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	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		15 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
				Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,335,819		1.41%		346,309		0.15%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				48,290		0.02%		2,966,023		1.25%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,384,109		1.43%		3,312,332		1.40%

(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		20		31.2370 GBP
Purchase		90		31.0800 GBP
Purchase		107		31.4530 GBP
Purchase		125		31.2744 GBP
Purchase		153		35.7200 EUR
Purchase		270		31.2368 GBP
Purchase		327		35.6132 EUR
Purchase		451		31.2400 GBP
Purchase		473		35.5000 EUR
Purchase		557		31.2847 GBP
Purchase		638		35.4928 EUR
Purchase		943		35.6079 EUR
Purchase		956		35.6469 EUR
Purchase		1,335		35.5700 EUR
Purchase		1,544		35.5800 EUR
Purchase		2,582		35.5128 EUR
Purchase		3,210		35.6084 EUR
Purchase		3,676		31.4931 GBP
Purchase		3,938		35.5596 EUR
Purchase		5,724		31.3058 GBP
Purchase		6,812		35.6239 EUR
Purchase		7,197		35.6220 EUR
Purchase		9,249		35.6452 EUR
Purchase		11,822		35.5360 EUR
Purchase		15,076		35.5826 EUR
Purchase		47,122		31.1742 GBP
Sale		74		35.5543 EUR
Sale		90		31.0813 GBP
Sale		125		31.3200 GBP
Sale		138		35.5571 EUR
Sale		181		35.5000 EUR
Sale		187		35.5544 EUR
Sale		290		31.2400 GBP
Sale		300		31.2200 GBP
Sale		401		35.7743 EUR
Sale		486		31.2924 GBP
Sale		579		31.3270 GBP
Sale		692		35.6385 EUR
Sale		707		35.5562 EUR
Sale		739		35.5845 EUR
Sale		860		31.3147 GBP
Sale		892		35.6038 EUR
Sale		920		31.1693 GBP
Sale		1,138		35.6063 EUR
Sale		1,217		31.0779 GBP
Sale		1,351		35.6560 EUR
Sale		1,489		35.5689 EUR
Sale		1,594		35.6668 EUR
Sale		3,268		31.3070 GBP
Sale		3,301		35.6453 EUR
Sale		3,429		35.6027 EUR
Sale		4,513		35.6003 EUR
Sale		5,369		35.5929 EUR
Sale		5,498		31.3266 GBP
Sale		8,979		35.5600 EUR
Sale		9,191		31.4480 GBP
Sale		25,858		31.0800 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		138		35.5571 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		229		31.2384 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		486		31.2924 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		579		31.3270 GBP
N/A		Long		739		35.5845 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,217		31.0779 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,351		35.6560 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,594		35.6668 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,500		31.3131 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,111		35.5869 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,104		35.6429 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,369		35.5929 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		24,158		31.0800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		107		31.4530 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		557		31.2847 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		638		35.4928 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,032		31.2238 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,500		35.6100 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,104		31.3622 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,812		35.6239 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,132		31.0824 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,304		31.1960 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,076		35.5826 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)

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.

NONE

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		16 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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