MND/MNP - Mondi Limited / Mondi plc - Notification of Major interests in shares

MND   MNP
MND   MNP                                                                       
MND/MNP - Mondi Limited / Mondi plc - 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: ZAE000097051                                     
Mondi plc                                                                       
(Incorporated in England and Wales)                                             
(Registration number: 6209386)                                                  
JSE share code: MNP      ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47                                     
LSE share code: MNDI                                                            
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 JSE Listings Requirements 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 (yes/no)                                              
Acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                       
3.Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:                
 Standard Life Investments Limited                                              
4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                           
Vidacos Nominees                            
                                   
5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
 if different):                                                                 
 5 February 2010                                                                
6.Date on which issuer notified:                                                
 8 February 2010                                                                
7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                  
 10%                                                                            
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. of   No. of        % Voting                         
      shares    voting  shares   voting        rights                           
rights           rights                                         
                                 Direct        Indirect    Direct    Indirect   
GB00B  37,126,9  37,126, 36,710,  21,578,812    15,132,153  5.876%    4.120%    
1CRLC  41        941     965                                                    
47                                                                              
B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments                                            
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of      Expirat  Exercise/       Number of        % of                     
financial    ion      Conversion      voting rights    voting                   
instrument   date     Period/ Date  
  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      Exerci Expirat   Exercise/     Number of    % of                   
financial    se     ion       Conversion    voting       voting                 
instrument   Price  date      Period        rights       rights                 
                                           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                                
36,710,965                    9.996%                                            
                                                                                
9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the   
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
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:                                                      
14.Contact name:                                                                
  Jenny Peterkin                                                                
15.Contact telephone number:                                                    
  01932 826368                                                                  
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
Date: 08/02/2010 14:10:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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