Wellington Management Group LLP Form 8.3 - Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (1588H)

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RNS Number : 1588H

Wellington Management Group LLP

08 March 2018

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES

REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

 
1.                                   KEY INFORMATION 
 
 Name of person dealing                                                  Wellington Management Group 
                                                                          LLP 
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 Company dealt in                                                        Smurfit Kappa Gr PLC 
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 Class of relevant security                                              Common Stock 
  to which the 
  dealings being disclosed relate 
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 Date of dealing                                                         07 March 2018 
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2.                                   INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 
 
(a)                                  Interests and short positions (following dealing) 
                                      in the class of relevant security 
                                      dealt in 
 
                                                                               Long                Short 
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                                                                         Number       (%)      Number    (%) 
                                                                      ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
                                                                       2,960,520       1.25 
 (1)                                Relevant securities                shares             % 
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 (2)                                Derivatives (other 
                                     than options): 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
 (3)                                Options and agreements 
                                    to purchase/sell: 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
                                                                       2,960,520       1.25 
                                    Total                              shares             % 
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(b)                                  Interests and short positions in relevant securities 
                                      of the company, other than the 
                                      class dealt in 
 
 
                                                                               Long                Short 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                         Number       (%)      Number    (%) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
 (1)                                Relevant securities 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
 (2)                                Derivatives (other 
                                     than options): 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
 (3)                                Options and agreements 
                                    to purchase/sell: 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
                                    Total 
---------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------  -------  ---------  ----- 
 
 
 
3.             DEALINGS 
 
(a)            Purchases and sales 
 
          Purchase/sale                          Number of relevant                   Price per unit 
                                                      securities 
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 Sale                              114,096 shares                                    32.0188 GBP 
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 Sale                              401,200 shares                                    31.8865 GBP 
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(b)            Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
         Product name               Nature of                  Number of                  Price per 
            e.g. CFD               transaction             relevant securities               unit 
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(c)            Options transactions in respect of existing relevant 
                securities 
 
(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
  Product name    Writing,       Number           Exercise         Type,             Expiry            Option money 
    e.g. call      purchasing,   of securities    price            e.g.              date              paid/ received 
     option        selling,      to which                          American,                           per unit 
                   varying       the option                        European 
                   etc.          relates                           etc. 
---------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
(ii)           Exercising 
 
 Product name                    Number of securities                Exercise price per 
  e.g. call option                                                    unit 
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(d)            Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Nature of transaction           Details                             Price per unit (if 
                                                                      applicable) 
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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. 
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 None 
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 Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?               NO 
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 Date of disclosure                               08 March 2018 
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 Contact name                                     Meredith Smart 
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 Telephone number                                 44-20-7126-6311 
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 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 
  with which connected 
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 If a connected EFM, state nature 
  of connection 
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