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	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		04 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	Â	Â	€0.001 ordinary shares	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Long				Short
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,543,878		1.49%		442,614		0.19%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				134,303		0.06%		2,249,655		0.95%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,678,181		1.55%		2,692,269		1.14%

(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		2		34.5250 EUR
Purchase		48		30.4200 GBP
Purchase		75		30.2400 GBP
Purchase		102		30.4000 GBP
Purchase		108		30.4626 GBP
Purchase		200		34.4800 EUR
Purchase		381		30.5850 GBP
Purchase		408		34.5468 EUR
Purchase		522		34.5609 EUR
Purchase		590		30.4633 GBP
Purchase		652		34.5337 EUR
Purchase		974		30.4819 GBP
Purchase		975		30.4629 GBP
Purchase		1,237		30.5261 GBP
Purchase		1,278		30.4827 GBP
Purchase		2,832		34.5738 EUR
Purchase		2,953		34.6129 EUR
Purchase		3,247		30.5881 GBP
Purchase		3,295		34.5979 EUR
Purchase		4,104		30.3542 GBP
Purchase		6,286		34.5951 EUR
Purchase		7,012		34.5241 EUR
Purchase		7,051		34.5055 EUR
Purchase		7,367		30.4800 GBP
Purchase		7,968		34.5385 EUR
Purchase		9,226		34.4963 EUR
Purchase		12,358		34.6131 EUR
Purchase		12,411		34.2839 EUR
Purchase		13,036		34.8000 EUR
Purchase		15,035		34.5290 EUR
Purchase		15,589		30.5134 GBP
Purchase		20,000		34.4861 EUR
Purchase		22,951		34.5483 EUR
Purchase		29,989		34.5934 EUR
Purchase		35,748		34.5038 EUR
Purchase		36,762		30.3987 GBP
Purchase		67,282		30.4920 GBP
Sale		51		34.6449 EUR
Sale		75		30.2400 GBP
Sale		331		30.4800 GBP
Sale		564		30.4501 GBP
Sale		575		34.6142 EUR
Sale		607		30.4813 GBP
Sale		645		30.5284 GBP
Sale		1,032		34.5200 EUR
Sale		1,182		34.5543 EUR
Sale		1,187		34.4122 EUR
Sale		1,263		30.7477 GBP
Sale		1,744		30.5759 GBP
Sale		3,417		34.3310 EUR
Sale		3,568		34.3499 EUR
Sale		5,292		34.8463 EUR
Sale		5,529		30.4782 GBP
Sale		5,976		30.5158 GBP
Sale		10,108		34.6195 EUR
Sale		12,000		34.4505 EUR
Sale		13,484		34.4355 EUR
Sale		13,786		30.9600 GBP
Sale		18,381		30.5220 GBP
Sale		19,231		34.6200 EUR
Sale		20,000		34.1222 EUR
Sale		25,253		30.5212 GBP
Sale		100,000		34.0817 EUR

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled			Â	Â	Â	Â
Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale		Number of relevant securities		Price per unit
security		Â		Â		Â
€0.001 ordinary shares		Purchase		100		34.4800 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Purchase		204		34.5468 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Purchase		1,416		34.5738 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Purchase		3,143		34.5951 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Purchase		3,506		34.5241 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Purchase		4,613		34.4963 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Sale		516		34.5200 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Sale		591		34.5543 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Sale		1,784		34.3499 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Sale		6,742		34.4355 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		326		30.4800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		564		30.4501 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		575		34.6142 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		645		30.5284 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,187		34.4122 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,263		30.7477 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,341		30.4416 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,000		34.5335 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,493		30.4801 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,292		34.8463 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,215		34.6312 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		20,000		34.1222 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		100,000		34.0817 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2		34.5200 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		108		30.4626 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		286		34.6152 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		381		30.5850 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		441		34.0850 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		590		30.4633 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		652		34.5337 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		974		30.4819 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,237		30.5261 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,029		34.6954 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,667		34.6127 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,786		30.5878 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,000		30.5327 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,104		30.3542 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,806		34.4641 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,113		30.4824 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,988		34.6225 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,035		34.5290 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20,000		34.4862 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		23,183		34.6314 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		35,748		34.5038 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		37,478		30.5051 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)

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:		8 May 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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