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		24 April 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
				3,356,318		1.42%		700,361		0.30%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				186,150		0.08%		1,937,939		0.82%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,542,468		1.49%		2,638,300		1.11%

(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		100		30.9800 GBP
Purchase		105		35.5739 EUR
Purchase		106		31.0400 GBP
Purchase		125		30.9400 GBP
Purchase		146		35.5032 EUR
Purchase		167		31.3500 GBP
Purchase		176		30.9781 GBP
Purchase		303		35.5640 EUR
Purchase		378		31.1124 GBP
Purchase		392		35.5303 EUR
Purchase		659		31.0825 GBP
Purchase		717		31.1400 GBP
Purchase		970		35.4979 EUR
Purchase		1,000		35.5297 EUR
Purchase		1,330		30.9733 GBP
Purchase		2,163		35.5894 EUR
Purchase		4,283		30.9900 GBP
Purchase		5,507		31.0220 GBP
Purchase		6,106		35.5339 EUR
Purchase		6,709		35.5166 EUR
Purchase		15,630		35.5000 EUR
Purchase		42,153		31.0456 GBP
Sale		96		31.1218 GBP
Sale		150		31.3000 GBP
Sale		162		35.5400 EUR
Sale		172		30.9800 GBP
Sale		235		30.9976 GBP
Sale		307		35.4801 EUR
Sale		368		31.1000 GBP
Sale		405		31.0476 GBP
Sale		667		31.1925 GBP
Sale		853		30.9779 GBP
Sale		1,034		31.2257 GBP
Sale		1,394		31.1356 GBP
Sale		1,686		31.0097 GBP
Sale		2,767		30.9813 GBP
Sale		2,821		35.5127 EUR
Sale		3,634		35.4880 EUR
Sale		4,098		35.5317 EUR
Sale		6,090		35.4894 EUR
Sale		6,320		35.5276 EUR
Sale		12,473		35.4935 EUR
Sale		18,162		35.5278 EUR
Sale		20,433		35.5062 EUR
Sale		24,876		31.0064 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		96		31.1218 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		172		30.9800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		235		30.9976 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		541		31.2933 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		853		30.9779 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		918		35.4740 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,034		31.2257 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		18,162		35.5278 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		20,433		35.5062 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		25,377		35.4945 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		105		35.5740 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		146		35.5032 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		267		30.9824 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		303		35.5640 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		378		31.1124 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,139		31.1442 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,710		35.5026 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,099		31.0160 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		13,700		35.5267 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		24,777		31.0502 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)

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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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		25 Apr 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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