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		23 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
				3,352,862		1.41%		676,621		0.29%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				192,165		0.08%		1,964,007		0.83%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,545,027		1.49%		2,640,628		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	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

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		50		35.5400 EUR
Purchase		106		35.5192 EUR
Purchase		155		35.4800 EUR
Purchase		165		31.0593 GBP
Purchase		173		31.1182 GBP
Purchase		186		35.4400 EUR
Purchase		188		31.0756 GBP
Purchase		452		31.1623 GBP
Purchase		698		31.1251 GBP
Purchase		874		31.1239 GBP
Purchase		1,001		31.1021 GBP
Purchase		1,422		31.1387 GBP
Purchase		1,591		35.4836 EUR
Purchase		2,456		35.5456 EUR
Purchase		2,501		35.7080 EUR
Purchase		4,162		35.5009 EUR
Purchase		4,325		31.0800 GBP
Purchase		4,696		31.0866 GBP
Purchase		5,014		31.1237 GBP
Purchase		16,489		35.5000 EUR
Purchase		49,363		31.1038 GBP
Sale		22		35.4931 EUR
Sale		48		31.1387 GBP
Sale		96		31.2183 GBP
Sale		107		31.1298 GBP
Sale		125		31.1196 GBP
Sale		224		31.1500 GBP
Sale		240		31.1385 GBP
Sale		573		31.1049 GBP
Sale		600		31.1098 GBP
Sale		601		35.5420 EUR
Sale		636		31.1275 GBP
Sale		916		35.4577 EUR
Sale		926		35.4787 EUR
Sale		1,143		35.5600 EUR
Sale		1,198		31.1366 GBP
Sale		1,637		31.0800 GBP
Sale		2,766		35.5000 EUR
Sale		3,024		31.0813 GBP
Sale		4,836		31.1288 GBP
Sale		6,037		31.1218 GBP
Sale		17,127		35.4994 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		22		35.4931 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		48		31.1387 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		77		35.4135 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		96		31.2184 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		125		31.1196 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		171		31.3971 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		389		31.1382 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,065		31.0758 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,332		31.0800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,518		35.5551 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		17,127		35.4994 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		106		35.5192 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		172		35.5265 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		173		31.1182 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		188		31.0756 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		571		35.5123 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		698		31.1251 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,086		31.1304 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,518		31.1427 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,456		35.5456 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,501		35.7080 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,469		35.5026 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		32,064		31.0824 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)

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:		24 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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