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		21 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
				3,651,665		1.54%		582,849		0.25%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				209,675		0.09%		2,994,264		1.26%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,861,340		1.63%		3,577,113		1.51%

(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		7		34.2200 EUR
Purchase		24		34.3482 EUR
Purchase		102		30.0308 GBP
Purchase		103		29.9800 GBP
Purchase		104		30.0900 GBP
Purchase		152		30.0600 GBP
Purchase		180		34.3200 EUR
Purchase		219		34.1800 EUR
Purchase		221		29.9986 GBP
Purchase		350		30.0737 GBP
Purchase		387		34.1600 EUR
Purchase		487		30.0174 GBP
Purchase		528		30.0757 GBP
Purchase		607		30.1011 GBP
Purchase		831		34.3720 EUR
Purchase		833		34.2217 EUR
Purchase		868		29.9634 GBP
Purchase		894		34.3638 EUR
Purchase		929		34.2990 EUR
Purchase		1,062		34.3662 EUR
Purchase		1,348		34.3096 EUR
Purchase		1,397		30.0567 GBP
Purchase		1,508		34.1706 EUR
Purchase		2,126		34.3574 EUR
Purchase		2,190		30.0680 GBP
Purchase		2,710		34.1920 EUR
Purchase		2,946		30.0353 GBP
Purchase		3,348		30.0521 GBP
Purchase		3,635		30.0000 GBP
Purchase		4,005		34.2229 EUR
Purchase		4,595		30.0769 GBP
Purchase		5,590		34.3813 EUR
Purchase		6,549		34.3184 EUR
Purchase		9,135		34.3041 EUR
Purchase		11,200		34.3383 EUR
Purchase		11,606		34.2651 EUR
Purchase		22,304		30.0258 GBP
Purchase		22,976		30.0555 GBP
Purchase		25,127		34.2947 EUR
Sale		3		34.3400 EUR
Sale		102		30.0300 GBP
Sale		224		30.0372 GBP
Sale		303		34.3500 EUR
Sale		305		34.4000 EUR
Sale		725		30.0000 GBP
Sale		761		34.2727 EUR
Sale		866		30.0427 GBP
Sale		877		30.0389 GBP
Sale		1,009		34.2715 EUR
Sale		1,347		30.0167 GBP
Sale		1,444		34.1600 EUR
Sale		1,498		30.0272 GBP
Sale		1,627		34.3515 EUR
Sale		1,689		34.4125 EUR
Sale		1,691		30.0494 GBP
Sale		2,366		29.9980 GBP
Sale		2,771		30.0013 GBP
Sale		5,126		30.0602 GBP
Sale		5,512		34.2575 EUR
Sale		10,000		34.3273 EUR
Sale		26,709		30.0108 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		202		34.2766 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		761		34.2727 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		866		30.0427 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,498		30.0272 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,500		30.0173 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,689		34.4125 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,366		29.9980 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,636		34.3146 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,126		30.0602 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,310		34.2570 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,000		29.9986 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		14,855		29.9976 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		102		30.0308 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		249		30.0630 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		519		30.0000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		528		30.0757 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		607		30.1011 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		857		34.3170 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		868		29.9634 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		875		29.9798 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		894		34.3624 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,190		30.0680 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,394		34.1996 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,649		34.1825 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,358		30.0687 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,590		34.3813 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,549		34.3184 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		11,200		34.3383 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:		22 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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