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Smurfit Kappa Group PLC28 August 2007 Standard Form TR-1Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/ECFinancial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Smurfit Kappa Group Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): (u ) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin 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: FMRCorp and Fidelity International Limited and their direct subsidiaries 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 22 August 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified; 24 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using Triggering transactionthe ISIN CODE) Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectIE00B1RR8406 8,799,955 8,799,955 8,699,955 8,699,955 3.99 SUBTOTAL A (based on 8,799,955 8,799,955 8,699,955 8,699,955 3.99aggregate votingrights) B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attachedschedule 10. In case of proxy voting: FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limitedwill cease to hold 100,000 voting rights as of 24 August 2007. 11. Additional information: Done at (place) on (date). Annex to the standard form TR-1 a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation:Full name (including legal form for legal entities) FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited (FIL)Contact address (registered office for legal entities) FMR Corp - 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02109 USA FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19 BermudaPhone number 44 (0) 1737 837 149Other useful information (at least legal representative Company Secretaryfor legal persons) b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable:Full name FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited (FIL)Contact address Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RBPhone number 44 (0) 1737 837 149Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Authorised to make this filing under power ofwith the person or legal entity subject to the attorneynotification obligation) c) Additional information Schedule Issuer name: SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC Current ownership percentage: 3.99% Total shares held: 8,699,955 Shares in issue: 217,765,713 MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the 67,872 FCL STATE STREET BANK AND TR COparentholding company for various direct and 283,800 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTHindirectsubsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund 53,400 FIJ MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPANManagementLimited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services 128,825 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUXLtd(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity 1,687,700 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTHInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited 16,400 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO(FIAKL),Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) 5,291,058 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANKLimited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management 855,900 FMTC STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and 315,000 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTHFidelityInvestments International (FII), investmentmanagersfor various non-US investment companies andinstitutional clients. FMR Corp is the parent holding company ofFidelityManagement & Research Company (FMRCO),investmentmanager for US mutual funds, and FidelityManagement TrustCompany (FMTC), a US state chartered bankwhich acts asa trustee or investment manager of variouspension andtrust accounts. This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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