Citigroup Global Markets Limited Form 38.5a (EPT/RI) (8225N)

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RNS Number : 8225N

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

11 May 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                   10 May 2018 
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   2.        DEALINGS (Note 2) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
   Total number of       Highest price      Lowest price paid 
  relevant securities    paid (Note 3) 
       acquired 
=====================  ================ 
                                                (Note 3) 
=====================  ================  ====================== 
        34,663            EUR 35.4800          EUR 35.0400 
=====================  ================  ====================== 
        12,957            GBP 31.3800          GBP 30.9800 
=====================  ================  ====================== 
 
 
   Total number of       Highest price    Lowest price received 
  securities disposed    received (Note 
                               3) 
=====================  ================ 
                                                (Note 3) 
=====================  ================  ====================== 
       103,953            EUR 35.5600          EUR 35.2056 
=====================  ================  ====================== 
        12,386            GBP 31.3007          GBP 30.9119 
=====================  ================  ====================== 
 
   (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) 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
                Increasing Short 
    TRS              Position                 497           31.0314 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
                Increasing Short 
    TRS              Position                 74            31.3800 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
                  Closing Short 
    TRS              Position               69,290          35.2400 
===========  =======================  ===================  ========== 
 
   (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           11 May 2018 
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Contact name                  Damian Flanagan 
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Telephone number             00 44 (0)28 90409676 
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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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