Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (4452T)

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RNS Number : 4452T

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

29 March 2016

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
      Name of the Issuer                   Name of person discharging 
                                            managerial responsibilities 
       Smurfit Kappa Group 
 1     plc                            2     John Moloney 
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      State whether notification           Indicate whether the notification 
       relates to a person                  is in respect of a holding 
       closely associated                   of the person referred 
       with a person discharging            to in 2 or 3 above or 
       managerial responsibilities          in respect of a non-beneficial 
       named in 2 and identify              interest 
       the connected person 
                                            Notification is in respect 
 3     N/A                            4     of Mr Moloney 
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                                           Name of registered shareholder(s) 
                                            and, if more than one, 
      Description of shares                 number of shares or derivatives 
       or derivatives or other              or other financial instruments 
       financial instruments                linked to them, held by 
       linked to them                       each shareholder 
 
 5     Ordinary shares                6     John Moloney 
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      State the nature of                  Number of shares, derivatives 
       the transaction                      or other financial instruments 
                                            linked to them acquired 
       Purchase of shares 
 7     in the market                  8     5,000 
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      Number of shares, derivatives        Price per share or derivative 
       or other financial                   or other financial instrument 
       instruments linked                   linked to them or value 
       to them disposed of                  of transaction 
 
 9     N/A                            10    Acquisition price: EUR22.65 
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                                           Date issuer informed of 
      Date and place of transaction         transaction 
 
 11    29 March 2016; Dublin          12    29 March 2016 
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                                           Name of contact and telephone 
                                            number for queries 
      Any additional information 
                                            Michael O'Riordan 
 13    N/A                            14    [phone] 
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        Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible 
        for making the notification 
 
        Jim Fitzharris ______________________________________________ 
 
        Date of notification 29 March 2016______________________________ 
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Information required under Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.10

The following additional information is required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 in respect of interests in securities of a director or secretary or their connected persons. An issuer is not being required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

 
                                       State whether the notification 
                                        relates to a single 
      Name of director or               transaction being notified 
       secretary (if not                in accordance with the 
       required to be stated            Market Abuse Rules and 
       in box 2)                        ISE LR 6.10 
 
 15    As stated above            16    Yes 
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                                       Percentage of issued class 
                                        acquired (treasury shares 
      Description of class              of that class should not 
       of share                         be taken into account 
                                        when calculating percentage) 
 
 17    Ordinary                   18    0.002% 
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                                       Total holding following 
                                        notification and total 
      Percentage of issued              percentage holding following 
       class disposed (treasury         notification (any treasury 
       shares of that class             shares should not be taken 
       should not be taken              into account when calculating 
       into account when                percentage) 
       calculating percentage) 
                                        8,000 
 19    N/A                        20    0.003% 
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If a person whose interests are required to be disclosed under ISE Listing Rule 6.10 has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

 
                                          Period during which or 
                                           date on which it can be 
       Date of grant                       exercised 
 
 21     N/A                          22    N/A 
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       Total amount paid 
        (if any) for grant                Description of shares 
        of the option                      involved (class and number) 
 
 23     N/A                          24    N/A 
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       Exercise price (if 
        fixed at time of grant) 
        or indication that 
        the price is to be                Total number of shares 
        fixed at the time                  over which options are 
        of exercise                        held following notification 
 
 25     N/A                          26    N/A 
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   Name and signature of duly designated officer of 
   issuer responsible for making notification 
 
   Jim Fitzharris ______________________________________________ 
 
   Date of notification 29 March 2016_____________________________ 
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The duly designated officer of the issuer responsible for making this notification acknowledges and confirms that he/she is aware that the information as has been provided in response to the questions 15 to 26 above is not information which has been required by or which has been requested by the Central Bank, and is information which is required to be provided to the Irish Stock Exchange only.

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