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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		€0.001 ordinary shares
Date of dealing		04 June 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
				3,040,998		1.28%		1,789,253		0.75%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				692,643		0.29%		1,872,343		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:
				3,733,641		1.57%		3,661,596		1.54%

(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		Number	(%)		Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities		Â			Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		Â			Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		Â			Â
Total		Â			Â

1. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		10		29.3600 GBP
Purchase		170		29.0886 GBP
Purchase		268		28.7987 GBP
Purchase		817		30.6996 GBP
Purchase		1,011		30.6070 GBP
Purchase		1,037		29.3724 GBP
Purchase		1,095		30.2315 GBP
Purchase		2,268		30.0426 GBP
Purchase		2,491		29.4575 GBP
Purchase		2,934		29.8834 GBP
Purchase		4,426		29.2534 GBP
Purchase		4,863		29.3424 GBP
Purchase		5,154		29.3607 GBP
Purchase		6,047		30.7398 GBP
Purchase		7,617		28.9369 GBP
Purchase		9,059		29.1641 GBP
Purchase		12,739		29.8309 GBP
Purchase		20,248		28.8000 GBP
Purchase		34,429		29.3151 GBP
Purchase		96,072		29.4067 GBP
Sale		18		29.0162 GBP
Sale		26		29.0248 GBP
Sale		153		29.5745 GBP
Sale		281		29.3956 GBP
Sale		326		29.1016 GBP
Sale		397		30.8262 GBP
Sale		410		29.1726 GBP
Sale		504		29.4132 GBP
Sale		677		29.3640 GBP
Sale		1,065		29.0063 GBP
Sale		1,152		29.3916 GBP
Sale		1,396		28.9738 GBP
Sale		1,685		29.0000 GBP
Sale		2,208		29.1906 GBP
Sale		2,933		30.2769 GBP
Sale		3,448		30.7419 GBP
Sale		3,485		28.8012 GBP
Sale		4,288		28.8844 GBP
Sale		5,463		29.1258 GBP
Sale		7,272		28.9607 GBP
Sale		7,789		29.0060 GBP
Sale		12,728		29.3765 GBP
Sale		13,550		29.6222 GBP
Sale		16,360		28.9763 GBP
Sale		22,847		29.0519 GBP
Sale		23,861		29.1228 GBP
Sale		25,299		28.8595 GBP
Sale		103,867		29.5430 GBP

(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		504		29.4132 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,396		28.9738 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,288		28.8844 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,272		28.9607 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		7,789		29.0060 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		11,128		29.5428 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		13,550		29.6222 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		16,360		28.9763 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		25,299		28.8595 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		92,739		29.5431 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		100		28.9026 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		200		28.8626 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		745		28.8238 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,000		29.0026 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,095		30.2315 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,149		29.8329 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,342		29.1362 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,000		28.9744 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,268		30.0426 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,862		29.2849 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,426		29.2534 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,429		29.3430 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,523		28.8000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		30,000		29.3110 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		36,249		28.8023 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		53,789		29.7945 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)

2. 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:		5 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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