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		26 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
				3,418,213		1.44%		715,410		0.30%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				212,010		0.09%		2,009,393		0.85%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,630,223		1.53%		2,724,803		1.15%

(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		34		34.9079 EUR
Purchase		74		34.9564 EUR
Purchase		88		30.5000 GBP
Purchase		94		30.6156 GBP
Purchase		110		35.1200 EUR
Purchase		333		30.5088 GBP
Purchase		436		34.5000 EUR
Purchase		527		35.4164 EUR
Purchase		546		35.2369 EUR
Purchase		613		34.8098 EUR
Purchase		755		35.2227 EUR
Purchase		779		34.8687 EUR
Purchase		1,028		35.2735 EUR
Purchase		1,113		30.2249 GBP
Purchase		1,436		35.1571 EUR
Purchase		1,438		35.5600 EUR
Purchase		1,677		35.0611 EUR
Purchase		1,846		30.5094 GBP
Purchase		2,030		35.3500 EUR
Purchase		2,066		30.4042 GBP
Purchase		2,627		30.6845 GBP
Purchase		3,435		35.0384 EUR
Purchase		3,547		30.7500 GBP
Purchase		3,610		30.5400 GBP
Purchase		4,655		35.2391 EUR
Purchase		4,663		35.0257 EUR
Purchase		23,741		35.0782 EUR
Purchase		70,341		30.5197 GBP
Sale		34		30.5795 GBP
Sale		60		30.7372 GBP
Sale		96		30.3569 GBP
Sale		100		30.4200 GBP
Sale		186		30.8544 GBP
Sale		218		34.5000 EUR
Sale		332		30.6481 GBP
Sale		394		35.3275 EUR
Sale		488		35.1376 EUR
Sale		581		35.3182 EUR
Sale		1,319		35.1000 EUR
Sale		1,320		35.3486 EUR
Sale		1,397		30.6338 GBP
Sale		1,646		35.5636 EUR
Sale		1,742		35.1109 EUR
Sale		2,155		35.3140 EUR
Sale		2,190		35.2216 EUR
Sale		2,760		35.0868 EUR
Sale		3,101		30.4809 GBP
Sale		3,398		30.7500 GBP
Sale		3,610		30.5413 GBP
Sale		4,594		30.2800 GBP
Sale		5,105		35.1731 EUR
Sale		5,993		35.3012 EUR
Sale		10,366		35.2567 EUR
Sale		12,986		30.4969 GBP
Sale		16,321		35.3167 EUR
Sale		31,662		35.1200 EUR
Sale		37,162		35.1005 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		34		30.5794 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		60		30.7371 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		96		30.3569 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		186		30.8544 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		394		35.3275 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		720		34.5256 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,051		35.0974 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,754		30.4499 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,258		35.0959 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,550		30.5220 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		10,366		35.2567 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		16,321		35.3167 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		37,162		35.1005 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		94		30.6156 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		105		35.1476 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		674		34.8252 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,537		30.5445 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,902		30.2046 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,066		30.4042 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,627		30.6845 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,893		30.5563 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,483		34.9518 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,663		35.0257 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,258		30.6171 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,651		35.0210 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,242		35.1226 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		47,585		30.5424 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:		27 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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