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		25 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
				3,373,380		1.42%		653,114		0.28%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				167,490		0.07%		1,980,763		0.84%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,540,870		1.49%		2,633,877		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

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		14		30.0100 GBP
Purchase		35		30.1011 GBP
Purchase		106		34.5980 EUR
Purchase		143		30.2000 GBP
Purchase		151		34.6200 EUR
Purchase		211		34.3851 EUR
Purchase		213		34.5359 EUR
Purchase		314		34.5157 EUR
Purchase		348		34.6405 EUR
Purchase		351		34.3800 EUR
Purchase		520		34.5900 EUR
Purchase		581		30.1141 GBP
Purchase		889		34.5190 EUR
Purchase		978		34.6236 EUR
Purchase		1,321		34.7275 EUR
Purchase		1,587		34.4422 EUR
Purchase		1,776		34.4994 EUR
Purchase		1,985		30.1572 GBP
Purchase		2,052		34.7348 EUR
Purchase		2,713		30.3099 GBP
Purchase		3,134		30.2079 GBP
Purchase		3,329		30.2204 GBP
Purchase		3,404		30.2083 GBP
Purchase		3,953		30.1000 GBP
Purchase		8,000		34.4861 EUR
Purchase		18,453		34.4000 EUR
Purchase		32,121		34.4685 EUR
Purchase		32,755		30.1695 GBP
Sale		1		34.4600 EUR
Sale		35		30.0788 GBP
Sale		96		30.2215 GBP
Sale		173		34.4899 EUR
Sale		211		34.3851 EUR
Sale		281		30.1460 GBP
Sale		397		30.1068 GBP
Sale		599		34.4705 EUR
Sale		1,168		34.5844 EUR
Sale		1,495		30.3388 GBP
Sale		1,563		34.4687 EUR
Sale		1,984		30.1585 GBP
Sale		2,166		30.1013 GBP
Sale		3,329		30.2234 GBP
Sale		3,363		30.2006 GBP
Sale		4,008		34.7835 EUR
Sale		4,257		34.4126 EUR
Sale		16,020		30.2931 GBP
Sale		16,257		34.5628 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		1		34.4600 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		35		30.0788 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		96		30.2215 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,585		34.4390 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,984		30.1585 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,000		30.3372 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,263		30.3858 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,335		34.4677 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,008		34.7835 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,257		34.4127 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		14,672		34.5761 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		24,000		30.4600 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		35		30.1011 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		106		34.5980 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		294		34.3825 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		314		34.5157 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		581		30.1141 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		948		34.9499 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,415		30.3914 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,504		30.1000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,335		30.1003 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,414		30.1024 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,479		34.6846 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,713		30.3099 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,148		30.2295 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,000		34.4861 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		24,000		34.8114 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		32,121		34.4685 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:		26 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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