Holding(s) in Company

 

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RNS Number : 9477Z 
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 
30 September 2009 
 

 
 
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: 
Polaris 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): 
28 September 2009 
 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
30 September 2009 
 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
5% 
8. Notified Details: 
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
 
+--------------+------------+------------+ 
| Class/type   |        Situation        | 
| of shares    |    previous to the      | 
| if           |       triggering        | 
| possible     |      transaction        | 
| use ISIN     |                         | 
| CODE         |                         | 
+--------------+-------------------------+ 
|              | Number     | Number     | 
|              | of         | of         | 
|              | shares     | voting     | 
|              |            | rights     | 
|              |            |            | 
+--------------+------------+------------+ 
| IE00B1RR8406 | 11,054,764 | 11,054,764 | 
+--------------+------------+------------+ 
 
 
 
 
+--------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+----------+ 
|              |        Resulting situation after the triggering        | 
|              |                      transaction                       | 
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Class/type   | Number     | Number of             | % of voting       | 
| of shares    | of         | voting rights         | rights            | 
| if           | shares     |                       |                   | 
| possible     |            |                       |                   | 
| use ISIN     |            |                       |                   | 
| CODE         |            |                       |                   | 
+--------------+------------+-----------------------+-------------------+ 
|              |            | Direct     | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | 
|              |            |            |          |        |          | 
+--------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+----------+ 
| IE00B1RR8406 | 10,865,964 | 10,865,964 | Nil      | 4.98%  | Nil      | 
+--------------+------------+------------+----------+--------+----------+ 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
| Type of    | Expiration date | Exercise/conversion period/date | No. of voting       | % of voting    | 
| financial  |                 |                                 | rights that may be  | rights         | 
| instrument |                 |                                 | acquired (if the    |                | 
|            |                 |                                 | instrument          |                | 
|            |                 |                                 | exercised/          |                | 
|            |                 |                                 | converted)          |                | 
|            |                 |                                 |                     |                | 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
| Nil        |                 |                                 |                     |                | 
+------------+-----------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
Total (A+B) 
+------------+--------+ 
| Number     | % of   | 
| of         | voting | 
| voting     | rights | 
| rights     |        | 
|            |        | 
+------------+--------+ 
| 10,865,964 | 4.98%  | 
+------------+--------+ 
 
 
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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