Holding(s) in Company

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

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)
   
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes                               
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the    
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:      
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                              
                                                                               
Other (please specify):______________                                          

 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.):
   
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
    reached if different):
   
22 January 2009

 6. Date on which issuer notified:
   
23 January 2009

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   
From 4% to 3% (L&G)

 8. Notified details:
   
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of      Situation previous to     Resulting situation after the      
shares if possible the triggering            triggering transaction             
using the ISIN     transaction                                                 
Code                                                                           
                                                                               
                   No. of Shares / No. of    No. of       No. of       % Voting   
                   Voting Rights             shares       voting       rights -   
                                                          rights -     Direct     
                                                          Direct                 
                                                                               
Ord EUR 0.2        15,712,445                14,534,875   14,534,875   3.95       


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                % of voting rights                      
                                                                               
              14,534,875                                 3.95                  
                                                                               

 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) (14,534,875 - 3.95% = LGAS, LGPL &  
                                     PMC)                                      
                                                                               
Legal & General Investment Management     Legal & General Insurance Holdings   
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)      Limited (Direct) (LGIH)              
(13,229,538 -3.60%=PMC)                                                        
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions       Legal & General Assurance Society    
Management) Limited (PMC) (13,229,538 -   Limited (LGAS & LGPL)                
3.60% = PMC)                                                                   
                                                                               
                                          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:
   
Jenny Peterkin

15. Contact telephone number:
   
01932 826368