Annual Financial Report

Smurfit Kappa Group plc

2018 Annual Report & Accounts

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (the "Company") announces the publication of its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

The Annual Report is available to view on the Company's website www.smurfitkappa.com and at the following link:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9240T_1-2019-3-25.pdf

The Annual Report has also be submitted to the UK National Storage Mechanism and Euronext Dublin and will shortly be available for inspection at:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm/

and at:

Companies Announcements Office

Euronext Dublin

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

25 March 2019

CONTACT:

Michael O'Riordan

Group Secretary

+353 (0)1 202 7000.