Citigroup Global Markets Limited Form 38.5(a) (6656P)

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RNS Number : 6656P

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

30 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 
 trader                     Markets Limited 
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Company dealt in          Smurfit Kappa Group 
                                  plc 
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Class of relevant          EUR0.001 Ordinary 
 security to which               Shares 
 the dealings being 
 disclosed relate 
 (Note 1) 
========================  =================== 
Date of dealing               29 May 2018 
========================  =================== 
 
   2.        DEALINGS (Note 2) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
  Total number     Highest price    Lowest price 
   of relevant       paid (Note         paid 
   securities            3) 
    acquired 
===============  ================ 
                                      (Note 3) 
===============  ================  ============= 
    104,305         EUR 36.4200     EUR 35.8949 
===============  ================  ============= 
     6,222          GBP 31.5000     GBP 31.2600 
===============  ================  ============= 
 
 
  Total number     Highest price    Lowest price 
  of securities    received (Note     received 
    disposed             3) 
===============  ================ 
                                      (Note 3) 
===============  ================  ============= 
    104,305         EUR 36.4200     EUR 35.7000 
===============  ================  ============= 
     6,600          EUR 31.5000     EUR 31.2268 
===============  ================  ============= 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
  Product      Nature of      Number of relevant     Price 
   name,       transaction        securities        per unit 
  e.g. CFD      (Note 4)           (Note 5)           (Note 
                                                       3) 
==========  ===============  ===================  =========== 
   TRS         Reducing              221          GBP 31.2600 
             short position 
==========  ===============  ===================  =========== 
   TRS       Closing short           781          GBP 31.2268 
                positon 
==========  ===============  ===================  =========== 
   TRS       Closing long            986          GBP 31.2666 
                position 
==========  ===============  ===================  =========== 
 
   (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                                            3) 
                          5) 
========  =============  ==============  =========  ===========  ======  =============== 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,         Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call                                       per unit (Note 
 option                                          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        30 May 2018 
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Contact name               Cathal McKenna 
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Telephone number          00 44 (0)28 90409544 
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Name of offeree/offeror   Smurfit Kappa Group 
 with which connected      plc 
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Nature of connection       Financial Advisor 
 (Note 6) 
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