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MND/MNDI - Mondi - Company announcement

Release Date: 30/06/2011 14:30
Code(s): MND MNP
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MND/MNDI - Mondi - Company announcement Mondi Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number: 1967/013038/06) JSE share code: MND ISIN: ZAE000097051 Mondi plc (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Registration number: 6209386) JSE share code: MNP ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47 LSE share code: MNDI THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN 30 June 2011 As part of the dual listed companies structure, Mondi Limited and Mondi plc (together "Mondi Group") notify both the JSE Limited ("JSE") and the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") of matters required to be disclosed under the Listings Requirements of the JSE and/or the Disclosure and Transparency and Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority. Results of the Mondi Limited and Mondi plc general meetings and finalisation date announcement relating to the demerger of Mpact Limited by Mondi Limited to the ordinary shareholders of Mondi Limited 1. Introduction Shareholders of Mondi Group are referred to the announcement released on Tuesday, 31 May 2011 and the circulars to Shareholders of Mondi Limited and Mondi plc dated Tuesday, 31 May 2011 (the "Circulars") regarding: - The proposed demerger of Mpact Limited ("Mpact") (formerly Mondi Packaging South Africa Limited) by Mondi Limited to the ordinary shareholders of Mondi Limited ("Mondi Limited Shareholders"), (the "Demerger"); - The proposed conversion of Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares and Mondi Limited Special Converting Shares with a par value of R0.20 per share to shares of no par value (the "Mondi Limited Conversion"); and - The proposed consolidation of the Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares (the "Mondi Limited Consolidation"). At the Mondi Limited General Meeting held on Thursday, 30 June 2011 at 12.00 p.m. (South Africa), and the Mondi plc General Meeting held on Thursday, 30 June 2011 at 11.00 a.m. (United Kingdom) (the "Meetings"), all of the resolutions proposed at the Meetings (the "Resolutions"), details of which are contained below, were approved by the requisite majority of votes. If required, notice of amendments to Mondi Limited`s Memorandum of Incorporation will be filed with the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in due course. With the exception of Resolution 3 of the Mondi Limited General Meeting, the Resolutions were treated as Class Rights Actions (as defined in Mondi Limited`s Memorandum of Incorporation and Mondi plc`s Articles of Association) for the purposes of the dual listed companies structure, as explained in the notes to the respective notices of General Meeting, and accordingly were passed by independent votes in favour by the Shareholders of Mondi Limited and Mondi plc, respectively. Mondi Limited General Meeting voting result Resolution Votes for % Votes against % 1 To approve the Demerger and authorise payment of Mpact ordinary shares as a dividend in specie to Mondi Limited Shareholders 116,001,714 99.86 162,644 0.14 2 To amend the Mondi Limited 116,001,714 99.86 162,644 0.14 Articles of Association to provide for the Mondi Limited Consolidation* 3 To approve the Mondi Limited 116,001,504 99.86 162,644 0.14 Conversion by the Mondi Limited Ordinary Shareholders* 4 To approve the Mondi Limited 116,001,521 99.86 162,644 0.14 Conversion by all Mondi Limited Shareholders* 5 To approve the Mondi Limited 116,001,697 99.86 162,644 0.14 Consolidation* 6 To approve the sub-division and 116,001,714 99.86 162,644 0.14 consolidation of the Mondi plc Special Converting Shares 7 To authorise Mondi Group directors 116,164,351 100 7 0.00 to do all things on behalf of Mondi Limited or Mondi plc that may be required in order to give effect to and implement the Resolutions Resolution Votes withheld Votes total 1 To approve the Demerger and authorise payment 1,743 116,164,358 of Mpact ordinary shares as a dividend in specie to Mondi Limited Shareholders 2 To amend the Mondi Limited Articles of 1,743 116,164,358 Association to provide for the Mondi Limited Consolidation* 3 To approve the Mondi Limited Conversion by the 1,953 116,164,148 Mondi Limited Ordinary Shareholders* 4 To approve the Mondi Limited Conversion by all 1,936 116,164,165 Mondi Limited Shareholders* 5 To approve the Mondi Limited Consolidation* 1,760 116,164,341 6 To approve the sub-division and consolidation 1,743 116,164,358 of the Mondi plc Special Converting Shares 1,743 116,164,358 7 To authorise Mondi Group directors to do all things on behalf of Mondi Limited or Mondi plc that may be required in order to give effect to and implement the Resolutions * = Special resolutions 75% of votes in favour are required pursuant to the South African Companies Act and the JSE Listings Requirements Mondi plc General Meeting voting result Resolution Votes for % Votes against % 1 To approve the Demerger and authorise payment 262,311,609 100 2,486 0 of Mpact ordinary shares as a dividend in specie to Mondi Limited Shareholders 2 To amend the Mondi Limited 264,065,332 100 2,486 0 Articles of Association to provide for the Mondi Limited Consolidation 3 To approve the Mondi Limited 264,064,551 100 3,058 0 Conversion 4 To approve the Mondi Limited 264,065,334 100 2,486 0 Consolidation 5 To approve the sub-division and 264,064,973 100 2,636 0 consolidation of the Mondi plc Special Converting Shares 6 To authorise Mondi Group directors 263,897,871 99.94 169,738 0.06 to do all things on behalf of Mondi Limited or Mondi plc that may be required in order to give effect to and implement the Resolutions Resolution Votes withheld Votes total 1 To approve the Demerger and authorise payment 2,266,498 264,580,593 of Mpact ordinary shares as a dividend in specie to Mondi Limited Shareholders 2 To amend the Mondi Limited Articles of 512,775 264,580,593 Association to provide for the Mondi Limited Consolidation 3 To approve the Mondi Limited Conversion 512,984 264,580,593 4 To approve the Mondi Limited Consolidation 512,773 264,580,593 5 To approve the sub-division and consolidation 512,984 264,580,593 of the Mondi plc Special Converting Shares 6 To authorise Mondi Group directors to do all 512,984 264,580,593 things on behalf of Mondi Limited or Mondi plc that may be required in order to give effect to and implement the Resolutions Accordingly, the Demerger, the Mondi Limited Consolidation and the Mondi Limited Conversion are unconditional in every respect and will progress in accordance with the detailed timetable set out below. 