Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (0649C)

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RNS Number : 0649C

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

10 April 2013

Standard Form TR-1

Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC

Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
   [X]     an acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

[ ] 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 
   3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

   4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
   5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 

08.04.2013

   6.         Date on which issuer notified: 

10.04.2013

   7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

3%, 4%, 5%

   8.         Notified details: 
 
 A) Voting rights attached to shares 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Class/type         Situation previous          Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares          to the Triggering           transaction 
  (if possible       transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE) 
-----------------  --------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                    Number        Number        Number       Number of voting        % of voting 
                     of Shares     of Voting     of shares    rights                  rights 
                                   rights 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                                Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
                    Below 
 IE00B1RR8406        3%           Below 3%      11,956,634   11,956,634              5.23% 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
  (based on 
  aggregate         Below 
  voting rights)     3%           Below 3%      11,956,634            11,956,634               5.23% 
-----------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 B) Financial Instruments 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument          Date         Period/ Date          rights that               rights 
                                                         may be acquired 
                                                         if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
                                  SUBTOTAL B 
                                   (in relation 
                                   to all expiration 
                                   dates) 
                                 --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B)   number of voting   % of voting 
                rights             rights 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 11,956,634    11,956,634         5.23% 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 

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

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

10. In case of proxy voting:[name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

   11.       Additional information: 

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