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		1 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		Â		Short		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities
				3,240,833		1.37%		739,317		0.31%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				245,112		0.10%		1,844,241		0.78%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				3,485,945		1.47%		2,583,558		1.09%

(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	Â	28	Â	31.0200 GBP
Purchase		73		31.0800 GBP
Purchase		93		31.0634 GBP
Purchase		195		35.4000 EUR
Purchase		305		35.4679 EUR
Purchase		483		35.5811 EUR
Purchase		1,040		35.5318 EUR
Purchase		2,578		34.9800 EUR
Purchase		3,269		30.9386 GBP
Purchase		4,019		30.9347 GBP
Purchase		4,219		30.9400 GBP
Purchase		4,222		35.0993 EUR
Purchase		11,072		30.9508 GBP
Sale		13		31.0600 GBP
Sale		101		31.0633 GBP
Sale		154		31.0868 GBP
Sale		218		31.3403 GBP
Sale		222		34.9060 EUR
Sale		445		31.0995 GBP
Sale		658		31.2665 GBP
Sale		2,426		34.9800 EUR
Sale		3,809		30.9287 GBP
Sale		11,089		31.0041 GBP
Sale		19,115		35.4580 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		100		34.9313 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		122		34.8717 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		154		31.0868 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,358		31.0623 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		2,875		30.9375 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		5,577		31.0110 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		19,115		35.4580 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		51,938		31.3300 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		195		35.4070 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		305		35.4679 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,040		35.5317 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,327		30.7432 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,578		34.9826 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		51,938		35.7200 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.

Â

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)

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) NO

Date of disclosure	Â	2 May 2018
Contact name		Jay Supaya
Telephone number		020 7773 0635
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		Â
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)		Â

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