Sale		11,366		35.5086 EUR
Sale		14,879		31.6891 GBP
Sale		16,334		35.4866 EUR
Sale		26,088		35.4530 EUR
Sale		27,039		35.4647 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		14		32.0400 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		55		35.8776 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		364		31.8947 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		375		31.9181 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		801		35.9310 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		900		31.7392 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		960		31.6513 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,220		31.6891 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,468		31.9237 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,444		31.6617 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,316		35.8800 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,673		35.4995 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		26,088		35.4530 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		41,714		35.2000 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20		35.6175 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		100		35.7463 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		220		31.6630 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		324		31.7012 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		341		35.6878 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		590		31.8928 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		655		31.8482 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		985		31.6092 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,502		35.7103 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,608		31.9225 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,471		31.9172 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,296		35.8147 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,000		35.3061 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,634		31.5439 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,000		35.3590 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		13,581		35.8826 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		14,857		31.4931 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		41,714		31.4190 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		50,000		35.3117 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:		9 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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