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		19 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	€0.001 ordinary shares
	Â			Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,307,269		1.39%		717,549		0.30%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				212,973		0.09%		1,895,504		0.80%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,520,242		1.48%		2,613,053		1.10%

(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		66		31.6500 GBP
Purchase		94		31.7452 GBP
Purchase		105		36.6400 EUR
Purchase		105		31.7800 GBP
Purchase		153		35.6600 EUR
Purchase		196		36.4200 EUR
Purchase		281		31.2502 GBP
Purchase		374		31.6380 GBP
Purchase		428		36.5502 EUR
Purchase		472		31.4883 GBP
Purchase		500		31.0400 GBP
Purchase		618		35.9977 EUR
Purchase		669		31.3079 GBP
Purchase		676		31.2484 GBP
Purchase		1,081		31.4161 GBP
Purchase		1,083		36.3976 EUR
Purchase		1,114		31.5577 GBP
Purchase		2,596		36.0165 EUR
Purchase		3,269		36.6362 EUR
Purchase		3,537		36.5485 EUR
Purchase		3,825		31.4315 GBP
Purchase		4,206		36.3945 EUR
Purchase		5,982		31.8800 GBP
Purchase		6,453		31.8493 GBP
Purchase		6,538		36.6454 EUR
Purchase		12,450		31.5605 GBP
Purchase		44,200		36.3008 EUR
Sale		20		31.4751 GBP
Sale		66		31.6500 GBP
Sale		80		31.4575 GBP
Sale		96		31.1968 GBP
Sale		103		36.4431 EUR
Sale		118		36.2418 EUR
Sale		152		36.1000 EUR
Sale		160		31.2405 GBP
Sale		179		36.0200 EUR
Sale		180		36.4100 EUR
Sale		213		31.0620 GBP
Sale		265		31.5862 GBP
Sale		422		36.0400 EUR
Sale		483		36.0266 EUR
Sale		791		31.4752 GBP
Sale		795		36.0744 EUR
Sale		943		31.4024 GBP
Sale		1,245		31.6242 GBP
Sale		1,310		36.3940 EUR
Sale		1,498		35.9468 EUR
Sale		1,548		36.4373 EUR
Sale		1,615		31.6257 GBP
Sale		2,549		36.3385 EUR
Sale		2,593		31.7506 GBP
Sale		2,720		36.0990 EUR
Sale		3,195		31.7979 GBP
Sale		3,941		31.8814 GBP
Sale		6,538		36.6454 EUR
Sale		9,561		36.3275 EUR
Sale		16,086		31.7147 GBP
Sale		18,167		36.1423 EUR
Sale		19,166		36.4713 EUR
Sale		29,190		36.3068 EUR
Sale		39,856		36.5000 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		12		31.5375 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		80		31.4575 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		96		31.1968 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		103		36.4431 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		118		36.2418 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		160		31.2405 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		795		36.0744 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,129		36.0273 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,453		35.9379 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,040		31.8779 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,562		35.7162 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,605		36.5222 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,166		36.4713 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		78,000		36.0900 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12		35.6291 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		94		31.7452 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		281		31.2502 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		374		31.6380 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		618		35.9977 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		944		31.1041 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,081		31.4161 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,129		31.4428 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,596		36.0165 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,624		31.8825 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,257		36.6427 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,206		36.3942 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,433		31.3976 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,650		31.8800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		78,000		31.3962 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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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:		20 Apr 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		Â

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