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

2 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:

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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):

31 October 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 November 2012

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

L&G (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

Ordinary                 11,141,012                                 Below 3%
Eur 0.20             (As on 18/06/2012)




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




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




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                              % of voting rights
                                          Below 3%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
   financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)
Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM)
     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions             Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC)                       Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                                (Direct) (LGPL)



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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of
    367,240,805


14. Contact name:

Abigail Recker

15. Contact telephone number:

01932 826369
Sponsor in South Africa: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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