BlackRock Group Form 8.3 - Smurfit Kappa Group plc (0267I)

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RNS Number : 0267I

BlackRock Group

16 March 2018

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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  BlackRock, Inc. 
 (Note 1) 
======================  =================== 
Company dealt in        Smurfit Kappa Group 
                         plc 
======================  =================== 
Class of relevant       EUR0.001 ordinary 
 security to which       shares 
 the dealings being 
 disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
======================  =================== 
Date of dealing         15 March 2018 
======================  =================== 
 
   2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 
                                         Long               Short 
===========================  =================  =================== 
                             Number      (%)     Number       (%) 
===========================  =========  ======  ===========  ====== 
                                12,394,045 
(1) Relevant securities           (5.22%)            0 (0.00%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
(2) Derivatives (other                                378,359 
 than options)                18,299 (0.00%)          (0.15%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell                0 (0.00%)        56,000 (0.02%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
                                12,412,344            434,359 
Total                             (5.23%)             (0.18%) 
===========================  =================  =================== 
 
 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 
Class of relevant                          Long                Short 
 security: 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
                              Number        (%)     Number         (%) 
============================  =========    ======  ===========    ====== 
(1) Relevant securities 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
  (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options) 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
  (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
Total 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
 

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   1.       DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale            Number of relevant        Price per 
                           securities                unit (Note 
                                                     5) 
================  ===========================  ================ 
Purchase          2,025                        EUR 35.5000 
================  ===========================  ================ 
 

Please note: there was also a Transfer In of 16,687 Shares

   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product     Nature of      Number of relevant   Price 
 name,       transaction    securities           per unit 
 e.g. CFD    (Note 6)       (Note 7)             (Note 
                                                 5) 
==========  =============  ==================  =========== 
            Reducing 
CFD          Short         127                 EUR 35.4915 
==========  =============  ==================  =========== 
            Reducing 
CFD          Short         76,568              EUR 35.4949 
==========  =============  ==================  =========== 
            Reducing 
CFD          Short         82                  EUR 35.5629 
==========  =============  ==================  =========== 
            Increasing 
CFD          Short         593                 EUR 35.4905 
==========  =============  ==================  =========== 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product  Writing,      Number          Exercise  Type,       Expiry  Option 
 name,    selling,      of securities   price     e.g.        date    money 
 e.g.     purchasing,   to which                  American,           paid/received 
 call     varying       the option                European            per unit 
 option   etc.          relates                   etc.                (Note 
                        (Note                                         5) 
                        7) 
=======  ============  ==============  ========  ==========  ======  ============== 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,         Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call                                       per unit (Note 
 option                                          5) 
=============  ===========================  =================== 
 
 
   (d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of            Details      Price per 
 transaction                       unit 
 (Note 8)                          (if applicable) 
                                   (Note 5) 
============  ==============  ==================== 
 
 

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   2.       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.

None

   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                    YES 
 
Date of disclosure            16 March 2018 
============================  ================ 
Contact name                  James Michael 
============================  ================ 
Telephone number              [phone] 
============================  ================ 
If a connected EFM, 
 name of offeree/offeror 
 with which connected 
============================  ================ 
If a connected EFM, 
 state nature of connection 
 (Note 10) 
============================  ================ 
 

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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

 
 Product    Written,         Number of       Exercise  Type,             Expiry 
  name,      or purchased     relevant        price     e.g. American,    date 
  e.g.                        securities      (Note     European 
  call                        to which        2)        etc. 
  option                      the option 
                              or derivative 
                              relates 
=========  ===============  ===============  ========  ===============  ========== 
Call                                         EUR 
 Option    Written          28,000            29.29    European         03/04/2018 
=========  ===============  ===============  ========  ===============  ========== 
Call                                         EUR 
 Option    Written          28,000            29.29    European         11/04/2018 
=========  ===============  ===============  ========  ===============  ========== 
 

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.

Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

   2.          For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. 

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

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