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RNS Number : 7073X

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 Capital Group Companies, Inc.

   4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 

See Schedule A

   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 4%

   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       16,248,002   16,248,002                          8,925,502             3.89% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
  (based on 
  aggregate 
  voting rights)    16,248,002   16,248,002                         8,925,502              3.89% 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 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 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 8,925,502     8,925,502          3.89% 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 

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

See Schedule 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 Los Angeles, California on 14 January 2014.

Schedule A

                                                                                                            Number       Percent of 
                                                                                                         Of shares   Outstanding 
   The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings                8,925,502             3.89% 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

   --   Capital Research and Management Company                      8,925,502             3.89% 

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