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Smurfit Kappa Group PLC17 August 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Smurfit Kappa Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( X ) Notification of voting rights as at 13 June 2007 in accordance with Regulation79(7) of the Transparency Directive (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Smurfit Kappa Feeder G.P. Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : N/A 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 13 June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible use Situation previous to the triggeringISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights IE00B1RR8406 53,181,884 53,181,884 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible use ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect IE00B1RR8406 53,181,884 53,181,884 Nil 24.42% Nil B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may be % offinancial date conversion acquired (if the instrument votinginstrument period/date exercised/ converted) rights Nil Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 53,181,884 24.42% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Michael O'Riordan / Jim Fitzharris 15. Contact telephone number: +353 (0)1 202 7000 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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