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Smurfit Kappa Group PLC17 July 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Smurfit Kappa Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Custodians:- Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux: 326,242 JP Morgan Chase Bank: 5,291,058 JP Morgan, Bournemouth: 2,657,100 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co: 16,400 State Street Bank and Tr Co: 1,327,059 Master Trust Bank of Japan: 46,500 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 1,415,508 8. Percentage of issued class 0.65% 9. Class of security Ordinary 10. Date of transaction 6 July 2007 (date on letter from Fidelity) 11. Date company informed 17 July 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 9,664,359 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.44% 14. Any additional information The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:- Mr. Edward C.Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Michael O'Riordan; 3531-202 7000 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Jim Fitzharris Date of notification 17 July 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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