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		23 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	€0.001 ordinary shares
	Â			Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,937,451		1.66%		690,977		0.29%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				253,148		0.11%		3,078,558		1.30%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				4,190,599		1.77%		3,769,535		1.59%

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

Class of relevant security:

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(1) Relevant securities

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(2) Derivatives (other than options)

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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

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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		34.8000 EUR
Purchase		47		30.1259 GBP
Purchase		75		30.3900 GBP
Purchase		104		30.1000 GBP
Purchase		174		30.2748 GBP
Purchase		187		30.2400 GBP
Purchase		189		34.8428 EUR
Purchase		192		34.3577 EUR
Purchase		256		34.7053 EUR
Purchase		266		34.8421 EUR
Purchase		278		34.3260 EUR
Purchase		312		30.0262 GBP
Purchase		378		30.2386 GBP
Purchase		539		34.5051 EUR
Purchase		709		30.0649 GBP
Purchase		767		34.5000 EUR
Purchase		985		34.6086 EUR
Purchase		2,696		34.3806 EUR
Purchase		2,760		34.3768 EUR
Purchase		3,421		30.1010 GBP
Purchase		3,661		34.4261 EUR
Purchase		4,478		30.2084 GBP
Purchase		4,642		34.4481 EUR
Purchase		5,593		34.4354 EUR
Purchase		5,854		34.3147 EUR
Purchase		8,808		34.7164 EUR
Purchase		12,717		34.2261 EUR
Purchase		13,855		30.2547 GBP
Purchase		86,783		34.4333 EUR
Sale		47		30.2123 GBP
Sale		75		30.3900 GBP
Sale		99		30.2200 GBP
Sale		158		34.7400 EUR
Sale		281		34.2500 EUR
Sale		291		34.3153 EUR
Sale		351		30.2400 GBP
Sale		539		34.5051 EUR
Sale		803		34.7779 EUR
Sale		856		30.2722 GBP
Sale		1,214		34.8843 EUR
Sale		1,352		34.2862 EUR
Sale		1,713		30.2380 GBP
Sale		1,715		30.1642 GBP
Sale		1,736		34.2333 EUR
Sale		1,893		30.2950 GBP
Sale		1,956		34.2455 EUR
Sale		2,049		34.4636 EUR
Sale		3,124		30.2413 GBP
Sale		9,016		34.2723 EUR
Sale		13,942		34.6362 EUR
Sale		19,684		30.2106 GBP
Sale		36,762		30.4590 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		47		30.2123 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		291		34.3153 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		680		30.2204 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		803		34.7779 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,214		34.8779 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,713		30.2380 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,715		30.1642 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,207		34.4420 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,770		30.1829 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,765		30.2375 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,881		30.2852 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		12,612		34.4800 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		13,942		34.6362 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		47		30.1259 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		187		30.2400 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		290		34.7264 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		335		34.7467 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		709		30.0649 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,642		34.4478 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,166		34.3649 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,808		34.7164 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,612		30.2426 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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2. 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:		24 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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