Holding(s) in Company

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

04 July 2024

 

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [X] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [] Other (please specify)ii
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: Bank of America Corporation		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Wilmington, DE, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: Merrill Lynch International
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 02/07/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/07/2024
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.646%	2.553%	6.199%	261,094,836
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	n/a	n/a	n/a

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)			Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
			Direct			Indirect		Direct		Indirect
IE00B1RR8406			n/a			8,946,709		n/a		3.427%
US83272W1062			n/a			572,365		n/a		0.219%
SUBTOTAL A			n/a			9,519,073		n/a		3.646%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex			Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
Right to Recall		n/a			n/a			602,389			0.230%
Physical Option		20/09/2024			n/a			1,650			0.001%
					SUBTOTAL B.1			604,039			0.231%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date			Exercise/conversion period			Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	31/07/2024			n/a			Cash	189,698	0.073%
Swaps	09/04/2025			n/a			Cash	7,628	0.003%
Swaps	28/02/2025			n/a			Cash	2,223,433	0.852%
Swaps	19/05/2025			n/a			Cash	1,310,348	0.502%
Swaps	25/06/2025			n/a			Cash	18,617	0.007%
Swaps	30/07/2025			n/a			Cash	77,211	0.030%
Swaps	24/12/2025			n/a			Cash	250,000	0.096%
Swaps	18/11/2024			n/a			Cash	174,682	0.067%
Swaps	24/07/2025			n/a			Cash	712,776	0.273%
Swaps	15/08/2025			n/a			Cash	575,250	0.220%
Swaps	31/03/2025			n/a			Cash	43,261	0.017%
Swaps	15/07/2025			n/a			Cash	385,000	0.147%
Cash Call Option	02/08/2024			n/a			Cash	85,314	0.033%
Cash Call Option	03/07/2024			n/a			Cash	3	0.000%
Cash Call Option	01/08/2024			n/a			Cash	6,414	0.002%
Cash Call Option	29/07/2024			n/a			Cash	1,704	0.001%
							SUBTOTAL B.2	6,061,339	2.322%

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii [X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
BofA Securities, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Managed Account Advisors LLC
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Merrill Lynch B.V.
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited
Merrill Lynch International	3.353%		5.165%
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
U.S. Trust Co of Delaware
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional information xvi:

Done at London, United Kingdom on 4^th July 2024

 

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