Smurfit Kappa Regulatory News (SKG)

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 (SEDOL: B1RR840)

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 obligationiv :

Name: 1Lansdowne Partners International Limited;

2Lansdowne Partners Limited;

3Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP

City and country of registered office (if applicable):

15 Davies Street, London W1K 3AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:  Morgan Stanley Client Securities Nominees Ltd, Morstan Nominees Limited, State Street Nominees Ltd, Harewood Nominees Ltd, Chase Nominees Ltd, Nortrust Nominees Ltd, Chetwynd Nominees Ltd (Registered Shareholders), CGML PB CLIENT LANSDOWNE DM LO KY M and Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited.

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 10/03/2020

6. Date on which issuer notified: 11/03/2020

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

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

5.04%

0.00%

5.04%

238,551,418

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

4.03%

0.00%

4.03%

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 ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE00B1RR8406

12,018,239

5.04%

SUBTOTAL A

12,018,239

5.04%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

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

Expirationdatex

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 thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:

Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited which is the

First Corporate Member of Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP.

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

Lansdowne Partners International Limited

5.04%

5.04%

Lansdowne Partners Limited

Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP

5.04%

5.04%

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

12. Additional informationxvi: