Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons
closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility
This form is intended for use by an issuer making a
notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the
Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse
Rulesin relation to a person falling within either
of the above categories of individual. These categories are
defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive
2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of
this form.
All relevant boxes should be completed in block
capital letters.
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1
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Name of the Issuer
Smurfit Kappa Group plc
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2
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Name of person discharging managerial
responsibilities
Tony Smurfit
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3
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State whether notification relates to a person
closely associated with a person discharging
managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify
the connected person
Relates to Anthony, Charlotte, Francesca &
Aurelia Smurfit, children of and therefore connected
to, the person named in 2 above.
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4
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Indicate whether the notification is in respect
of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3
above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest
Notification is in respect of holdings of
persons referred to in 3
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5
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Description of shares or derivatives or other
financial instruments linked to them
Ordinary shares
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6
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Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more
than one, number of shares or derivatives or other
financial instruments linked to them, held by each
shareholder
N/A
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7
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State the nature of the transaction
Purchase of Ordinary shares
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8
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Number of shares, derivatives or other
financial instruments linked to them acquired
6,000
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9
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Number of shares, derivatives or other
financial instruments linked to them disposed
of
Nil
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10
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Price per share or derivative or other
financial instrument linked to them or value of
transaction
Purchase price: €6.17
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11
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Date and place of transaction
9 May 2012; Dublin
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12
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Date issuer informed of transaction
9 May 2012
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13
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Any additional information
N/A
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14
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Name of contact and telephone number for
queries
Michael O'Riordan
+353 (0)1 202 7000
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Name and signature of duly designated officer
of issuer responsible for making notification
Jim
Fitzharris___________________________________________
Date of notification 10 May
2012_____________________________
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IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is
required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing
Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the
following information to the Central Bank of Ireland
(Central Bank).
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15
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Description of class of share
Ordinary shares
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16
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Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury
shares of that class should not be taken into account
when calculating percentage)
0.003%
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17
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Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury
shares of that class should not be taken into account
when calculating percentage)
N/A
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18
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Total holding following notification and total
percentage holding following notification (any
treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)
900,179
0.40%
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In the case of a grant of options by the issuer,
please complete the following boxes:
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19
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Date of grant
N/A
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20
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Period during which or date on which it can be
exercised
N/A
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21
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Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the
option
N/A
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22
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Description of shares involved (class and
number)
N/A
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23
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Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or
indication that the price is to be fixed at the time
of exercise
N/A
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24
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Total number of shares over which options are
held following notification
N/A
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Name and signature of duly designated officer of
issuer responsible for making notification
Jim
Fitzharris______________________________________________
Date of notification 10 May
2012_____________________________
I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that
the information as has been provided by me in response to
the questions at 15-24 above is not information which
has been required by or which I have been requested to
provide to the Central Bank and is information which is
relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.