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		10 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
				3,593,677		1.52%		360,497		0.15%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				110,563		0.05%		3,303,578		1.39%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,704,240		1.56%		3,664,075		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		17		35.4303 EUR
Purchase		34		31.4404 GBP
Purchase		91		31.1237 GBP
Purchase		106		31.1000 GBP
Purchase		107		31.0464 GBP
Purchase		124		31.4200 GBP
Purchase		266		35.2215 EUR
Purchase		278		31.3037 GBP
Purchase		402		35.2554 EUR
Purchase		420		31.0674 GBP
Purchase		481		31.3800 GBP
Purchase		504		35.4000 EUR
Purchase		525		35.3300 EUR
Purchase		750		35.2060 EUR
Purchase		1,496		35.4071 EUR
Purchase		1,812		30.9632 GBP
Purchase		1,971		31.3787 GBP
Purchase		2,103		35.2422 EUR
Purchase		2,866		35.5081 EUR
Purchase		3,359		35.2712 EUR
Purchase		3,444		31.3645 GBP
Purchase		3,570		30.9118 GBP
Purchase		5,687		35.2160 EUR
Purchase		6,637		35.4747 EUR
Purchase		8,779		31.3007 GBP
Purchase		13,147		31.1009 GBP
Sale		12		35.2558 EUR
Sale		69		31.1975 GBP
Sale		83		35.2555 EUR
Sale		97		35.1655 EUR
Sale		125		31.0402 GBP
Sale		195		31.0660 GBP
Sale		200		35.1200 EUR
Sale		257		35.4839 EUR
Sale		278		31.3037 GBP
Sale		453		35.5000 EUR
Sale		468		35.2306 EUR
Sale		1,272		31.3800 GBP
Sale		1,430		35.2263 EUR
Sale		1,560		31.0569 GBP
Sale		1,805		35.3418 EUR
Sale		2,474		35.2018 EUR
Sale		2,679		31.3814 GBP
Sale		8,984		31.1514 GBP
Sale		15,588		35.5600 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		69		31.1975 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		125		31.0402 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		195		31.0660 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		200		35.1173 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		257		35.4839 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		468		35.2306 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,430		35.2263 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,805		35.3353 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,315		31.0784 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,073		31.1819 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		34		31.4405 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		91		31.1237 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		107		31.0464 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		266		35.2215 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		373		31.0642 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		382		31.3800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		793		35.3785 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,897		30.9085 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,359		35.2712 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,570		30.9118 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,073		35.4900 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,779		31.3007 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:		11 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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