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		09 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
				3,572,939		1.51%		358,590		0.15%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				106,855		0.05%		3,284,455		1.38%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
		TOTAL:
				3,679,794		1.55%		3,643,045		1.54%

(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		12		35.2700 EUR
Purchase		36		35.1870 EUR
Purchase		106		30.8413 GBP
Purchase		125		30.7400 GBP
Purchase		200		30.7901 GBP
Purchase		264		30.7800 GBP
Purchase		278		30.8451 GBP
Purchase		438		35.1859 EUR
Purchase		583		30.8392 GBP
Purchase		829		30.9220 GBP
Purchase		961		35.1000 EUR
Purchase		1,191		35.2333 EUR
Purchase		1,611		35.1975 EUR
Purchase		1,680		30.9186 GBP
Purchase		2,860		30.7935 GBP
Purchase		3,049		30.7614 GBP
Purchase		4,469		30.7504 GBP
Purchase		5,377		30.9200 GBP
Purchase		6,462		35.1940 EUR
Purchase		7,593		35.1970 EUR
Purchase		8,992		35.1835 EUR
Purchase		9,190		30.8713 GBP
Purchase		9,190		30.8569 GBP
Purchase		9,190		30.8826 GBP
Purchase		9,201		35.2000 EUR
Purchase		10,617		30.8566 GBP
Purchase		11,487		35.2400 EUR
Purchase		15,101		35.2130 EUR
Purchase		26,488		30.7760 GBP
Purchase		33,540		35.1905 EUR
Sale		16		30.8100 GBP
Sale		20		30.6800 GBP
Sale		20		30.9180 GBP
Sale		229		35.1400 EUR
Sale		253		35.1000 EUR
Sale		289		35.2347 EUR
Sale		319		35.2074 EUR
Sale		349		35.1317 EUR
Sale		428		30.8290 GBP
Sale		498		35.2035 EUR
Sale		550		30.8138 GBP
Sale		801		35.1724 EUR
Sale		818		30.7450 GBP
Sale		1,412		35.1790 EUR
Sale		2,840		30.7886 GBP
Sale		6,745		30.9200 GBP
Sale		8,671		35.2373 EUR
Sale		9,190		30.8569 GBP
Sale		11,795		35.1918 EUR
Sale		12,290		30.7993 GBP
Sale		14,532		35.2400 EUR
Sale		19,949		35.1902 EUR
Sale		37,593		30.8335 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		20		30.9180 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		159		35.2578 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		382		30.9200 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		428		30.8290 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		498		35.2035 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,106		35.1212 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,215		35.1751 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,114		30.7049 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,900		30.8400 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,237		35.2373 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,409		30.9175 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		14,752		30.7886 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,872		30.8037 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		36		35.1869 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		106		30.8413 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		159		30.6227 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		829		30.9220 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,888		35.2381 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,860		30.7935 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,930		35.2098 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,469		30.7504 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,900		35.1332 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,462		35.1940 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,617		30.8566 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,842		35.1863 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)

Â

Exercise price

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Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Â

Expiry date

Â

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 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		10 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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