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24/06/2024 14:30

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RNS Number : 6343T  Smurfit Kappa Group PLC  24 June 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 attached(ii): Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (IE00B1RR8406)

 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

 [ ] Other (please specify)(iii):

 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv):
 Name: UBS Group AG - UBS Investment Bank & Wealth Management                                                                     City and country of registered office (if applicable):

                                                                                                                                  Zurich, Switzerland
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)(v):

 UBS AG
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi):

 19 June 2024
 6. Date on which issuer notified:

 21 June 2024
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 5% (9.A + 9.B)
 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 both in % (9.A + 9.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)

(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  1.00%                                                 4.42%                                             5.41%                           261'094'836
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          No Previous Disclosure                                No Previous Disclosure                            No Previous Disclosure

 

 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached(viii):
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of                                       Number of voting rights(ix)                                                                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)

                                                                  Direct                                                                           Indirect                                              Direct                                                                         In

                                                                              di
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        re
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ct

 IE00B1RR8406                                                                                                           2'601'017                                                                                                                             1.00%
 SUBTOTAL A                                                                                                             2,601,017                                                                                                                             1.00%

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the
 Regulations
 Type of financial instrument       Expiration                                               Exercise/                                                                        Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is                                         % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)                                                           exercised/converted.
 Depository Receipts (US83272W106)                                                           At any time                                                                      851                                                                                                       0.0003%
                                                                                             SUBTOTAL B.1                                                                     851                                                                                                       0.0003%

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
 Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
 Type of financial instrument                        Expiration                              Exercise/                                             Physical or cash settlement(xii)                      Number of voting rights                                                        % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)
 Swaps On Baskets                                    01/08/2024-30/04/2027                                                                         Cash                                                  11,527,454                                                                     4.41%

 Equity Swaps                                        18/02/2028                                                                                    Cash                                                  611                                                                            0.0002%
                                                                                                                                                   SUBTOTAL B.2                                          11'528'065                                                                     4.41%

 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 entity(xiv):

 Name(xv)                                                         % 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       Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                   than the notifiable threshold
 UBS Group AG
 UBS AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                             5.41%

 UBS AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5.41%
 UBS Europe SE

 UBS AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5.41%
 UBS Americas Holding LLC
 UBS Americas Inc.
 UBS Financial Services Inc.

 UBS AG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5.41%
 Credit Suisse International

 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [%
 and number] voting rights as of  date 

 12. Additional information(xvi):

 

Done at Zurich on 21.06.2024

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