Holding(s) in Company

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

STANDARD FORM TR-1

VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARESâ€“ ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS â€“ ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/ECⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ⁱⁱ: 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 obligationⁱⁱⁱ:

HSBC Holdings plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^iv:

HSBC Bank plc

HSBC Global Asset Management (France)

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Life (International) Limited

INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached^v:

16^th July 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified: 21^st July 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below Disclosure Threshold

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 ^vi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction^vii

Number

Shares^viii

Number

of Voting rights^ix

Number

of shares^x

Number of voting

rights^xi

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct^xii

Indirect

xiii

Direct

Indirect

IE00B1RR8406

13,957,750

6.029 %

Below Disclosure Threshold

SUBTOTAL A

(based on aggregate voting rights)

Below Disclosure Threshold

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction^xiv
Type of financial Â instrument	Â	Expiration Date^xv	Â	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date^xvi	Â	Number of voting Â rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	Â	% of voting rights
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
				SUBTOTAL B (in Â relation to all expiration dates)		Â		Â