Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5343N)

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RNS Number : 5343N

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

09 September 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: 

Causeway Capital Management LLC

   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: 

6 September 2013

   6.         Date on which issuer notified: 

9 September 2013

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

3%

   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 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 IE00B1RR8406       6,994,318    6,994,318    6,490,418    6,490,418   None       2.84%    N/A 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
  (based on 
  aggregate 
  voting rights)    6,994,318    6,994,318    6,490,418             6,490,418              2.84% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 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 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 Ordinary shares    6,490,418          2.84% 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 

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

N/A

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

   11.       Additional information: 

Done at Causeway Capital Management LLC, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, 15(th) Floor,

Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA on 6 September.

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