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.


 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:
   
Norges Bank

 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):
   
13 August 2009

 6. Date on which issuer notified:
   
14 August 2009

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   
8%

 8. Notified details:
   
A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of    Situation previous to     Resulting situation after the         
shares if        the triggering            triggering transaction                
possible using   transaction                                                    
the ISIN Code                                                                  
                                                                               
                 No. of       No. of       No. of        No. of        % of voting 
                 shares       voting       shares        voting        rights      
                              rights                     rights                   
                                                                               
                                                         Direct        Direct      
                                                                               
GB00B1CRLC47     29,956,418   29,956,418   29,331,215    29,331,215    7.99%       



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       voting rights   rights     
instrument                         Period           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                      
                                                                               
29,331,215                             7.99%                                   
                                                                               

 
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:
   
Norges Bank

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:
   
14. Contact name:
   
Jenny Peterkin

15. Contact telephone number:
   
01932 826368