Annual Financial Report

Smurfit Kappa Group plc

2016 Annual Report & Accounts

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (the "Company") announces the publication of its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2016.

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/7367A_-2017-3-28.pdf 

The Annual Report will also be submitted to the UK National Storage Mechanism and the Irish Stock Exchange. Thereafter, the Annual Report will shortly be available for inspection at:

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

and at:

Companies Announcements Office

The Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

28 March 2017

CONTACT:

Michael O'Riordan

Group Secretary

+353 (0)1 202 7000.