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.

 

 

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

 

Mondi plc

 

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): Exemption DTR 5.1.3 (4) & DTR 5.1.5 (1)              
                                                                             

 

Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

 

 

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

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Goldman Sachs International

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

 

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

 

31 July 2008

 

Date on which issuer notified:

 

4 August 2008

 

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

 

Below 3%

 

Notified details:

 

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

 

Class/type of shares  Situation previous   Resulting situation after the       
if possible using the to the triggering    triggering transaction              
ISIN Code             transaction                                              
                                                                               
                      No. of shares / No.  No. of     No. of voting % Voting   
                      of voting rights     shares -   rights -      rights -   
                                           indirect   indirect      indirect   
                                                                               
GB00B1CRLC47          18,384,811 / 5.01%                                       
                                                                               

 

 

 

 

B:  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/ Date  exercised/ converted.             rights 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

 

 

 

 

Total (A+B)

 

Number of voting rights                   % of voting rights              
                                                                          
                                                      Below 3%            
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

 

We hereby notify you that as at close of business on 31 July 2008, the Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA no longer has a
notifiable interest in shares.

 

 

Proxy Voting:

 

Name of the proxy holder:

 

N/A

 

Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 

N/A

 

Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

N/A

 

Additional information:

 

 

Contact name:

 

Jenny Peterkin

 

 

Contact telephone number:

 

01932 826368