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		31 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
				2,943,193		1.24%		1,667,536		0.70%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				670,872		0.28%		1,878,007		0.79%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,614,065		1.52%		3,545,543		1.49%

(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		56		30.8885 GBP
Purchase		78		30.6476 GBP
Purchase		177		35.2400 EUR
Purchase		214		35.1400 EUR
Purchase		215		35.0000 EUR
Purchase		227		30.9029 GBP
Purchase		230		34.9600 EUR
Purchase		300		30.7800 GBP
Purchase		388		30.6922 GBP
Purchase		435		30.9644 GBP
Purchase		578		35.3340 EUR
Purchase		609		35.2300 EUR
Purchase		812		30.8580 GBP
Purchase		872		35.2407 EUR
Purchase		954		35.3218 EUR
Purchase		1,022		34.8800 EUR
Purchase		1,066		30.8846 GBP
Purchase		1,205		35.1257 EUR
Purchase		1,348		35.1258 EUR
Purchase		1,856		35.3654 EUR
Purchase		2,104		30.8420 GBP
Purchase		2,135		30.7972 GBP
Purchase		3,031		35.3305 EUR
Purchase		3,154		34.9756 EUR
Purchase		3,194		30.7109 GBP
Purchase		4,032		35.1264 EUR
Purchase		4,053		30.8434 GBP
Purchase		7,112		35.0671 EUR
Purchase		7,267		35.2808 EUR
Purchase		7,593		35.3073 EUR
Purchase		7,759		35.2079 EUR
Purchase		8,162		35.4053 EUR
Purchase		11,845		35.1920 EUR
Purchase		17,613		35.0754 EUR
Purchase		37,561		30.8453 GBP
Purchase		87,946		35.3971 EUR
Purchase		128,128		35.1581 EUR
Purchase		544,923		35.4000 EUR
Purchase		2,645,054		35.3950 EUR
Sale		21		35.3800 EUR
Sale		94		30.6169 GBP
Sale		100		35.8000 EUR
Sale		123		30.8140 GBP
Sale		125		30.6000 GBP
Sale		125		35.0800 EUR
Sale		139		35.6000 EUR
Sale		214		35.1400 EUR
Sale		215		35.0000 EUR
Sale		230		34.9600 EUR
Sale		245		35.3600 EUR
Sale		281		30.8835 GBP
Sale		306		34.9900 EUR
Sale		404		35.5300 EUR
Sale		439		35.2300 EUR
Sale		466		31.0225 GBP
Sale		500		31.0000 GBP
Sale		534		30.8400 GBP
Sale		824		35.0777 EUR
Sale		881		30.7018 GBP
Sale		886		35.5733 EUR
Sale		1,137		30.8467 GBP
Sale		1,375		30.8007 GBP
Sale		1,416		30.8762 GBP
Sale		1,430		30.8020 GBP
Sale		1,755		34.9920 EUR
Sale		2,508		34.8800 EUR
Sale		2,766		34.9215 EUR
Sale		2,836		35.3306 EUR
Sale		3,156		30.8413 GBP
Sale		3,285		35.2338 EUR
Sale		3,507		35.0089 EUR
Sale		4,748		35.0629 EUR
Sale		5,881		35.2577 EUR
Sale		6,445		35.3969 EUR
Sale		8,379		31.0932 GBP
Sale		8,610		34.9385 EUR
Sale		20,400		35.3946 EUR
Sale		21,205		30.7508 GBP
Sale		22,620		35.1448 EUR
Sale		24,744		35.0335 EUR
Sale		41,839		30.8465 GBP
Sale		54,700		35.3964 EUR
Sale		343,853		35.3965 EUR
Sale		614,608		35.4000 EUR
Sale		1,209,627		35.3994 EUR
Sale		2,725,836		35.3999 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		253		35.4267 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		373		30.8172 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		438		30.5958 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		466		31.0225 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		556		35.4832 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		824		35.0777 EUR
N/A		Long		1,755		34.9920 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,042		35.1483 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,766		34.9219 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,836		35.3306 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,000		35.3471 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,000		35.1109 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,445		35.3969 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,379		31.0932 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		8,610		34.9385 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		10,798		34.9682 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		21,205		30.7508 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		30,614		30.8381 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		300,000		35.3934 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		398,553		35.3964 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		567,804		35.3973 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		78		30.6476 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		108		34.9664 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		373		35.0887 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		388		30.6922 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		954		35.3205 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,066		30.8846 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,885		30.8355 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,104		30.8420 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,000		34.8661 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,000		31.0561 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,577		35.3395 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,779		35.1203 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20,000		34.8001 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		20,000		35.3255 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		34,135		35.3001 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		34,214		35.1499 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)

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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:		1 Jun 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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