Holding(s) in Company

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    Situation           Resulting situation after the triggering      
of shares if  previous to the     transaction                                   
possible      triggering                                                     
using the     transaction                                                    
ISIN Code                                                                   
                                                                            
              No. of   No. of     No. of      No. of voting         % of voting    
              shares   voting     shares      rights                rights         
                       rights                                                  
                                              Direct      Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                                                            
GB00B1CRLC47  Below 3% Below 3%   20,483,193  19,601,506  881,687   5.34    0.24    
                                                                            

 
B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of       Expiration  Exercise/    Number of voting rights that may   % of   
financial     date        Conversion   be acquired if the instrument is   voting 
instrument                Period       exercised/ converted.              rights 
                                                                            
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            Expiration  Exercise/      Number of voting rights   % of      
financial          date        Conversion     instrument refers to      voting    
instrument                     Period                                   rights    
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
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