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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		€0.001 ordinary shares
Date of dealing		8 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		Â		Short		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,562,104		1.50%		395,402		0.17%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				128,586		0.05%		2,286,091		0.96%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,690,690		1.56%		2,681,493		1.13%

(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		3		30.5066 GBP
Purchase		8		34.7200 EUR
Purchase		18		30.5000 GBP
Purchase		85		30.6345 GBP
Purchase		96		35.0200 EUR
Purchase		116		30.5800 GBP
Purchase		207		34.9000 EUR
Purchase		243		34.8000 EUR
Purchase		304		34.7700 EUR
Purchase		304		34.7800 EUR
Purchase		304		34.7203 EUR
Purchase		320		34.7400 EUR
Purchase		404		30.5409 GBP
Purchase		729		30.5084 GBP
Purchase		797		30.6182 GBP
Purchase		899		34.8463 EUR
Purchase		958		34.8204 EUR
Purchase		1,345		30.6247 GBP
Purchase		1,425		35.2400 EUR
Purchase		1,600		30.5200 GBP
Purchase		2,022		30.8800 GBP
Purchase		2,102		34.7999 EUR
Purchase		3,355		30.8702 GBP
Purchase		3,629		34.7625 EUR
Purchase		3,678		30.4714 GBP
Purchase		4,282		30.6092 GBP
Purchase		5,651		30.4687 GBP
Purchase		6,525		34.7150 EUR
Purchase		6,791		34.7382 EUR
Purchase		9,058		34.9504 EUR
Purchase		10,617		34.7248 EUR
Purchase		12,139		30.5390 GBP
Purchase		15,881		30.6966 GBP
Purchase		18,380		30.5879 GBP
Purchase		25,660		34.7189 EUR
Sale		42		34.7481 EUR
Sale		47		30.6965 GBP
Sale		64		30.7490 GBP
Sale		72		30.6230 GBP
Sale		75		30.4000 GBP
Sale		114		30.6515 GBP
Sale		139		30.6009 GBP
Sale		207		34.9000 EUR
Sale		225		30.6412 GBP
Sale		241		34.5809 EUR
Sale		518		34.9083 EUR
Sale		526		30.7479 GBP
Sale		895		34.6633 EUR
Sale		1,600		30.5200 GBP
Sale		1,634		35.0200 EUR
Sale		2,669		30.5744 GBP
Sale		2,723		30.8813 GBP
Sale		3,543		35.1011 EUR
Sale		3,681		30.4745 GBP
Sale		5,211		34.7543 EUR
Sale		7,200		34.8876 EUR
Sale		15,000		34.7411 EUR
Sale		28,146		30.7398 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		47		30.6965 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		64		30.7490 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		72		30.6230 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		139		30.6010 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		225		30.6412 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		466		34.6113 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		526		30.7479 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		610		34.9006 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		615		30.5772 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,467		35.2373 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,479		34.6978 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,658		30.8775 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,398		30.6733 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		13,547		34.8133 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		42		34.7480 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		243		34.8191 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		304		34.7202 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		467		30.4027 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		517		30.5838 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		714		34.7335 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		728		30.6241 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		729		30.5084 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		899		34.8463 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,090		34.6225 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,399		30.5257 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,895		30.8800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,252		30.4499 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,041		34.7417 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,266		30.6798 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,881		30.6966 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		25,660		34.7189 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

Date of disclosure	Â	9 May 2018
Contact name		ELISE TANG
Telephone number		0207 1163001
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)		Â

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