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		15 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
				1,841,634		0.78%		675,754		0.28%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				491,947		0.21%		1,499,836		0.63%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				2,333,581		0.98%		2,175,590		0.92%

(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		94		35.5800 EUR
Purchase		107		35.5400 EUR
Purchase		271		35.5258 EUR
Purchase		278		35.5535 EUR
Purchase		287		35.4356 EUR
Purchase		524		31.4175 GBP
Purchase		765		31.4318 GBP
Purchase		797		31.3878 GBP
Purchase		1,051		35.6091 EUR
Purchase		1,060		31.4836 GBP
Purchase		1,324		31.4879 GBP
Purchase		1,885		31.3600 GBP
Purchase		2,302		35.6281 EUR
Purchase		2,397		31.5390 GBP
Purchase		3,029		31.4412 GBP
Purchase		4,046		31.4108 GBP
Purchase		4,268		31.3513 GBP
Purchase		8,131		35.5114 EUR
Purchase		9,386		35.5806 EUR
Purchase		22,034		35.5468 EUR
Purchase		23,496		35.5000 EUR
Purchase		24,969		31.3614 GBP
Purchase		30,358		31.5190 GBP
Purchase		41,466		35.5023 EUR
Purchase		44,172		31.3828 GBP
Sale		3		31.5000 GBP
Sale		76		35.5000 EUR
Sale		122		35.3000 EUR
Sale		147		35.5046 EUR
Sale		155		31.3030 GBP
Sale		173		31.4447 GBP
Sale		195		31.4600 GBP
Sale		236		31.3971 GBP
Sale		245		35.3099 EUR
Sale		253		35.6988 EUR
Sale		259		31.3000 GBP
Sale		328		35.4200 EUR
Sale		534		35.4129 EUR
Sale		566		35.3741 EUR
Sale		906		31.5073 GBP
Sale		1,137		35.4178 EUR
Sale		2,497		31.3600 GBP
Sale		2,720		31.3014 GBP
Sale		3,707		31.4627 GBP
Sale		5,000		31.5061 GBP
Sale		13,795		31.5600 GBP
Sale		39,551		35.4400 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		147		35.5046 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		173		31.4447 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		389		31.5230 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		566		35.3741 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,252		35.4451 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		39,551		35.4400 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		271		35.5258 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		320		31.3025 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		524		31.4175 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		693		35.6465 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,051		35.6091 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,060		31.4836 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,110		31.3933 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,252		31.4071 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,302		35.6281 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,029		31.4412 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,089		31.4862 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,269		31.3756 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,131		35.5114 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,386		35.5806 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		22,034		35.5468 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		30,358		31.5191 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		40,811		35.5026 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		44,172		31.3828 GBP

(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:		16 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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