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RNS Number : 9803H Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 22 March 2024
Standard Form TR-1
Standard 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 Plc
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
X Other (please specify)(iii): Transfer in of Temporary Proxy Voting Shares
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) :
Name: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. City and country of registered office (if applicable):
Minneapolis, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v):
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi): 19/03/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified: 21/03/2024
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 3%
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 both in % (9.A + 9.B) Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)
(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 3.350 0.000 3.350 261,094,836
Position of previous notification (if applicable) N/A N/A N/A
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 Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct In
di
re
ct
IE00B1RR8406 5,567 8,727,277 0.002 3.342
US83272W1062 14,910 0.006
SUBTOTAL A 8,747,754 3.350
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the
Regulations
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period(xi) exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL B.1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash settlement(xii) Number of voting rights % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)
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 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 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.000 0.000 0.000
TAM UK International Holdings Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Threadneedle Holdings Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
TAM UK Holdings Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
TC Financing Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. 0.000 0.000 0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.000 0.000 0.000
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 0.000 0.000 0.000
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.000 0.000 0.000
AMPF Holding, LLC 0.000 0.000 0.000
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 0.000 0.000 0.000
11. In case of proxy voting: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. will cease to hold
0.545% and 1,421,833 proxy voting rights as of 26(th) April 2024.
12. Additional information(xvi):
The chain of control set out in Section 10 of this form represents the
controlled entities within the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. group.
For clarity: The entities within the chain of control of which Threadneedle
Asset Management Limited is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.904% of the voting
rights in the issuer.
The entities within the chain of control of which Columbia Threadneedle
Management Limited is the ultimate subsidiary hold 2.086% of the voting rights
in the issuer.
The entities within the chain of control of which Columbia Threadneedle
Netherlands B.V. is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.107% of the voting rights
in the issuer.
The entities within the chain of control of which Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.249% of the voting
rights in the issuer.
The entities within the chain of control of which Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC is the ultimate subsidiary hold 0.004% of the voting rights in
the issuer.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited,
which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is
itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly
owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned
by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia
Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle
Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle
Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM
(Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe)
Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK
International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. is wholly owned by Columbia
Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia
Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle
(Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments
UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is wholly owned by AMPF Holding, LLC which
is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Done at Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Cannon Place, 78 Cannon
Street, London EC4N 6AG on 21(st) March 2024
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