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		16 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
				3,421,888		1.44%		365,749		0.15%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				49,755		0.02%		1,996,022		0.84%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,471,643		1.46%		2,361,771		1.00%

(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		40		30.0000 GBP
Purchase		46		35.8000 EUR
Purchase		49		29.4800 GBP
Purchase		107		31.4392 GBP
Purchase		128		29.8796 GBP
Purchase		151		33.7400 EUR
Purchase		186		34.1313 EUR
Purchase		205		29.2634 GBP
Purchase		218		29.4000 GBP
Purchase		231		33.5441 EUR
Purchase		308		29.2901 GBP
Purchase		311		33.6600 EUR
Purchase		334		29.3879 GBP
Purchase		360		29.2700 GBP
Purchase		380		33.8802 EUR
Purchase		556		33.9400 EUR
Purchase		610		34.0218 EUR
Purchase		663		33.6577 EUR
Purchase		762		30.0753 GBP
Purchase		779		29.4839 GBP
Purchase		954		33.7147 EUR
Purchase		1,519		34.2177 EUR
Purchase		1,693		35.5286 EUR
Purchase		1,739		29.5019 GBP
Purchase		1,920		29.9909 GBP
Purchase		1,955		34.1606 EUR
Purchase		2,393		29.3787 GBP
Purchase		2,447		29.4545 GBP
Purchase		2,710		33.7522 EUR
Purchase		4,477		33.9092 EUR
Purchase		5,290		30.8398 GBP
Purchase		5,603		33.6754 EUR
Purchase		7,506		34.3158 EUR
Purchase		8,596		33.9744 EUR
Purchase		13,402		34.1834 EUR
Purchase		15,445		33.9456 EUR
Purchase		17,000		33.5986 EUR
Purchase		17,937		34.1252 EUR
Purchase		19,144		29.5000 GBP
Purchase		20,059		33.6382 EUR
Purchase		49,767		33.7725 EUR
Purchase		83,087		29.8593 GBP
Sale		49		29.3800 GBP
Sale		50		29.3680 GBP
Sale		80		29.4970 GBP
Sale		233		29.3581 GBP
Sale		258		29.4151 GBP
Sale		319		33.2833 EUR
Sale		331		29.3671 GBP
Sale		357		29.3191 GBP
Sale		499		29.4000 GBP
Sale		645		33.8080 EUR
Sale		787		34.7345 EUR
Sale		845		29.5013 GBP
Sale		866		33.5275 EUR
Sale		1,191		29.0811 GBP
Sale		1,244		33.8618 EUR
Sale		1,303		29.4277 GBP
Sale		1,401		29.3688 GBP
Sale		1,453		33.7950 EUR
Sale		1,465		33.5844 EUR
Sale		1,504		33.6600 EUR
Sale		1,639		29.4894 GBP
Sale		1,746		29.5443 GBP
Sale		1,925		29.6274 GBP
Sale		2,253		29.5109 GBP
Sale		2,500		35.8012 EUR
Sale		3,151		33.5741 EUR
Sale		3,713		35.3097 EUR
Sale		3,849		30.5116 GBP
Sale		5,718		34.1500 EUR
Sale		6,795		29.5000 GBP
Sale		7,982		33.6074 EUR
Sale		9,000		34.1431 EUR
Sale		9,004		29.8173 GBP
Sale		9,323		33.7319 EUR
Sale		10,067		29.3168 GBP
Sale		10,282		33.6400 EUR
Sale		10,995		33.6160 EUR
Sale		15,450		33.2906 EUR
Sale		18,381		30.2440 GBP
Sale		20,781		33.9105 EUR
Sale		28,162		29.9144 GBP
Sale		28,239		29.3573 GBP
Sale		40,218		29.4963 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		258		29.4151 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,191		29.0811 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,244		33.8618 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,303		29.4277 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,401		29.3688 GBP
N/A		Long		1,465		33.5844 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,242		35.0809 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,253		29.5109 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,770		29.3863 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,151		33.5745 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,213		29.4061 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,713		35.3097 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,821		29.4976 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,060		30.8950 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,000		34.1431 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,065		30.1783 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		10,067		29.3168 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		11,385		29.8018 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		15,450		33.2907 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		28,239		29.3573 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		30,102		33.7773 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		40,218		29.4963 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		107		31.4392 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		128		29.8796 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		205		29.2634 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		762		30.0753 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,519		34.2169 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,739		29.5019 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,920		29.9909 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,594		30.7376 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,378		34.7372 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,056		34.3516 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		16,240		33.7659 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		18,587		29.5000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20,059		33.6382 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		24,856		34.0690 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		24,911		33.4767 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		29,802		29.5468 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)

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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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		17 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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