Smurfit Kappa GP — M&A Activity 2018

May 24, 2018

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RNS Number : 2283P

BlackRock Group

24 May 2018

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1.       KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	BlackRock, Inc.
Company dealt in	Smurfit Kappa Group plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	€0.001 ordinary shares
Date of dealing	23 May 2018

2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities	12,751,700 (5.37%)			0 (0.00%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	174,623 (0.07%)			0 (0.00%)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	0 (0.00%)			138,000 (0.05%)
Total	12,926,323 (5.44%)			138,000 (0.05%)

(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long			Short
	Number		(%)	Number		(%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total

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1.       DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)      Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of relevant securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase	1,575	EUR 34.5000
Sale	18,467	GBP 30.1152
Sale	583	GBP 30.1507
Sale	2,835	EUR 34.2915
Sale	2,951	EUR 34.4307
Sale	6,792	EUR 34.5000

Please note: there was also a Transfer In of 9,545 Shares

(b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Nature of transaction (Note 6)	Number of relevant securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)
CFD	Increasing Long	14,901	EUR 34.3957
CFD	Increasing Long	587	EUR 34.5442

(c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)
Call Option	Written	58,000	EUR 35.5350	European	12/07/2018	EUR 0.7417

(ii)      Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

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2.       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.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                    YES

Date of disclosure	24 May 2018
Contact name	Jana Blumenstein
Telephone number	+44 20 7743 3650
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name, e.g. call option	Written, or purchased	Number of relevant securities to which the option or derivative relates	Exercise price (Note 2)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Call Option	Written	40,000	EUR 36.1530	European	13/06/2018
Call Option	Written	40,000	EUR 36.2972	European	27/06/2018
Call Option	Written	58,000	EUR 35.5350	European	12/07/2018

Notes

1.          Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

2.          For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

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