Holding(s) in Company

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
17 August 2007



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Smurfit Kappa Group plc


2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify) : ( X )

Notification of voting rights as at 13 June 2007 in accordance with Regulation
79(7) of the Transparency Directive (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

MidOcean Europe GP (Jersey) Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

N/A


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

13 June 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 August 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8. Notified Details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use      Situation previous to the triggering
ISIN CODE                                             transaction
                                        Number of shares Number of voting rights

IE00B1RR8406                                 7,500,000               7,500,000



                                  Resulting situation after the triggering
                                                 transaction
Class/type of shares if      Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible use ISIN CODE       shares       rights                rights
                                          Direct       Indirect Direct  Indirect

IE00B1RR8406                  7,500,000    7,500,000   Nil       3.44%  Nil


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may be  % of
financial    date       conversion    acquired (if the instrument       voting
instrument              period/date   exercised/ converted)             rights



Nil


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

        7,500,000                                3.44%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

N/A


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

N/A


14. Contact name:

Michael O'Riordan / Jim Fitzharris


15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.







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