Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1829B)

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RNS Number : 1829B

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

14 June 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 person discharging managerial 
      Name of the Issuer                               responsibilities 
 
 1     Smurfit Kappa Group plc                   2     Jim Lawrence 
 3    State whether notification                 4    Indicate whether the notification 
       relates to a person closely                     is in respect of a holding of 
       associated with a person                        the person referred to in 2 or 
       discharging managerial responsibilities         3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial 
       named in 2 and identify the                     interest 
       connected person 
                                                       Notification is in respect of 
       N/A                                             Mr Lawrence 
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                                                      Name of registered shareholder(s) 
                                                       and, if more than one, number 
      Description of shares or                         of shares or derivatives or other 
       derivatives or other financial                  financial instruments linked to 
       instruments linked to them                      them, held by each shareholder 
 
 5     Ordinary shares                           6     Jim Lawrence 
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                                                      Number of shares, derivatives 
                                                       or other financial instruments 
      State the nature of the transaction              linked to them acquired 
 
 7     Purchase of shares                        8     185,000 
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      Number of shares, derivatives                   Price per share or derivative 
       or other financial instruments                  or other financial instrument 
       linked to them disposed of                      linked to them or value of transaction 
 
 9     N/A                                       10    US$26.50 
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      Date and place of transaction 
                                                      Date issuer informed of transaction 
       13 June 2016; Wilmington, 
 11    Delaware                                  12    14 June 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 14 June 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 secretary          transaction being notified in 
       (if not required to be stated         accordance with the Market Abuse 
       in box 2)                             Rules and ISE LR 6.10 
 
 15    As stated above                 16    Yes 
                                            Percentage of issued class acquired 
                                             (treasury shares of that class 
      Description of class of share          should not be taken into account 
                                             when calculating percentage) 
 
 17    Ordinary                        18    0.08% 
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                                            Total holding following notification 
      Percentage of issued class             and total percentage holding 
       disposed (treasury shares             following notification (any treasury 
       of that class should not              shares should not be taken into 
       be taken into account when            account when calculating percentage) 
       calculating percentage) 
                                             335,000 
 19    N/A                             20    0.14% 
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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 
      Date of grant                            which it can be exercised 
 
 21    N/A                               22    N/A 
      Total amount paid (if any)              Description of shares involved 
       for grant of the option                 (class and number) 
 
 23    N/A                               24    N/A 
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 25   Exercise price (if fixed           26   Total number of shares over which 
       at time of grant) or indication         options are held following notification 
       that the price is to be fixed 
       at the time of exercise                 N/A 
 
       N/A 
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   Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible 
   for making notification 
 
   Jim Fitzharris ______________________________________________ 
 
   Date of notification 14 June 2016_____________________________ 
 

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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