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)

(Registration number: 6209386)

JSE share code: MNP ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47

LSE share code: MNDI

2 February 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

Acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Capital Group International, Inc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

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

31 January 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1 February 2012

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

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN triggering transaction
Code
                        No. of shares     No. of voting     No. of shares      No. of voting        % of voting rights
                                          rights                               rights
                                                            Indirect           Indirect             Indirect

GB00B1CRLC47            25,951,282        25,951,282        25,390,763         25,390,763           6.9139%


B: Qualifying 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                                    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         Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/         Number of       % of voting
financial       Price      date        Conversion Period voting rights   rights
instrument                                               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

25,390,763                     6.9139%
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


                                                        No. of Shares    % of Outstanding

Capital Group International, Inc ("CGII") Holdings      25,390,763       6.914%

Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:

- Capital Guardian Trust Company                        3,738,372        1.018%

- Capital International Limited                         545,451          0.149%

- Capital International Sarl                            6,750,010        1.838%

- Capital International, Inc                            14,356,930       3.909%

        - Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc

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:

Graham Fenwick

15. Contact telephone number:

01932 826369