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		09 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
				1,744,679		0.74%		1,051,862		0.44%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				847,060		0.36%		1,309,135		0.55%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				2,591,739		1.09%		2,360,997		1.00%

(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		127		35.9859 EUR
Purchase		201		31.9000 GBP
Purchase		267		32.0210 GBP
Purchase		538		32.0576 GBP
Purchase		611		32.0357 GBP
Purchase		730		36.0000 EUR
Purchase		754		36.0059 EUR
Purchase		1,028		32.0314 GBP
Purchase		1,050		32.0230 GBP
Purchase		1,354		31.9100 GBP
Purchase		2,060		35.9445 EUR
Purchase		2,240		35.9392 EUR
Purchase		2,340		31.9610 GBP
Purchase		5,478		35.9097 EUR
Purchase		6,249		35.9242 EUR
Purchase		6,801		31.9559 GBP
Purchase		8,006		31.9725 GBP
Purchase		8,798		31.9880 GBP
Purchase		9,286		35.9325 EUR
Purchase		9,900		31.9413 GBP
Purchase		11,461		35.9224 EUR
Purchase		15,203		31.9492 GBP
Purchase		15,727		32.0597 GBP
Purchase		16,565		35.9400 EUR
Purchase		26,026		35.9521 EUR
Purchase		37,299		31.9205 GBP
Purchase		45,142		31.9024 GBP
Purchase		51,148		35.9687 EUR
Sale		3		32.0565 GBP
Sale		72		35.9300 EUR
Sale		87		35.9882 EUR
Sale		120		31.9577 GBP
Sale		149		32.0762 GBP
Sale		183		31.9734 GBP
Sale		297		32.2000 GBP
Sale		535		35.8460 EUR
Sale		556		35.9519 EUR
Sale		758		32.0645 GBP
Sale		1,155		31.9025 GBP
Sale		1,354		31.9100 GBP
Sale		2,029		32.2014 GBP
Sale		2,309		31.9976 GBP
Sale		2,626		35.8144 EUR
Sale		3,243		35.8830 EUR
Sale		4,289		35.8589 EUR
Sale		5,393		35.9527 EUR
Sale		9,925		31.9425 GBP
Sale		13,591		35.9248 EUR
Sale		43,784		31.9839 GBP
Sale		68,219		36.0000 EUR
Sale		195,354		32.1626 GBP

(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		87		35.9882 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		120		31.9577 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		127		35.9528 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		332		32.0196 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		758		32.0645 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,155		31.9025 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,477		32.1951 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,289		35.8589 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,742		35.8444 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,554		31.9016 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		16,469		31.9395 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		57,086		36.0000 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		163,313		32.1974 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		127		35.9859 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		182		31.8415 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		241		32.0425 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		267		32.0210 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		362		32.0243 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		538		32.0576 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		611		32.0357 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		754		36.0059 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,028		32.0314 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,336		31.9041 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,060		35.9445 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,000		35.9862 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,286		35.9324 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,610		35.8582 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		37,299		31.9206 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		40,538		36.0021 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		45,142		31.9024 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		47,800		35.9377 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		12 Mar 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

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