Holding(s) in Company

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

21 February 2024

 

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Smurfit Kappa Group Public Limited Company LEI: 635400CPLP8H5ITDVT56
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [ ] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [X] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: Goldman Sachs International
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 19/02/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/02/2024
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: The 5% threshold was crossed within voting rights through financial instruments by Goldman Sachs International individually.
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.97%	5.33%	6.30%	260,354,342
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.93%	5.12%	6.05%

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix				% of voting rights
	Direct			Indirect	Direct	Indirect
US83272W1062				201,574		0.08%
IE00B1RR8406				2,321,223		0.89%
SUBTOTAL A				2,522,797		0.97%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.		% of voting rights
Securities Lending		Open			654,995		0.25%
			SUBTOTAL B.1		654,995		0.25%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations Type of financial instrument Expiration datex Exercise/ Conversion Period xi Physical or cash settlementxii Number of voting rights % of voting rights Please refer to annexure SUBTOTAL B.2 13,227,940          5.08%

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii [X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
Goldman Sachs International		5.08%	5.53%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
GSAMI Holdings I Ltd
GSAMI Holdings II Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings I Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings II Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings I B.V. / Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings II B.V.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings B.V.
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi: Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: [e-mail]

Done at Paris, on 21/02/2024.

 

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