Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5157J

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

12 June 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/EC1

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

            HSBC Holdings plc

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

            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 reached:

            9^th June 2014

6.         Date on which issuer notified;

            12^th June 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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE00B1RR8406	12,698,584	12,698,584	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 transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	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 applicable:

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 12^th June 2014.

 

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