19th Nov 2012 16:01
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 to which voting rights are attached: Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in 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:
GMT Capital Corp.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Bay Resource Partners, LP
Bay II Resource Partners, LP
Bay Resource Partners Offshore Fund Ltd
Thomas E Claugus
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
12 November 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified;
14 November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7%
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ordinary Shares IE00B1RR8406 | 15,727,911 | 15,727,911 | 15,916,535 | 15,916,535 | 7.02% | ||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
15,927,911 |
15,927,911 |
15,916,535 |
15,916,535 |
7.02%
| ||
B) Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
N/A | ||||
SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) | ||||
Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
15,916,535 | 15,916,535 | 7.02% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable:
N/A
10. In case of proxy voting:[name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Contact name: Philip Meyers
Contact telephone number: +001-770-989-8263
Done at Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 12 November 2012.
Related Shares:
SKG.L