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		05 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	Â	Â	€0.001 ordinary shares	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Long				Short
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,150,253		1.33%		1,894,132		0.80%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				819,978		0.35%		2,011,147		0.85%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,970,231		1.67%		3,905,279		1.65%

(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		117		33.7164 EUR
Purchase		141		28.9005 GBP
Purchase		156		28.7588 GBP
Purchase		262		32.7200 EUR
Purchase		280		33.2400 EUR
Purchase		295		28.6391 GBP
Purchase		338		28.7566 GBP
Purchase		382		28.7200 GBP
Purchase		458		28.6979 GBP
Purchase		485		32.7120 EUR
Purchase		560		32.8800 EUR
Purchase		827		32.8092 EUR
Purchase		833		32.9031 EUR
Purchase		1,050		29.1180 GBP
Purchase		1,138		28.7375 GBP
Purchase		1,170		32.6700 EUR
Purchase		1,223		32.7380 EUR
Purchase		1,250		28.7000 GBP
Purchase		1,253		28.5327 GBP
Purchase		1,263		32.7100 EUR
Purchase		1,763		28.8001 GBP
Purchase		1,856		32.7400 EUR
Purchase		1,978		29.1276 GBP
Purchase		2,266		32.8163 EUR
Purchase		2,370		32.7300 EUR
Purchase		2,760		33.0284 EUR
Purchase		3,259		32.9800 EUR
Purchase		3,642		32.2831 EUR
Purchase		3,815		28.6430 GBP
Purchase		4,178		28.8421 GBP
Purchase		4,572		29.1986 GBP
Purchase		5,168		32.8350 EUR
Purchase		5,347		32.8945 EUR
Purchase		7,657		33.5000 EUR
Purchase		10,000		29.8006 GBP
Purchase		10,609		33.0101 EUR
Purchase		12,493		32.6593 EUR
Purchase		21,283		29.1488 GBP
Purchase		21,812		32.8996 EUR
Purchase		25,000		28.7087 GBP
Purchase		33,029		33.3031 EUR
Purchase		34,571		28.6825 GBP
Purchase		45,784		32.7230 EUR
Purchase		47,440		32.8210 EUR
Purchase		49,664		32.6448 EUR
Purchase		68,843		28.6098 GBP
Purchase		72,646		32.8245 EUR
Purchase		100,000		33.0898 EUR
Purchase		319,968		28.5955 GBP
Sale		21		33.0600 EUR
Sale		35		27.1000 GBP
Sale		73		32.7500 EUR
Sale		141		28.9005 GBP
Sale		160		28.7471 GBP
Sale		171		28.7458 GBP
Sale		300		28.8000 GBP
Sale		390		29.0394 GBP
Sale		485		32.7120 EUR
Sale		560		32.8800 EUR
Sale		608		32.8474 EUR
Sale		640		29.3986 GBP
Sale		657		29.1751 GBP
Sale		710		28.8950 GBP
Sale		785		28.6987 GBP
Sale		806		32.7567 EUR
Sale		892		32.7200 EUR
Sale		900		29.0033 GBP
Sale		975		29.7778 GBP
Sale		1,168		28.8525 GBP
Sale		1,170		32.6700 EUR
Sale		1,263		32.7100 EUR
Sale		1,497		28.6950 GBP
Sale		1,528		32.9325 EUR
Sale		1,856		32.7400 EUR
Sale		2,370		32.7300 EUR
Sale		2,872		29.4656 GBP
Sale		3,522		32.6746 EUR
Sale		3,917		28.6389 GBP
Sale		4,519		32.8978 EUR
Sale		5,023		32.8802 EUR
Sale		5,077		29.0929 GBP
Sale		5,170		32.8485 EUR
Sale		5,624		32.8847 EUR
Sale		7,500		33.5000 EUR
Sale		10,000		32.7243 EUR
Sale		10,182		32.5896 EUR
Sale		10,341		29.2000 GBP
Sale		10,349		33.0258 EUR
Sale		12,598		28.9170 GBP
Sale		16,137		29.0600 GBP
Sale		16,676		28.7993 GBP
Sale		18,647		28.7209 GBP
Sale		21,774		28.4340 GBP
Sale		25,000		29.7814 GBP
Sale		27,839		28.9230 GBP
Sale		31,620		28.7355 GBP
Sale		32,028		32.6690 EUR
Sale		40,876		28.7087 GBP
Sale		44,689		28.6645 GBP
Sale		119,632		32.8015 EUR
Sale		193,494		32.9472 EUR
Sale		227,611		28.8084 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		160		28.7471 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		657		29.1751 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		975		29.7778 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,700		33.0090 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,400		28.7374 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,522		32.6746 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,000		32.9942 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,000		32.7207 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,077		29.0929 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,624		32.8849 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		9,831		29.2000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		10,349		33.0258 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		12,598		28.9170 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,000		2,877.0000 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		21,774		28.4340 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		25,000		29.7814 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		27,839		28.9230 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		44,689		28.6645 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		54,104		29.1976 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		56,570		32.8782 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		65,611		28.8932 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		65,851		33.2375 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		106,115		28.5191 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		150,000		28.6800 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		240,321		32.7458 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		156		28.7588 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		253		33.6550 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		766		27.2440 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		833		32.9016 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,138		28.7375 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,384		28.7560 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,763		28.8001 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,978		29.1276 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,300		29.0952 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,815		28.6430 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,178		28.8421 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		5,889		32.6009 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,000		32.9869 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,006		28.7784 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		6,480		33.1407 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		10,000		32.9755 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		12,725		32.8464 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		18,826		32.7906 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		19,000		3,276.3922 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		21,283		29.1488 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		33,029		33.3031 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		59,504		28.6669 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		72,646		32.8246 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		84,075		33.0898 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		105,103		32.6424 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		150,000		32.6614 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		242,500		28.5806 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:		6 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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