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		€0.001 ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		Â
Date of dealing		25 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
				3,778,364		1.59%		570,992		0.24%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				97,493		0.04%		2,930,513		1.24%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
		TOTAL:
				3,875,857		1.63%		3,501,505		1.48%

(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	Number (%)
(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		1		30.8261 GBP
Purchase		32		35.1400 EUR
Purchase		43		31.0211 GBP
Purchase		78		31.0171 GBP
Purchase		95		30.9278 GBP
Purchase		100		35.4428 EUR
Purchase		102		34.6300 EUR
Purchase		104		34.8000 EUR
Purchase		106		30.9600 GBP
Purchase		161		35.0973 EUR
Purchase		404		30.9649 GBP
Purchase		405		35.4149 EUR
Purchase		413		35.3443 EUR
Purchase		434		35.4814 EUR
Purchase		443		35.1872 EUR
Purchase		495		30.5728 GBP
Purchase		513		35.4453 EUR
Purchase		555		35.1229 EUR
Purchase		612		35.1374 EUR
Purchase		683		30.8000 GBP
Purchase		849		30.9905 GBP
Purchase		1,037		31.0786 GBP
Purchase		1,098		35.3999 EUR
Purchase		1,345		35.4400 EUR
Purchase		1,497		35.3642 EUR
Purchase		1,557		30.9617 GBP
Purchase		1,650		31.0535 GBP
Purchase		2,439		34.9462 EUR
Purchase		2,520		34.8784 EUR
Purchase		3,197		31.0209 GBP
Purchase		3,610		30.8549 GBP
Purchase		3,928		35.3937 EUR
Purchase		4,243		31.0162 GBP
Purchase		6,918		30.8607 GBP
Purchase		7,153		34.8393 EUR
Purchase		7,220		35.4170 EUR
Purchase		8,101		34.7244 EUR
Purchase		10,021		35.4029 EUR
Purchase		12,012		35.0196 EUR
Purchase		27,130		30.8445 GBP
Sale		7		30.8400 GBP
Sale		31		31.0200 GBP
Sale		32		35.1400 EUR
Sale		43		30.9977 GBP
Sale		75		35.4069 EUR
Sale		118		31.0813 GBP
Sale		163		35.4035 EUR
Sale		178		30.8000 GBP
Sale		328		35.4599 EUR
Sale		369		35.4632 EUR
Sale		371		35.4800 EUR
Sale		396		30.8047 GBP
Sale		492		30.7643 GBP
Sale		513		35.4453 EUR
Sale		584		31.0800 GBP
Sale		598		35.4047 EUR
Sale		607		35.4147 EUR
Sale		615		35.2006 EUR
Sale		629		35.3875 EUR
Sale		705		30.8297 GBP
Sale		803		35.4121 EUR
Sale		1,117		31.0758 GBP
Sale		1,624		35.2196 EUR
Sale		1,727		35.3623 EUR
Sale		2,232		35.3177 EUR
Sale		2,774		30.9126 GBP
Sale		2,897		35.3679 EUR
Sale		5,436		35.2248 EUR
Sale		6,309		35.2198 EUR
Sale		7,517		35.3413 EUR
Sale		11,855		35.3173 EUR
Sale		17,927		35.4137 EUR
Sale		18,245		34.7534 EUR
Sale		18,382		30.5290 GBP
Sale		22,677		35.3315 EUR
Sale		24,664		35.3850 EUR
Sale		33,248		31.0055 GBP
Sale		59,791		35.3497 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		43		30.9976 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		492		30.7643 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		516		34.9579 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		736		30.8288 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,232		35.3183 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,354		35.0716 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,225		34.9748 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,207		35.3972 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,787		35.3805 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,264		35.3413 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,925		35.4373 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,700		31.0775 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,000		35.2780 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		16,772		31.0063 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,275		35.1774 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,457		35.3817 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		20,000		35.4340 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		20,000		35.4414 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1		30.8300 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		43		31.0211 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		100		35.4428 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		206		34.7349 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		612		35.1354 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		984		35.3917 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,497		35.3642 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,197		31.0209 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,225		30.6363 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,293		30.6852 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,610		30.8549 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,190		31.0835 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,153		34.8393 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,668		30.9649 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		17,075		35.4137 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.

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

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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:		29 May 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection		Â

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