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)   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)  
Date of dealing 03 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:   €0.001 ordinary shares
  Long   Short
    Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities
3,242,197 1.37% 545,782 0.23%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
158,126 0.07% 1,919,678 0.81%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
TOTAL:
3,400,323 1.43% 2,465,460 1.04%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Long   Short
    Number   (%)   Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities        

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

       

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

       
Total        

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit
Purchase 51 34.2203 EUR
Purchase 85 35.0600 EUR
Purchase 89 34.3651 EUR
Purchase 116 34.3931 EUR
Purchase 189 34.5400 EUR
Purchase 270 34.6471 EUR
Purchase 273 34.0000 EUR
Purchase 370 30.8337 GBP
Purchase 400 34.3756 EUR
Purchase 711 30.5381 GBP
Purchase 763 30.2219 GBP
Purchase 884 30.0276 GBP
Purchase 888 30.2200 GBP
Purchase 980 34.3985 EUR
Purchase 1,078 34.6314 EUR
Purchase 2,044 30.1319 GBP
Purchase 3,277 34.2836 EUR
Purchase 4,268 34.3215 EUR
Purchase 4,595 30.0549 GBP
Purchase 4,647 30.3122 GBP
Purchase 9,190 30.0148 GBP
Purchase 12,000 34.3419 EUR
Purchase 20,219 30.2667 GBP
Purchase 30,487 34.3601 EUR
Purchase 35,419 30.3733 GBP
Purchase 43,708 34.3157 EUR
Purchase 52,446 34.3600 EUR
Sale 58 35.0000 EUR
Sale 70 34.9834 EUR
Sale 89 30.0824 GBP
Sale 149 34.2000 EUR
Sale 150 30.5224 GBP
Sale 150 30.1200 GBP
Sale 172 30.1537 GBP
Sale 276 30.1787 GBP
Sale 337 30.2213 GBP
Sale 418 30.3749 GBP
Sale 436 30.1777 GBP
Sale 570 34.2904 EUR
Sale 842 34.2148 EUR
Sale 899 30.4783 GBP
Sale 950 34.3533 EUR
Sale 1,000 34.1903 EUR
Sale 1,055 30.2200 GBP
Sale 1,997 34.2291 EUR
Sale 2,006 34.5252 EUR
Sale 2,680 30.4851 GBP
Sale 2,780 34.3696 EUR
Sale 4,224 34.5903 EUR
Sale 8,955 34.3994 EUR
Sale 10,168 34.4530 EUR
Sale 10,460 34.2992 EUR
Sale 11,488 30.9423 GBP
Sale 13,049 34.3713 EUR
Sale 17,512 30.1679 GBP
Sale 24,487 34.5744 EUR

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product Name   Nature of transaction   Number of relevant securities   Price per
      unit
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 150 30.5224 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 172 30.1537 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 233 34.9577 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 276 30.1787 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 418 30.3749 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 436 30.1777 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 928 30.4392 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 962 30.2996 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 3,214 34.3651 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 3,516 34.4014 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 4,166 34.3574 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 10,168 34.4530 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 17,512 30.1679 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Long 38,000 34.5139 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 201 34.6779 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 270 34.6470 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 273 34.0063 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 370 30.8337 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 400 34.3782 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 654 30.8549 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 763 30.2219 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 884 30.0276 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 980 34.3985 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 1,078 34.6314 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 1,496 30.2224 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 2,044 30.1319 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 3,068 30.3280 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 6,871 30.2519 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 7,050 33.9979 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 9,838 34.0305 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 13,410 34.3743 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 13,410 34.6336 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares Short 30,487 34.3601 EUR

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

  Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.   Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)   Exercise price   Type, e.g. American, European etc.   Expiry date   Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name,

e.g. call option

  Number of securities   Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction

(Note 8)

  Details   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?   NO
Date of disclosure: 4 May 2018
Contact name: Femi Badmos
Telephone number: 020 3555 1125
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected  
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection  

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