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

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.


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: No 
                                                                             
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: Yes                        
                                                                             
Other (please specify): No                                                   
 

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

Standard Life Investments Limited


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

 
Vidacos Nominees


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


25/08/2008


Date on which issuer notified:


28/08/2008


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


3%, 4% and 5%


Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type   Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering       
of shares if to the triggering  transaction                                    
possible     transaction                                                       
using the                                                                      
ISIN Code                                                                      
                                                                               
             No. of No. of      No. of     No. of voting rights % Voting rights
             shares voting      shares                                         
                    rights                                                     
                                Direct     Direct     Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                                               
GB00B1CRLC47 Below  Below 3%    21,446,643 11,775,800 9,670,843 3.207% 2.633%  
             3%                                                                
 

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              
                                                                          
21,446,643                                5.840%                          
                                                                          

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


Standard Life Investments Limited

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:


Graham Fenwick

Contact telephone number:


01932 826369