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		11 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
				3,611,198		1.52%		351,763		0.15%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				107,006		0.05%		3,326,955		1.40%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,718,204		1.57%		3,678,718		1.55%

(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		24		31.2800 GBP
Purchase		109		31.3609 GBP
Purchase		128		31.2900 GBP
Purchase		201		31.2600 GBP
Purchase		243		31.2675 GBP
Purchase		294		35.6053 EUR
Purchase		356		31.1789 GBP
Purchase		854		35.5069 EUR
Purchase		866		31.2860 GBP
Purchase		1,026		31.3147 GBP
Purchase		2,357		35.7680 EUR
Purchase		3,802		35.4140 EUR
Purchase		3,899		31.3181 GBP
Purchase		8,039		35.3907 EUR
Purchase		8,727		35.6309 EUR
Purchase		22,485		35.5914 EUR
Purchase		28,479		31.2252 GBP
Purchase		34,464		35.4442 EUR
Sale		17		35.7361 EUR
Sale		18		31.1214 GBP
Sale		130		35.7192 EUR
Sale		132		35.7360 EUR
Sale		149		35.6500 EUR
Sale		153		31.5200 GBP
Sale		245		35.5023 EUR
Sale		576		35.5295 EUR
Sale		754		31.1200 GBP
Sale		1,200		35.5423 EUR
Sale		1,249		31.4312 GBP
Sale		2,461		35.7000 EUR
Sale		2,772		31.4059 GBP
Sale		2,839		35.6084 EUR
Sale		3,308		35.5181 EUR
Sale		3,364		35.5304 EUR
Sale		5,519		35.6526 EUR
Sale		8,283		35.5126 EUR
Sale		8,611		35.3600 EUR
Sale		9,191		31.4300 GBP
Sale		12,061		35.3682 EUR
Sale		27,066		35.5512 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		17		31.2970 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		647		35.5291 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		754		31.1200 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,374		35.5277 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,151		31.4372 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,519		35.6526 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		17		35.4088 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		109		31.3609 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		243		31.2675 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		774		35.6854 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		854		35.5054 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		866		31.2860 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,357		35.7680 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,082		31.1750 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,248		35.3626 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,018		31.1224 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:		14 May 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

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