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		29 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	Â	Â	€0.001 ordinary shares	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Long				Short
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,572,054		1.51%		558,483		0.24%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				54,800		0.02%		2,843,425		1.20%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,626,854		1.53%		3,401,908		1.43%

(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		2		36.3200 EUR
Purchase		43		36.1000 EUR
Purchase		102		31.3300 GBP
Purchase		104		31.1600 GBP
Purchase		193		31.3875 GBP
Purchase		217		35.6800 EUR
Purchase		314		31.2888 GBP
Purchase		505		35.8600 EUR
Purchase		736		35.8390 EUR
Purchase		915		35.8733 EUR
Purchase		1,000		36.2931 EUR
Purchase		1,013		31.2608 GBP
Purchase		1,050		36.0583 EUR
Purchase		1,106		35.7983 EUR
Purchase		1,126		31.5537 GBP
Purchase		1,722		35.7063 EUR
Purchase		1,907		31.3400 GBP
Purchase		2,143		36.0242 EUR
Purchase		2,148		31.2585 GBP
Purchase		4,123		31.4086 GBP
Purchase		4,225		35.7600 EUR
Purchase		7,626		36.0506 EUR
Purchase		8,392		35.9295 EUR
Purchase		18,232		31.3483 GBP
Purchase		19,052		31.3966 GBP
Purchase		29,008		31.4233 GBP
Purchase		39,080		35.8315 EUR
Purchase		40,218		31.4420 GBP
Sale		1		36.0600 EUR
Sale		35		36.2600 EUR
Sale		43		36.1000 EUR
Sale		50		31.4000 GBP
Sale		101		31.4700 GBP
Sale		141		35.8546 EUR
Sale		189		35.9909 EUR
Sale		367		36.3000 EUR
Sale		402		31.2396 GBP
Sale		493		31.2600 GBP
Sale		551		31.2614 GBP
Sale		689		36.3269 EUR
Sale		841		31.5020 GBP
Sale		1,080		31.4414 GBP
Sale		1,341		35.9717 EUR
Sale		1,478		36.0985 EUR
Sale		1,822		36.0781 EUR
Sale		1,898		36.0421 EUR
Sale		1,907		31.3400 GBP
Sale		2,288		31.4964 GBP
Sale		2,645		31.2956 GBP
Sale		3,190		35.9125 EUR
Sale		3,402		31.3949 GBP
Sale		4,587		36.1097 EUR
Sale		4,852		35.9548 EUR
Sale		4,879		36.1914 EUR
Sale		6,570		35.9290 EUR
Sale		7,657		35.9543 EUR
Sale		11,593		36.0370 EUR
Sale		16,955		36.0573 EUR
Sale		18,003		31.3388 GBP
Sale		19,537		36.1570 EUR
Sale		31,092		36.0424 EUR
Sale		55,200		35.9748 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		1		36.0600 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		189		35.9909 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		689		36.3269 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		841		31.5020 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,475		31.2574 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,500		31.2105 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,288		31.4964 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,190		35.9125 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,505		31.3016 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,288		31.3182 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,722		35.8573 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,924		36.1680 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,753		36.1344 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		12,100		36.0010 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,537		36.1570 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		348		35.7271 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,197		35.6892 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,500		35.7895 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,143		36.0242 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,296		31.4890 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,753		31.4989 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		18,232		31.3483 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,052		31.3966 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,454		35.7261 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,626		35.9360 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		40,218		31.4420 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 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		30 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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