Statement re Interim Dividend

Statement re Interim Dividend

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

Interim Dividend

SKG.I SKG.L

Dublin, London | 19th September 2012: The Board of Smurfit Kappa Group plc is pleased to announce that it has declared an interim dividend of 7.5 cents per share to be paid on 26 October 2012 to all ordinary shareholders on the share register at the close of business on 28 September 2012.

About Smurfit Kappa Group

Smurfit Kappa Group is a world leader in paper-based packaging with operations in Europe and Latin America. Smurfit Kappa Group operates in 21 countries in Europe and is the European leader in containerboard, solidboard, corrugated and solidboard packaging and has a key position in several other packaging and paper market segments, including graphicboard and sack paper. Smurfit Kappa Group also has a growing base in Eastern Europe, a bag-in-box facility in Canada and operates in 9 countries in Latin America where it is the only pan regional operator.

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