Smurfit Kappa GP

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 5, 2024

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RNS Number : 3382V

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

05 July 2024

Standard Form TR-1

S tandard 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 Public Limited Company 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 [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv :
Name: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington DE 19801, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: Goldman Sachs International
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi : 02 /07/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/ 07/2024
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 11%
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	3.21%	8.22%	11.43%	261,094,836
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.86%	8.71%	9.56%

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

shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

US83272W1062

208,394

0.08%

IE00B1RR8406

8,171,209

3.13%

SUBTOTAL A

8,379,603

3.21%

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

Type of financial instrument

Expiration

date x

Exercise/

Conversion Period xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Securities Lending

Open

2,053,808

0.79%

SUBTOTAL B.1

2,053,808

0.79%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlement xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Please refer to annexure
			SUBTOTAL B.2	19,408,654	7.43%

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 than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited
Goldman Sachs International		7.84%	10.49%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
GSAMI Holdings I LLC
GSAMI Holdings II LTD
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings I Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings II Ltd
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings I B.V. / Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings II B.V.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings B.V.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
GSAM Holdings LLC
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings L.L.C.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Singapore) PTE. Ltd.
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 : Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: gs-regops-emea-position-enquiries@gs.com

Done at Warsaw, on 04/07/2024.

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