Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1418R

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

24 June 2015

 

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:

Morgan Stanley

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

            22.06.2015

6.         Date on which issuer notified: 24.06.2015

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

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	11,845,453	11,845,453	11,671,057	11,671,057		4.97%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	11,845,453	11,845,453	11,671,057	11,671,057		4.97%

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
Physically Settled Call Option	18/09/2015	18/09/2015	350,000	0.15%
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)	350,000	0.15%

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
12,021,057	12,021,057	5.12%

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable:

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is a direct holder of 12,020,941 voting rights (5.12%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)

Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 12,020,941 voting rights (5.12%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley UK Group

Morgan Stanley UK Group, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 12,020,941 voting rights (5.12%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)

Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4AD is an indirect holder of 12,020,941 voting rights (5.12%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Limited

Morgan Stanley International Limited, 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QA is an indirect holder of 12,020,941 voting rights (5.12%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Centre, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware DE 19801, USA is an indirect holder of 12,020,941 voting rights (5.12%) and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley

10.       In case of proxy voting:[name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

11.       Additional information:

Morgan Stanley's disclosure obligation has been triggered as a result of the share component of the total position decreasing below the 5% threshold.

 

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