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STANDARD FORM TR-1
VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES– ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC
FINANCIAL 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:
Morgan Stanley
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
29.06.2015
6. Date on which issuer notified: 01.07.2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%, 4% and 5%
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 | |||||||||||
| IE00B1RR8406 | Below 3% | Below 3% | 11,415,613 | 11,415,613 | 4.87% | ||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | Below 3% | Below 3% | 11,415,613 | 11,415,613 | 4.87% | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| Physically Settled Call Option | 18/09/2015 | 18/09/2015 | 350,000 | 0.15% | |||||
| SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) | 350,000 | 0.15% | |||||||
| Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| 11,765,613 | 11,765,613 | 5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of 11,765,497 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 11,765,497 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 11,765,497 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)
Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 11,765,497 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 11,765,497 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Centre, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA is an indirect holder of 11,765,497 voting rights (5.01%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information: