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

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	Barclays PLC.
Company dealt in		SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security to which the		€0.001 ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		Â
Date of dealing		30 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
				Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,281,374		1.38%		773,204		0.33%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				250,467		0.11%		1,855,712		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:
				3,531,841		1.49%		2,628,916		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		175		31.0714 GBP
Purchase		181		35.1700 EUR
Purchase		191		35.3878 EUR
Purchase		225		35.1932 EUR
Purchase		280		30.9400 GBP
Purchase		349		30.9386 GBP
Purchase		369		31.0295 GBP
Purchase		498		31.1038 GBP
Purchase		730		35.2058 EUR
Purchase		1,063		35.3505 EUR
Purchase		1,084		35.3393 EUR
Purchase		1,547		35.3138 EUR
Purchase		1,967		35.3386 EUR
Purchase		10,618		35.3413 EUR
Purchase		15,000		35.3537 EUR
Purchase		15,183		35.3600 EUR
Purchase		17,807		30.9631 GBP
Sale		12		31.0526 GBP
Sale		32		31.0350 GBP
Sale		96		30.9752 GBP
Sale		253		31.0490 GBP
Sale		315		31.0104 GBP
Sale		337		35.3267 EUR
Sale		369		31.0295 GBP
Sale		449		30.9453 GBP
Sale		481		30.9400 GBP
Sale		484		31.0644 GBP
Sale		573		35.3231 EUR
Sale		709		35.2828 EUR
Sale		793		31.0000 GBP
Sale		818		30.9379 GBP
Sale		973		31.0277 GBP
Sale		1,022		35.3526 EUR
Sale		1,052		31.0563 GBP
Sale		1,081		35.3940 EUR
Sale		1,408		35.3657 EUR
Sale		1,524		31.0411 GBP
Sale		1,571		35.3452 EUR
Sale		1,929		35.3496 EUR
Sale		3,270		35.3351 EUR
Sale		3,597		31.0799 GBP
Sale		4,835		31.0482 GBP
Sale		6,252		35.3259 EUR
Sale		9,189		30.9760 GBP
Sale		10,021		35.3711 EUR
Sale		10,820		35.3523 EUR
Sale		28,608		35.3600 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		12		31.0525 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		62		30.9380 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		96		30.9753 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		201		30.9400 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		205		35.2931 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		253		31.0490 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		332		31.0382 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		368		35.3398 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		474		35.1912 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		484		31.0644 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		756		30.9379 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,000		35.3606 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,524		31.0411 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,395		35.3338 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,586		31.0546 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		18,392		35.3498 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		36		35.3666 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		191		35.3879 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		210		31.1815 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		299		35.2068 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		474		30.9427 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		730		35.2058 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,547		35.3138 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,967		35.3386 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,418		30.9424 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,618		35.3413 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,000		35.3565 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,058		35.3626 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.

Â

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.

NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		1 May 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Â	Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection	Â	Â

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