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

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Â	Barclays PLC.
Company dealt in		SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		€0.001 ordinary shares
Date of dealing		18 April 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		Â		Short		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,364,639		1.42%		716,684		0.30%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				242,148		0.10%		1,990,099		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:
				3,606,787		1.52%		2,706,783		1.14%

(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		2		31.6000 GBP
Purchase		13		31.8000 GBP
Purchase		146		35.5200 EUR
Purchase		148		36.3600 EUR
Purchase		192		30.9416 GBP
Purchase		206		31.0897 GBP
Purchase		215		36.4027 EUR
Purchase		411		31.1583 GBP
Purchase		597		35.5396 EUR
Purchase		829		31.5000 GBP
Purchase		904		35.4932 EUR
Purchase		1,599		31.6512 GBP
Purchase		1,812		35.6174 EUR
Purchase		2,741		35.6776 EUR
Purchase		2,883		35.7674 EUR
Purchase		4,494		30.9625 GBP
Purchase		5,059		31.5984 GBP
Purchase		5,096		36.0207 EUR
Purchase		5,206		36.0195 EUR
Purchase		6,634		36.3654 EUR
Purchase		9,631		31.4886 GBP
Purchase		11,391		35.6764 EUR
Purchase		15,411		35.6429 EUR
Purchase		20,000		35.6623 EUR
Purchase		25,074		31.2188 GBP
Sale		74		35.4900 EUR
Sale		78		31.3553 GBP
Sale		135		36.3566 EUR
Sale		146		35.5200 EUR
Sale		152		31.7184 GBP
Sale		187		31.0309 GBP
Sale		232		36.3800 EUR
Sale		354		35.4979 EUR
Sale		390		36.3747 EUR
Sale		476		35.4968 EUR
Sale		713		30.8749 GBP
Sale		975		31.6354 GBP
Sale		989		31.1127 GBP
Sale		1,338		31.4623 GBP
Sale		1,854		31.3648 GBP
Sale		2,181		31.7491 GBP
Sale		2,630		35.5266 EUR
Sale		3,747		36.1587 EUR
Sale		5,758		31.5000 GBP
Sale		5,838		31.5021 GBP
Sale		6,634		36.3654 EUR
Sale		8,798		31.5014 GBP
Sale		9,202		30.8100 GBP
Sale		11,256		36.5155 EUR
Sale		13,803		30.8626 GBP
Sale		33,983		36.3600 EUR
Sale		44,575		36.3665 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		15		30.8773 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		135		36.3566 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		187		31.0309 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		535		31.7157 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		624		31.5208 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		713		30.8749 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		975		31.6354 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,338		31.4623 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,181		31.7491 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,630		35.5266 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,579		36.4279 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,630		36.1853 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,650		31.5000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		11,256		36.5155 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		39,735		36.3572 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		206		31.0897 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		215		36.4119 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		411		31.1583 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		989		36.4971 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,741		35.6776 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,842		31.5025 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,430		31.4755 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,494		30.9625 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,180		31.4486 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		13,700		35.7759 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,411		35.6429 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20,000		35.6623 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.

Â

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.

Â

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

Â

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

Date of disclosure	Â	19 April 2018
Contact name		ELISE TANG
Telephone number		0207 1163001
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)		Â

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