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		14 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
				1,789,144		0.75%		779,156		0.33%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				604,557		0.25%		1,456,979		0.61%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				2,393,701		1.01%		2,236,135		0.94%

(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		130		35.6400 EUR
Purchase		255		35.6092 EUR
Purchase		343		31.5800 GBP
Purchase		359		31.7252 GBP
Purchase		608		35.6806 EUR
Purchase		1,522		35.6066 EUR
Purchase		1,590		31.5305 GBP
Purchase		1,712		31.5300 GBP
Purchase		1,910		31.5964 GBP
Purchase		2,680		31.5274 GBP
Purchase		3,035		31.5269 GBP
Purchase		3,732		31.5314 GBP
Purchase		8,386		35.5600 EUR
Purchase		14,081		31.4570 GBP
Purchase		16,777		31.4426 GBP
Purchase		16,998		31.4733 GBP
Purchase		18,393		31.5198 GBP
Purchase		22,084		35.5000 EUR
Purchase		34,357		35.4582 EUR
Purchase		56,290		31.3647 GBP
Purchase		82,616		31.3400 GBP
Sale		94		31.5500 GBP
Sale		127		35.5702 EUR
Sale		164		35.5297 EUR
Sale		189		35.5423 EUR
Sale		478		31.4747 GBP
Sale		554		31.5425 GBP
Sale		607		31.4537 GBP
Sale		978		31.4728 GBP
Sale		1,080		31.4548 GBP
Sale		1,090		31.4265 GBP
Sale		1,327		31.3738 GBP
Sale		1,390		31.4695 GBP
Sale		1,740		35.4400 EUR
Sale		1,762		35.5536 EUR
Sale		2,408		31.3414 GBP
Sale		2,414		35.5212 EUR
Sale		2,510		35.5626 EUR
Sale		2,591		35.5759 EUR
Sale		2,718		31.4527 GBP
Sale		3,708		31.5247 GBP
Sale		4,246		35.5138 EUR
Sale		5,000		31.3557 GBP
Sale		5,282		35.6143 EUR
Sale		6,618		31.3400 GBP
Sale		9,727		35.5475 EUR
Sale		11,348		31.5087 GBP
Sale		12,228		35.4900 EUR
Sale		20,000		31.5452 GBP
Sale		28,818		35.5224 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		607		31.4537 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,090		31.4265 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,601		35.6413 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,110		31.4162 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,790		31.4218 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,946		31.5771 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,983		31.5571 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,042		35.5791 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,181		35.5727 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		6,618		31.3400 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		12,228		35.4900 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		21,477		31.5600 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		28,818		35.5224 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		255		35.6092 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		359		31.7252 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		608		35.6806 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		958		31.5842 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,400		35.5536 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,522		35.6065 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,910		31.5964 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,481		31.5385 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,983		35.6089 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		7,638		31.3425 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		8,386		35.5600 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		14,081		31.4570 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		16,777		31.4426 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		21,477		35.6034 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		25,243		31.3742 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		29,974		35.4426 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		79,698		31.3400 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:		15 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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