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		12 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	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Long				Short
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				1,786,820		0.75%		1,035,107		0.44%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				828,420		0.35%		1,391,067		0.59%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				2,615,240		1.10%		2,426,174		1.02%

(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

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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		30		31.8433 GBP
Purchase		39		36.0400 EUR
Purchase		94		31.9300 GBP
Purchase		143		35.9843 EUR
Purchase		171		35.9200 EUR
Purchase		233		31.8757 GBP
Purchase		242		31.7652 GBP
Purchase		250		36.0124 EUR
Purchase		390		35.9856 EUR
Purchase		428		35.9135 EUR
Purchase		453		35.6520 EUR
Purchase		507		31.7448 GBP
Purchase		531		36.1200 EUR
Purchase		585		31.8622 GBP
Purchase		763		31.9000 GBP
Purchase		1,015		31.9800 GBP
Purchase		1,060		35.8210 EUR
Purchase		1,086		31.8546 GBP
Purchase		1,164		35.7858 EUR
Purchase		1,449		35.8593 EUR
Purchase		2,128		31.8452 GBP
Purchase		2,200		31.8740 GBP
Purchase		2,534		36.0058 EUR
Purchase		2,772		35.8709 EUR
Purchase		4,698		35.8519 EUR
Purchase		4,881		31.9785 GBP
Purchase		7,443		31.9320 GBP
Purchase		9,536		31.8784 GBP
Purchase		9,742		36.0175 EUR
Purchase		12,490		31.9791 GBP
Purchase		100,000		35.9740 EUR
Sale		61		31.6600 GBP
Sale		63		31.8580 GBP
Sale		143		35.7661 EUR
Sale		183		35.8755 EUR
Sale		209		36.0219 EUR
Sale		507		31.7448 GBP
Sale		520		35.9760 EUR
Sale		628		35.8320 EUR
Sale		1,293		35.9272 EUR
Sale		1,595		35.9297 EUR
Sale		1,927		35.9750 EUR
Sale		2,294		36.1200 EUR
Sale		2,485		31.7008 GBP
Sale		2,574		31.8435 GBP
Sale		4,387		31.8431 GBP
Sale		5,149		31.9714 GBP
Sale		13,361		31.9800 GBP
Sale		20,348		35.9498 EUR
Sale		24,847		36.0123 EUR
Sale		27,587		31.8912 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		63		31.8580 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		183		35.8755 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		628		35.8320 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,156		36.1200 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,485		31.7008 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,831		31.7872 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,522		35.9490 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,767		31.8111 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		31,176		35.8400 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		30		31.8433 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		242		31.7652 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		250		36.0124 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		438		35.9026 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,126		35.8545 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,477		31.9039 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,128		31.8452 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,534		36.0058 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,436		31.9825 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,560		36.1227 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,540		35.8591 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		31,176		31.8481 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		100,000		35.9740 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)

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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:		13 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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