SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC
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/EC
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 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 disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached :
27thFebruary 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
2ndMarch 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone below 3%
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 | 7,042,423 | 7,042,423 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Below 3% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | N/A | Below 3% | |||||
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 |
N/A | N/A | Below 3% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder ] will cease to hold [number ] voting rights as of [date ].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL on 2ndMarch 2015.
Annex to the standard form TR-1
a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation :
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | BlackRock, Inc. | |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055, U.S.A. | |
Phone number | +44 (0) 20 7743 2536 | |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | BlackRock Regulatory Thresholds Reporting Team | |
b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable :
Full name | Gareth Slade |
Contact address | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL |
Phone number | +44 (0) 20 7743 2536 |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
c) Additional information
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