Statement re Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier host...

Statement re Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier hosts Merrill Lynch European Roadshow

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier hosts Merrill Lynch European Roadshow

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Dublin, London, 5 June, 2014: 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, is today hosting a group of analysts and investors at its 590,000 tonne recycled containerboard mill in Roermond, the Netherlands. The event has been co-ordinated with Merrill Lynch and will entail an introductory presentation by Jo Cox, the mill General Manager, followed by a tour of the mill itself. No material new information will be disclosed during this event and the Group will not be commenting on current trading.

About Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading producers of paper-based packaging in the world, with around 41,000 employees in approximately 350 production sites across 32 countries and with sales revenue of €8 billion in 2013.

Innovation, service and pro-activity towards customers, using sustainable resources, is our primary focus. This focus is enhanced through us being an integrated producer, with our packaging plants sourcing the major part of their raw materials from our own paper mills. We are the European leader in paper-based packaging, operating in 21 countries selling products including corrugated, containerboard, bag-in-box, solidboard and solidboard packaging. We have a growing base in Eastern Europe in many of these product areas. We also have a key position in other product/market segments including graphicboard, MG paper and sack paper.

We are the only large scale pan regional player in the Americas, operating in 11 countries in total in North, Central and South America.

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