Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4013C

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

14 March 2014

 



STANDARD FORM TR-1

VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES- ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/ECi

1.         Identity of the issuer or theunderlying 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

              [ ]        an acquisition or disposalof financial instruments which may result in the   

                          acquisition of shares already issued to which votingrights are attached

              [ ]        an event changingthe breakdown of votingrights

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

            HSBC Holdings plc

4.         Fullname of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv:

            HSBC Bank plc

            HSBC Global Asset Management (France)

            HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

            INKA Internationale Kapitalanlagegesellschft mbH, Dusseldorf

5.       Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reachedv:

          12^th March 2014

6.         Date on which issuer notified;

            14^th March 2014

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

            Below 5%

8.         Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction vi		Resulting situation after the triggering transactionvii
	Number of Sharesviii	Number of Voting rightsix	Number of sharesx	Number of voting rightsxi		% of voting rights
			Direct	Directxii	Indirect xiii	Direct	Indirect
IE00B1RR8406	12,155,203	12,155,203	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)				Below Disclosure Threshold		Below Disclosure Threshold

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxiv
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Datexv	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Datexvi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	Below Disclosure Threshold	Below Disclosure Threshold

9.         Chain of controlledundertakings through which the votingrights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:

10.       In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxyholder] will cease to hold

[number] voting rights as of [date].

11.       Additional information:

Done at London on 14^th March 2014 . 

 

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