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		02 May 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	€0.001 ordinary shares
	Â			Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,255,688		1.37%		671,293		0.28%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				205,482		0.09%		1,895,142		0.80%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,461,170		1.46%		2,566,435		1.08%

(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		10		31.2030 GBP
Purchase		23		31.2478 GBP
Purchase		60		31.0818 GBP
Purchase		65		31.2231 GBP
Purchase		76		31.0230 GBP
Purchase		85		35.2267 EUR
Purchase		102		31.2051 GBP
Purchase		214		30.9615 GBP
Purchase		236		31.0778 GBP
Purchase		247		31.1871 GBP
Purchase		303		35.2335 EUR
Purchase		334		35.2883 EUR
Purchase		375		31.0933 GBP
Purchase		419		31.0915 GBP
Purchase		419		35.1052 EUR
Purchase		548		31.0015 GBP
Purchase		616		31.0799 GBP
Purchase		652		35.3268 EUR
Purchase		821		35.1029 EUR
Purchase		866		31.0941 GBP
Purchase		922		35.1732 EUR
Purchase		973		35.4039 EUR
Purchase		1,352		31.0722 GBP
Purchase		1,394		35.2440 EUR
Purchase		1,435		31.0895 GBP
Purchase		1,798		30.9786 GBP
Purchase		2,292		31.1347 GBP
Purchase		2,502		35.3462 EUR
Purchase		3,322		30.9820 GBP
Purchase		3,858		31.2022 GBP
Purchase		4,017		31.0332 GBP
Purchase		5,531		35.1017 EUR
Purchase		5,856		35.1718 EUR
Purchase		10,228		30.9697 GBP
Purchase		20,000		35.2973 EUR
Purchase		24,377		31.0131 GBP
Purchase		40,489		35.1000 EUR
Purchase		46,873		35.1085 EUR
Sale		2		35.1942 EUR
Sale		123		31.2831 GBP
Sale		139		35.4660 EUR
Sale		157		31.0837 GBP
Sale		213		35.3056 EUR
Sale		236		31.2000 GBP
Sale		305		31.0549 GBP
Sale		352		31.0363 GBP
Sale		419		35.1052 EUR
Sale		624		31.0434 GBP
Sale		725		31.0893 GBP
Sale		867		30.9800 GBP
Sale		976		31.0915 GBP
Sale		979		35.3315 EUR
Sale		2,431		31.0119 GBP
Sale		2,852		35.2105 EUR
Sale		3,042		35.2587 EUR
Sale		3,052		30.9400 GBP
Sale		3,355		30.9818 GBP
Sale		4,442		35.3377 EUR
Sale		8,769		35.1000 EUR
Sale		14,428		31.0067 GBP
Sale		16,384		35.2828 EUR
Sale		17,980		35.2642 EUR
Sale		18,378		31.1620 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		2		35.1950 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		51		35.5733 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		88		35.3911 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		157		31.0836 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		624		31.0434 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		867		30.9800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,112		30.8972 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,846		30.9775 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,175		30.9741 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		17,980		35.2642 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		62		30.9819 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		76		31.0231 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		88		31.0428 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		214		30.9615 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		235		31.2615 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		295		31.2242 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		303		35.2335 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		334		35.2883 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		548		31.0015 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		821		35.1029 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,112		35.1075 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,502		35.3462 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,904		35.2447 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,260		30.9820 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,858		31.2022 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,057		35.1762 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,228		30.9698 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		42,578		35.1026 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		3 May 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection		Â

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