Director Declaration

Smurfit Kappa Group plc

Board Appointment - Mr. Irial Finan

Dublin, London, 3 February 2012: Pursuant to paragraph 6.6.7 of the Listing Rules, Smurfit Kappa Group plc notifies the following in relation to Mr. Irial Finan who was appointed a Director of the Company on 2nd February 2012:-

(a) In the last 5 years, Mr. Finan has been a director of the following publicly quoted companies:

Current: Coca-Cola FEMSA S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Greece)

Past: Alltracel Pharma Limited (Ireland)

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (Australia)

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (USA)

(b) There are no details requiring disclosure for Mr. Finan under paragraph 6.6.7 (2) to (6).

CONTACT:

Michael O'Riordan

Group Secretary

+353 (0)1 202 7000.