Wellington Management Group LLP Form 8.3 - Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (3053H)

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RNS Number : 3053H

Wellington Management Group LLP

09 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 Group PLC 
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 Class of relevant security to which the                             Common Stock 
  dealings being disclosed relate 
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 Date of dealing                                                     08 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      (%) 
                                                                  -------------------  -----------  ----------  ------ 
 (1)                             Relevant securities               2,957,985 shares         1.25 % 
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 (2)                             Derivatives (other than 
                                  options): 
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 (3)                             Options and agreements to 
                                 purchase/sell: 
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                                 Total                             2,957,985 shares         1.25 % 
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(b)                               Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
                                   other than the 
                                   class dealt in 
 
 
                                                                                Long                       Short 
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                                                                         Number            (%)        Number      (%) 
----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -----------  ----------  ------ 
 (1)                             Relevant securities 
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 (2)                             Derivatives (other than 
                                  options): 
------------------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------  -----------  ----------  ------ 
 (3)                             Options and agreements to 
                                 purchase/sell: 
------------------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------  -----------  ----------  ------ 
                                 Total 
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3.             DEALINGS 
 
(a)            Purchases and sales 
 
         Purchase/sale                  Number of relevant securities            Price per 
                                                                                    unit 
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 Sale                            2,535 shares                                   35.2000 EUR 
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(b)            Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
         Product name             Nature of           Number of relevant         Price per 
           e.g. CFD               transaction             securities                unit 
-----------------------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------- 
 
 
(c)            Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
 
(i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Product name    Writing,       Number of       Exercise        Type, e.g.      Expiry         Option 
   e.g. call      purchasing,   securities      price           American,       date           money 
     option       selling,      to which                        European                       paid/ 
                  varying       the option                      etc.                           received 
                  etc.          relates                                                        per unit 
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(ii)           Exercising 
 
 Product name                   Number of securities             Exercise price per unit 
  e.g. call option 
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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                                             09 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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