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		27 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
				3,278,220		1.38%		756,361		0.32%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				219,855		0.09%		1,838,267		0.78%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,498,075		1.47%		2,594,628		1.09%

(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		41		34.7000 EUR
Purchase		41		35.2053 EUR
Purchase		94		30.1828 GBP
Purchase		113		34.2816 EUR
Purchase		237		29.9865 GBP
Purchase		279		34.7537 EUR
Purchase		315		30.0502 GBP
Purchase		383		29.9560 GBP
Purchase		430		34.7370 EUR
Purchase		482		30.6972 GBP
Purchase		555		30.3500 GBP
Purchase		569		29.9363 GBP
Purchase		572		34.7304 EUR
Purchase		604		29.9922 GBP
Purchase		877		34.8566 EUR
Purchase		1,050		35.0186 EUR
Purchase		1,457		34.7100 EUR
Purchase		1,645		30.3087 GBP
Purchase		2,000		35.2600 EUR
Purchase		2,110		34.4250 EUR
Purchase		3,017		30.9800 GBP
Purchase		3,707		30.1531 GBP
Purchase		4,795		30.1875 GBP
Purchase		4,945		34.8856 EUR
Purchase		8,521		34.8023 EUR
Purchase		8,975		34.7138 EUR
Purchase		10,500		35.1825 EUR
Purchase		11,395		35.0000 EUR
Purchase		12,320		34.3901 EUR
Purchase		14,092		34.3359 EUR
Purchase		17,675		35.2000 EUR
Purchase		20,591		34.4327 EUR
Purchase		22,604		30.4329 GBP
Sale		4		30.8795 GBP
Sale		20		30.9813 GBP
Sale		29		30.7000 GBP
Sale		51		30.8011 GBP
Sale		62		29.9000 GBP
Sale		96		30.1934 GBP
Sale		175		30.0171 GBP
Sale		320		34.6400 EUR
Sale		408		30.2047 GBP
Sale		501		30.9800 GBP
Sale		555		30.3500 GBP
Sale		655		30.7481 GBP
Sale		926		34.3738 EUR
Sale		991		30.6971 GBP
Sale		1,057		34.3184 EUR
Sale		1,238		34.6427 EUR
Sale		1,322		30.3310 GBP
Sale		1,529		30.4121 GBP
Sale		1,820		34.7073 EUR
Sale		2,443		34.3975 EUR
Sale		4,594		30.3340 GBP
Sale		5,066		34.6204 EUR
Sale		6,892		29.9200 GBP
Sale		7,218		34.9916 EUR
Sale		28,159		34.8614 EUR
Sale		33,696		30.7847 GBP
Sale		68,731		35.1834 EUR
Sale		80,000		34.2096 EUR
Sale		90,000		34.1216 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		4		30.8800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		51		30.8011 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		96		30.1934 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		501		30.9800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		991		30.6971 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,404		34.5543 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,529		30.4121 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,590		30.3762 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,000		30.4781 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,000		34.6421 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,066		34.6204 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,218		34.9916 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		24,155		30.9775 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		66,885		35.1973 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		80,000		34.2096 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		90,000		34.1216 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		94		30.1828 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		113		34.2816 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		383		29.9560 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		430		34.7370 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		569		29.9363 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		576		30.1685 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		604		29.9922 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		803		34.8682 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,000		30.4027 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,115		35.2359 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,795		30.1875 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,945		34.8856 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,378		30.1517 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,500		35.1825 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,320		34.3901 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		14,092		34.3359 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20,591		34.4327 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.

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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		30 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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