Holding(s) in Company

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

21 May 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 Plc LEI: 635400CPLP8H5ITDVT56
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [X] Other (please specify)iii: Transfer in of Temporary Proxy Voting Shares
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Minneapolis, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 17/05/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/05/2024
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 3%
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	3.349	0.000	3.349	261,094,836
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.844	0.000	2.844

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
IE00B1RR8406	4,806			8,723,501		0.002		3.341
US83272W1062				15,716				0.006
SUBTOTAL A	8,744,023					3.349
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
			SUBTOTAL B.1
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
					SUBTOTAL B.2

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
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	0.000	0.000	0.000
TAM UK International Holdings Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Threadneedle Holdings Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
TAM UK Holdings Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
TC Financing Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V.	0.000	0.000	0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	0.000	0.000	0.000
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC	0.000	0.000	0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	0.000	0.000	0.000
AMPF Holding, LLC	0.000	0.000	0.000
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC	0.000	0.000	0.000
11. In case of proxy voting: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. holds 1,514,680 Proxy Voting shares until 13/06/2024.
12. Additional informationxvi: The chain of control set out in Section 10 of this form represents the controlled entities within the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. group. For clarity: The entities within the chain of control of which Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.776% of the voting rights in the issuer. The entities within the chain of control of which Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is the ultimate subsidiary hold 2.044% of the voting rights in the issuer. The entities within the chain of control of which Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.107% of the voting rights in the issuer. The entities within the chain of control of which Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.418% of the voting rights in the issuer. The entities within the chain of control of which Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.004% of the voting rights in the issuer. Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is wholly owned by AMPF Holding, LLC which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Done at Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AG on 21^st May 2024.

 

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