Mondi Limited - Notification of major interest in shares

Notification of major interest in shares

Mondi Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1967/013038/06)
JSE share code: MND ISIN: ZAE000156550

Mondi plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registered number: 6209386)
JSE share code: MNP ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47
LSE share code: MNDI

18 October 2012

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

As part of the dual listed company structure, Mondi Limited and Mondi plc notify both the
JSE Limited and the London Stock Exchange of matters required to be disclosed under
the Listings Requirements of the JSE and/or the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of
the United Kingdom Listing Authority.



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
   voting rights are attached:

   Mondi plc

2. Reason for notification

   Acquisition or disposal of voting rights


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

   The Capital Group Companies, Inc


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



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

   16 October 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   17 October 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

    Below 3%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of       Situation previous to     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares if           the triggering
possible using      transaction
the ISIN Code

                    No. of       No. of       No. of shares    No. of voting        % of voting
                    shares       voting                        rights               rights
                                 rights
                                              Indirect         Indirect             Indirect

GB00B1CRLC47        11,170,299   11,170,299   10,511,712       10,511,712           2.8623%




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial      Expiration      Exercise/                Number of voting               % of voting
instrument             date            Conversion Period        rights that may be             rights
                                                                acquired if the
                                                                instrument is
                                                                exercised/ converted.
  N/A                  N/A             N/A                      N/A                            N/A




C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
   Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial      Exercise     Expiration     Exercise/                   Number of voting      % of voting
instrument             Price        date           Conversion Period           rights instrument     rights
                                                                               refers to
  N/A                  N/A          N/A            N/A                         N/A                   N/A


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                       % of voting rights


10,511,712                                    2.8623%




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


                                                             No. of Shares   % of
                                                                             Outstanding

   The Capital Group Companies, Inc (“CG”) Holdings          10,511,712      2.862%


   Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

       -     Capital Guardian Trust Company                  2,075,419       0.565%
       -     Capital International Limited                   37,481          0.010%
       -     Capital International Sarl                      2,601,589       0.708%
       -     Capital International, Inc                      5,797,223       1.579%




Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

   N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

   N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

   N/A

13. Additional information:

   N/A
14. Contact name:

   Jenny Peterkin


15. Contact telephone number:

   +44 (0) 1932 826368




Sponsor in South Africa: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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