Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3202J

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

03 August 2012

 



Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Smurfit Kappa Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities German Esguerra
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person Relates to person named in 2	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification is in respect of Mr Esguerra
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary shares	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder N/A
7	State the nature of the transaction Purchase and sale of Ordinary shares	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 40,000
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of 40,000	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction Purchase price: €4.28 Sale price: €6.41
11	Date and place of transaction 3 August 2012; Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 3 August 2012
13	Any additional information N/A	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Michael O'Riordan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Jim Fitzharris___________________________________________ Date of notification 3 August 2012_____________________________

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.02%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.02%	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 27,061 0.01%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant N/A	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised N/A
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) N/A
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification N/A

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Jim Fitzharris______________________________________________

Date of notification 3 August 2012_____________________________

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

 

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