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)
(Registered number: 6209386)
JSE share code: MNP ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47
LSE share code: MNDI
5 September 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
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company
("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report
relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings
under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The
Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It Is solely for this reason (and not
as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting
this aggregated holding.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
As of 3 September 2012
No. of Shares % of
Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies,
Inc. ("CG") holdings 12,538,720 3.414%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,195,135 0.598%
Capital International Limited 75,406 0.021%
Capital International Sarl 2,918,096 0.795%
Capital International, Inc 7,350,083 2.001%
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):
3 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
5 September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the
shares if triggering transaction triggering transaction
possible using
the ISIN Code
No. of No. of voting No. of No. of % of
shares rights shares voting voting
rights rights
Indirect Indirect Indirect
GB00B1CRLC47 12,538,720 12,538,720 12,538,720 12,538,720 3.4143%
B: Qualifying 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 exercised/ converted. rights
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 voting % of
financial Price date Conversion rights instrument voting
instrument Period refers to rights
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
12,538,720 3.4143%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
As of 3 September 2012
No. of Shares % of
Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies,
Inc. ("CG") holdings 12,538,720 3.414%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,195,135 0.598%
Capital International Limited 75,406 0.021%
Capital International Sarl 2,918,096 0.795%
Capital International, Inc 7,350,083 2.001%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Abigail Recker
15. Contact telephone number:
01932 826369
Sponsor in South Africa: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd