MONDI PLC - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

Notification of Major Interests 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

16 November 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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Barclays plc

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

Absa Asset Management (Pty) Ltd
Absa Bank Limited
Absa Capital Securities (Pty) Ltd
Barclays Bank Plc
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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

12 November 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 November 2012

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

Above 5%

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


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

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

GB00B1CRLC47        Below     Below        20,483,193       19,601,506    881,687     5.34     0.24
                    3%        3%




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.
Call Option            20/06/2013                                53,500                        0.01



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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Portfolio Swap                27/05/2013                                      2,118                   0.00


Portfolio Swap                31/12/2013                                      581,256                 0.16
Portfolio Swap            07/08/2013                             29              0.00


CFD                                                              568,870         0.15


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights

21,688,966                                  5.91



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

N/A


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:

Abigail Recker

15. Contact telephone number:

01932 826369




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

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