Smurfit Kappa Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7165X)

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RNS Number : 7165X

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

15 January 2014

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: 

The Growth Fund of America, Inc. ("GFA")

   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: 

13 January 2014

   6.         Date on which issuer notified: 

14 January 2014

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

Below 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       11,339,439   11,339,439   6,504,065    0                    0% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
  (based on 
  aggregate 
  voting rights)    11,339,439   11,339,439   6,504,065                                  0% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 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 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 6,504,065     0                  0% 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 

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: 

GFA has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.

Please note that the notification submitted on behalf of the Capital Group Companies, Inc. dated 14 January 2014 included GFA's holdings.

Done at Los Angeles, California on 14 January 2014.

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