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		18 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
				3,522,706		1.49%		540,125		0.23%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				186,070		0.08%		2,952,165		1.24%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
		TOTAL:
				3,708,776		1.56%		3,492,290		1.47%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â		Â	Long	Â	Â	Â	Short	Â	Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than options):		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
Â		purchase/sell:		Â		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		7		34.1400 EUR
Purchase		38		30.1000 GBP
Purchase		49		30.0647 GBP
Purchase		102		29.6100 GBP
Purchase		159		33.8200 EUR
Purchase		207		29.5405 GBP
Purchase		212		29.9194 GBP
Purchase		227		29.6212 GBP
Purchase		297		34.2000 EUR
Purchase		429		29.6994 GBP
Purchase		432		29.6786 GBP
Purchase		547		29.6711 GBP
Purchase		656		34.1260 EUR
Purchase		1,189		29.6363 GBP
Purchase		1,444		33.8000 EUR
Purchase		1,605		33.8646 EUR
Purchase		1,679		29.6800 GBP
Purchase		1,755		29.6002 GBP
Purchase		2,021		29.6875 GBP
Purchase		2,191		29.8247 GBP
Purchase		2,235		29.8395 GBP
Purchase		2,791		34.1314 EUR
Purchase		3,042		33.9372 EUR
Purchase		3,572		34.1338 EUR
Purchase		4,155		33.9539 EUR
Purchase		5,044		29.7705 GBP
Purchase		6,131		33.8769 EUR
Purchase		11,552		34.1921 EUR
Purchase		17,135		34.1800 EUR
Purchase		20,134		29.7808 GBP
Purchase		21,446		34.1740 EUR
Purchase		25,404		33.8555 EUR
Purchase		25,564		33.9835 EUR
Purchase		26,204		34.1133 EUR
Purchase		32,283		34.2534 EUR
Sale		7		34.1400 EUR
Sale		88		29.6600 GBP
Sale		150		30.0350 GBP
Sale		220		34.2000 EUR
Sale		220		33.7830 EUR
Sale		363		29.6813 GBP
Sale		407		34.2708 EUR
Sale		414		30.4749 GBP
Sale		649		29.7881 GBP
Sale		794		33.8272 EUR
Sale		1,152		33.8000 EUR
Sale		1,239		33.7949 EUR
Sale		1,693		29.9324 GBP
Sale		2,016		29.6800 GBP
Sale		2,459		34.5188 EUR
Sale		2,570		33.9297 EUR
Sale		3,404		29.8438 GBP
Sale		3,926		33.8341 EUR
Sale		4,351		33.9086 EUR
Sale		4,546		34.2052 EUR
Sale		4,653		29.7114 GBP
Sale		6,951		34.2646 EUR
Sale		7,271		29.9104 GBP
Sale		7,700		34.1866 EUR
Sale		11,574		34.3857 EUR
Sale		12,617		34.5255 EUR
Sale		15,160		34.2354 EUR
Sale		21,984		29.8103 GBP
Sale		22,916		29.6240 GBP
Sale		50,210		34.1802 EUR
Sale		53,707		29.8367 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		220		33.7830 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		414		30.4749 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		649		29.7881 GBP
N/A		Long		794		33.8272 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		959		33.8537 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,238		30.3068 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,394		29.6776 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,500		34.9312 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,654		33.9057 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,926		33.8341 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,351		33.9087 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,653		29.7114 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,271		29.9104 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,402		29.6930 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,409		29.5907 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,963		34.6908 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		11,574		34.3857 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		21,984		29.8103 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		22,916		29.6240 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		49		30.0646 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		227		29.6212 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		429		29.6994 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		495		29.6835 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,129		33.8451 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,500		30.2427 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,554		30.0772 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,605		33.8646 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,662		34.3252 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,679		29.6800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,021		29.6875 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,191		29.8247 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,235		29.8395 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,275		29.9423 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,572		34.1338 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,418		34.1158 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,888		29.6434 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,609		33.8743 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		18,887		33.8025 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		21 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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