Mondi Limited - 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)
(Registration number: 6209386)
JSE share code: MNP ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47
LSE share code: MNDI


22 August 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:

   Norges Bank

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

   N/A

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

   20 August 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   21 August 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

   3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


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

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

                                             Direct          Direct         Direct
GB00B1CRLC47 11,016,731 11,016,731 11,025,198 11,025,198                    3.00%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of           Expiration    Exercise/              Number of voting        % of voting
financial         date          Conversion             rights that may be      rights
instrument                      Period                 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           Exercise Expiration     Exercise/               Number of          % of voting
financial         Price    date           Conversion              voting rights      rights
instrument                                Period                  instrument
                                                                  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


11,025,198                                  3.00%


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:

   Norges Bank

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:

   None

14. Contact name:

   Abigail Recker

15. Contact telephone number:

   01932 826369


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

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