2. Salient dates and times The Demerger 2011 Last day to trade in Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares on the JSE to participate in the Friday, 8 July Demerger Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares trade "ex" the entitlement to the Mpact ordinary Monday, 11 July shares from the commencement of business Listing of Mpact ordinary shares on the JSE under the share code ``MPT`` and ISIN Monday, 11 July ZAE000156501 from the commencement of business Demerger record date Friday, 15 July Demerger effected Monday, 18 July Share certificates in respect of Mpact ordinary shares posted to certificated Mondi Monday, 18 July Limited Shareholders on or about Dematerialised Mondi Limited Shareholders will have their accounts at their CSDP Monday, 18 July or broker updated with Mpact ordinary shares on Announcement of apportionment of base cost for capital gains tax purposes Wednesday, 20 July The Mondi Limited Consolidation and the Mondi Limited Conversion 2011 VWAP period from 8.00 a.m. (UK) / 9.00 a.m. (South Africa) on Monday, 11 July 2011 to 4.00 p.m. (UK) / 5.00 p.m. (South Africa) on
Thursday, 21 July 2011 Announcement of the Mondi Limited Consolidation Ratio Friday, 22 July Last day to trade in existing Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares Friday, 29 July New Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares listed and commence trading at 9.00 a.m. Monday, 1 August (South Africa) on the JSE under new ISIN ZAE000156550 and the same JSE code MND Mondi Limited Conversion and Mondi Limited Consolidation record date Friday, 5 August Mondi Limited Conversion and Mondi Limited Consolidation effected Monday, 8 August Replacement certificates in respect of new Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares will be Monday, 8 August posted by registered post to certificated Mondi Limited Shareholders whose share certificates have been received by 12.00 p.m. (South Africa) on Friday, 5 August 2011 on or about If share certificates have not been received by 12.00 p.m. (South Africa) on Friday, Monday, 8 August 5 August 2011, replacement share certificates in respect of new Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares will be posted by registered post within five business days of receipt of the share certificates after Dematerialised Mondi Limited Shareholders will have their accounts at their CSDP Monday, 8 August or broker updated with new Mondi Limited Ordinary Shares on 3. Further cautionary announcement Further to the announcement on Tuesday, 31 May 2011, the outcome of the Demerger and the Mondi Limited Consolidation may have a material effect on the price of Mondi Group`s securities. Accordingly, shareholders are advised to continue exercising caution when dealing in their Mondi Group shares until a further announcement is made. Rothschild is acting as financial adviser and transaction sponsor to the Mondi Group and Rand Merchant Bank is acting as financial adviser and transaction sponsor to Mpact. Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd /ends Contact: Mondi Group Lora Rossler Group Corporate Affairs Manager Tel: +27 (0)31 451 2040 or +27 (0)83 627 0292 E-mail: lora.rossler@mondigroup.co.za Kerry Crandon Group Communications Manager Tel: +27 (0)11 994 5425 or +27 (0)83 389 3738 E-mail: kerry.crandon@mondigroup.com Andrew King Group CFO Tel: +27 (0)11 994 5415 E-mail: andrew.king@mondigroup.com Editors` notes About Mondi: Mondi is an international paper and packaging group, with production operations across 31 countries and revenues of 6.2 billion in 2010. The Group`s key operations are located in central Europe, Russia and South Africa and as at the end of 2010, Mondi employed 29,000 people. Mondi is fully integrated across the paper and packaging process, from the growing of wood and the manufacture of pulp and paper (including recycled paper), to the conversion of packaging papers into corrugated packaging, industrial bags and coatings. The Group is principally involved in the manufacture of packaging paper, converted packaging products and uncoated fine paper (UFP). Mondi has a dual listed companies structure, with a primary listing on the JSE Limited for Mondi Limited under the ticker code MND and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange for Mondi plc, under the ticker code MNDI, as well as a secondary listing for Mondi plc on the JSE under the ticker code MNP. The Group has been recognised for its sustainability through its inclusion in the FTSE4Good UK, Europe and Global indices in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the JSE`s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Notice to Shareholders This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities as such terms are defined under the US Securities Act. The securities referenced herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or under any securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold or taken up, directly or indirectly, within the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. There will be no public offer of Mpact Shares in the United States. The securities referenced herein have not been and will not be registered under the securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and may not be offered, sold, taken up or renounced, directly or indirectly, within such jurisdictions except pursuant to an applicable exemption from and in compliance with any applicable securities laws. 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