Form 8.3 - SMURFIT

Form 8.3 - SMURFIT

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	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		13 March 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
				1,792,702		0.76%		939,376		0.40%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				744,194		0.31%		1,433,345		0.60%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:
				2,536,896		1.07%		2,372,721		1.00%

(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	Â	Â	Short	Â	Â
Â		Â		Number(%)				Number(%)
(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	Â	Number of relevant securities	Â	Price per unit
Purchase		72		36.0400 EUR
Purchase		116		35.8660 EUR
Purchase		150		35.9066 EUR
Purchase		162		31.9840 GBP
Purchase		168		31.8133 GBP
Purchase		618		35.8100 EUR
Purchase		712		35.9361 EUR
Purchase		814		35.6800 EUR
Purchase		1,013		31.7424 GBP
Purchase		1,586		31.5400 GBP
Purchase		1,607		36.0112 EUR
Purchase		1,949		35.9729 EUR
Purchase		2,097		31.8890 GBP
Purchase		2,181		31.7588 GBP
Purchase		8,781		35.8653 EUR
Purchase		9,676		36.0087 EUR
Purchase		11,004		35.9690 EUR
Purchase		13,380		35.8809 EUR
Purchase		19,608		31.7325 GBP
Purchase		35,735		35.6233 EUR
Purchase		38,065		31.5671 GBP
Purchase		44,243		31.8867 GBP
Sale		71		35.8400 EUR
Sale		72		36.0418 EUR
Sale		94		31.7200 GBP
Sale		150		31.8200 GBP
Sale		213		31.6809 GBP
Sale		224		31.8090 GBP
Sale		337		36.0289 EUR
Sale		464		31.7790 GBP
Sale		553		35.9079 EUR
Sale		586		31.5592 GBP
Sale		621		35.8864 EUR
Sale		774		35.8383 EUR
Sale		804		35.8377 EUR
Sale		1,024		31.7171 GBP
Sale		1,351		35.8237 EUR
Sale		1,586		31.5414 GBP
Sale		1,646		35.6000 EUR
Sale		1,864		35.8574 EUR
Sale		2,018		35.9316 EUR
Sale		2,516		35.8337 EUR
Sale		2,630		35.9345 EUR
Sale		3,044		35.8957 EUR
Sale		3,080		31.8046 GBP
Sale		4,691		35.7967 EUR
Sale		5,584		31.9600 GBP
Sale		5,770		31.8317 GBP
Sale		6,634		35.7972 EUR
Sale		10,895		35.8650 EUR
Sale		11,903		31.8445 GBP
Sale		20,925		35.8655 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		224		31.8090 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		337		36.0289 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		856		35.7939 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,024		31.7171 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,336		31.7896 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,340		35.8427 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,030		31.7396 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,000		31.8671 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		4,691		35.7967 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,773		31.8651 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,634		35.7971 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		116		35.8660 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		162		31.9840 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,100		35.9496 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,949		35.9730 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,097		31.8890 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,000		35.9554 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,917		31.6116 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		9,676		36.0087 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		11,004		35.9690 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		15,461		31.5425 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,608		31.7325 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		33,104		35.6026 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		44,243		31.8867 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 (Open Positions) attached?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		14 Mar 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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