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Smurfit Kappa Group PLC04 December 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: ( X ) 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) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Causeway Capital Management LLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 13 September 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% 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 6,613,891 6,613,891 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of voting shares rights rightsif possible use ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect IE00B1RR8406 8,704,803 8,704,803 Nil 4.00% 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 8,704,803 4.00% 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: This notification was received by the issuer after COB on 3 December 2007. 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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