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		20 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				Short
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,325,957		1.40%		704,482		0.30%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				209,767		0.09%		1,928,317		0.81%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				3,535,724		1.49%		2,632,799		1.11%

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

Class of relevant security:	Â		Â	Long			Â	Short
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than options):		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
Â		purchase/sell:		Â		Â		Â		Â
Â		TOTAL:		Â		Â		Â		Â

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale

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Number of relevant securities

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Price per unit (Note 5)

(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		96		31.5897 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		112		35.7062 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		245		35.9127 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		779		36.4127 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		789		35.9509 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,537		31.3552 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,110		36.2262 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,883		35.7666 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,058		31.4873 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,404		35.7894 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,903		36.4903 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,892		31.4592 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		366		31.4688 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		474		31.3625 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		493		35.8023 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		497		36.0890 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		739		31.3020 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		781		36.1835 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,221		31.8658 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,401		31.3620 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,469		31.2982 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,555		36.0474 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,883		31.3028 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,158		35.9595 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,645		35.8000 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,367		35.9603 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		18,168		35.7570 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		23 Apr 2018
Contact name:		ELISE TANG
Telephone number:		0207 1163001
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

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