Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 5931H
  Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
  06 November 2008
   


    TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
    Smurfit Kappa Group plc.

    2. Reason for the notification 
    (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached: (    )

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (     )

    Other (please specify): (    )

    3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
    Causeway Capital Management LLC 

    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

    5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
    31 October 2008 

    6. Date on which issuer notified:
    6 November 2008

    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
    5%  
    8. Notified Details:

    A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares if              Situation previous to the triggering transaction
 possible use ISIN CODE
                                 Number of shares          Number of voting rights 

 IE00B1RR8406                    11,465,814                11,465,814


                                  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 Class/type of shares       Number of shares   Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
 if possible use ISIN CODE
                                                   Direct      Indirect      Direct  Indirect

 IE00B1RR8406               10,582,112         10,582,112  Nil           4.85%       Nil

    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date   Exercise/conversion   No. of voting rights  % of voting rights
                                                 period/date           that may be acquired
                                                                       (if the instrument
                                                                       exercised/
                                                                       converted)
 Nil

    Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 10,582,112               4.85%

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
:
    N/A

    Proxy Voting:

    10. Name of proxy holder:
    N/A 

    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
    N/A 

    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
    N/A 

    13. Additional information:
    N/A 

    14. Contact name:
    Michael O'Riordan / Jim Fitzharris

    15. Contact telephone number:
    [phone]

    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.




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