Holding(s) in Company

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
17 July 2007


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company


Smurfit Kappa Group plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries

Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


Non-beneficial interest


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Custodians:-

Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux: 326,242

JP Morgan Chase Bank: 5,291,058

JP Morgan, Bournemouth: 2,657,100

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co: 16,400

State Street Bank and Tr Co: 1,327,059

Master Trust Bank of Japan: 46,500


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A


6. Percentage of issued class


N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


1,415,508


8. Percentage of issued class


0.65%


9. Class of security


Ordinary


10. Date of transaction


6 July 2007 (date on letter from Fidelity)


11. Date company informed


17 July 2007


12. Total holding following this notification


9,664,359


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.44%


14. Any additional information


The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:- Mr. Edward C.
Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109

A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Michael O'Riordan; 3531-202 7000


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Jim Fitzharris


Date of notification


17 July 2007


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