Statement re Subsidiary Results

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
                  

Financial Reporting

Smurfit Kappa Group plc ('SKG' or the 'Group') announces that its subsidiary,
Smurfit Kappa Funding plc, has today furnished its 2007 first quarter report, on
Form 6-K, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United states
of America.

Details are available on the SEC website (www.sec.gov) and on
www.smurfitkappa.com

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Smurfit Kappa Group    [phone]          Beech Hill, Clonskeagh
                                                     Dublin 4, Ireland
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