Statement re London Listing

Statement re London Listing

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

Dublin, 1 March 2016

Switch to sterling trading in Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange

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Smurfit Kappa Group plc (“SKG” or the “Group”), one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in Europe and the Americas, announces that trading in its ordinary shares of nominal value €0.001 will switch from euro to sterling (GBX) on the London Stock Exchange with effect from the commencement of trading at 08.00 BST today, 1 March, 2016. This is as previously announced in SKG’s 2015 preliminary results of 10 February, 2016.

There is no change in the ISIN Code or the SEDOL Code, which remain IE00B1RR8406 and B1RR840 respectively.

The ordinary shares will continue to be traded in euro on the Irish Stock Exchange.

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Contact
Seamus Murphy Smurfit Kappa T: [phone] E: [e-mail] Â	Â	FTI Consulting   T: [phone] E: [e-mail]

About Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with around 45,000 employees in approximately 370 production sites across 34 countries and with revenue of €8.1 billion in 2015. We are located in 21 countries in Europe, and 13 in the Americas. We are the only large-scale pan-regional player in Latin America.

With our pro-active team we relentlessly use our extensive experience and expertise, supported by our scale, to open up opportunities for our customers. We collaborate with forward thinking customers by sharing superior product knowledge, market understanding and insights in packaging trends to ensure business success in their markets. We have an unrivalled portfolio of paper-packaging solutions, which is constantly updated with our market-leading innovations. This is enhanced through the benefits of our integration, with optimal paper design, logistics, timeliness of service, and our packaging plants sourcing most of their raw materials from our own paper mills. Our products, which are 100% renewable and produced sustainably, improve the environmental footprint of our customers.

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