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RNS Number : 5722P

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

25 October 2012

 
                        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 
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

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 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned in point 3.):

Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P

Goldman Sachs International

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

26 September 2012

6. Date on which issuer is notified: 24 October 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6%

 
 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of        Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering 
  shares               to the triggering        transaction 
                       transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
-------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                      Number       Number      Number        Number of voting       % of voting rights 
                       of           of          of shares     rights 
                       Shares       Voting 
                                    Rights 
-------------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------------------  --------------------- 
                                               Direct        Direct    Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
-------------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  --------  -----------  ---------  ---------- 
                            IE00B1RR8406                               15,144,551                6.74% 
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 SUBTOTAL A (based 
  on aggregated 
  voting rights)                                                       15,144,551                6.74% 
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 B) Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxii 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument          Date         Period/Date           rights that               rights that 
                                                         may be acquired           may be obtained 
                                                         if the instrument         if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted    is exercised/converted 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
 SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) 
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 Total (A+B) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
       15,144,551                     6.74% 
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The interest in 14,961,528 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, indirect subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.

The interest in 182,100 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("GS&Co."), a direct subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited ("GSSN").

The interest in 923 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. acting as discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited ("GSSN").

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:

General Email Contact: shareholderdisclosures@gs.com

   Contact Name              :           Darren Adam

Contact Telephone No: 020-7051-4224

Done in London on 24 October 2012.

This information is provided by RNS

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