Citigroup Global Markets Limited Form 38.5a (EPT/RI) (8022J)

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RNS Number : 8022J

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

04 April 2018

FORM 38.5(a)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of exempt principal    Citigroup Global Markets 
 trader                              Limited 
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Company dealt in            Smurfit Kappa Group plc 
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Class of relevant security  EUR0.001 Ordinary Shares 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 1) 
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Date of dealing                 03 April 4, 2018 
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   2.        DEALINGS (Note 2) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
     Total number             Highest price paid (Note     Lowest price 
      of relevant                        3)                    paid 
  securities acquired                                        (Note 3) 
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       24,439                    EUR 33.6200              EUR 32.0000 
=====================  ===============================  =============== 
         825                     GBP 28.9000              GBP 28.6500 
=====================  ===============================  =============== 
 
 
  Total number          Highest price received     Lowest price 
  of securities                (Note 3)              received 
    disposed                                         (Note 3) 
===============  =============================  =============== 
    16,477                EUR 33.5456             EUR 32.6637 
===============  =============================  =============== 
      825                 GBP 28.8899             GBP 28.6500 
===============  =============================  =============== 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
  Product     Nature of transaction    Number of relevant   Price per 
    name,            (Note 4)              securities          unit 
  e.g. CFD                                  (Note 5)         (Note 3) 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
                  Reducing Long 
    TRS              Position                 379           33.5359 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
                  Reducing Long 
    TRS              Position                7,583          33.3242 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Product      Writing,      Number of        Exercise   Type,            Expiry   Option 
  name,        selling,      securities       price      e.g. American,   date     money paid/received 
  e.g. call    purchasing,   to which                    European                  per unit 
  option       varying       the option                  etc.                      (Note 3) 
               etc.          relates (Note 
                             5) 
===========  =============  ==============  =========  ================  ======  ===================== 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,             Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call option                                    per unit (Note 
                                                     3) 
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   3.      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.

 
Date of disclosure           04 April 2018 
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Contact name                  Damian Flanagan 
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Telephone number             00 44 (0)28 90960976 
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Name of offeree/offeror      Smurfit Kappa Group plc 
 with which connected 
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Nature of connection (Note    Financial Advisor 
 6) 
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