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		17 April 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
				3,349,460		1.41%		672,189		0.28%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than options):
				221,242		0.09%		2,005,893		0.85%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				3,570,702		1.51%		2,678,082		1.13%

(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)	Â	Purchases and sales	Â	Â
Purchase/sale		Number of relevant securities		Price per unit
Purchase		9		30.6600 GBP
Purchase		149		35.4200 EUR
Purchase		208		30.7197 GBP
Purchase		250		35.3866 EUR
Purchase		315		30.4034 GBP
Purchase		371		30.6142 GBP
Purchase		432		30.5241 GBP
Purchase		1,043		30.7600 GBP
Purchase		1,064		30.5651 GBP
Purchase		1,159		30.7504 GBP
Purchase		1,257		35.4822 EUR
Purchase		1,267		30.6400 GBP
Purchase		1,724		35.4622 EUR
Purchase		1,945		35.5300 EUR
Purchase		2,048		35.4158 EUR
Purchase		2,789		30.6548 GBP
Purchase		3,610		35.4605 EUR
Purchase		3,684		35.5634 EUR
Purchase		4,573		35.6200 EUR
Purchase		6,523		35.4375 EUR
Purchase		6,685		35.6253 EUR
Purchase		11,506		35.4706 EUR
Purchase		17,253		30.6840 GBP
Purchase		50,000		35.5510 EUR
Sale		81		30.3918 GBP
Sale		121		30.7600 GBP
Sale		137		35.3943 EUR
Sale		206		30.5400 GBP
Sale		293		30.5405 GBP
Sale		351		30.6389 GBP
Sale		371		30.6142 GBP
Sale		381		30.6749 GBP
Sale		508		30.6281 GBP
Sale		786		35.3400 EUR
Sale		809		30.7613 GBP
Sale		828		30.5458 GBP
Sale		973		30.5591 GBP
Sale		1,787		35.4900 EUR
Sale		3,892		35.4230 EUR
Sale		6,607		35.6253 EUR
Sale		18,336		30.5506 GBP
Sale		19,155		30.7078 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		81		30.3918 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		137		35.3943 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		293		30.5405 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		351		30.6389 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		368		30.5958 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		381		30.6749 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		597		30.9972 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		786		35.3334 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,046		30.5154 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		1,455		30.5905 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		3,892		35.4230 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		13,118		30.7515 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Long		18,336		30.5506 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		208		30.7197 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		432		30.5241 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		597		35.7545 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		823		35.4248 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,188		30.5699 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,309		30.7328 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,480		30.5858 GBP
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		1,782		35.4828 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		2,048		35.4158 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		3,610		35.4605 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		4,425		35.6200 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		11,506		35.4705 EUR
€0.001 ordinary shares		Short		50,000		35.5510 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

Â

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) NO

Date of disclosure	Â	18 Apr 2018
Contact name		ELISE TANG
Telephone number		0207 1163001
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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