MND/MNP - Mondi Limited/Mondi plc - Notification of Major Interests in Shares10 Mar 2010
MND   MNP
MND   MNP                                                                       
MND/MNP - Mondi Limited/Mondi plc - Notification of Major Interests in Shares   
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:             
    Prudential plc group of companies                                           
4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                        
See item 9                                                                  
5.   Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or     
    reached if different):                                                      
    8 March 2010                                                                
6.   Date on which issuer notified:                                             
    9 March 2010                                                                
7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                               
    See item 13                                                                 
8.   Notified details:                                                          
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                             
Class/type  of  Situation  previous  to Resulting situation after               
shares      if  the          triggering the triggering transaction              
possible using  transaction                                                     
the ISIN Code                                                                   
               No.     of  No.      of No.        of No.       of  % of         
               shares      voting      shares        voting        voting       
rights                    rights        rights       
                                       Direct        Direct        Direct       
                                                                                
GB00B1CRLC47    11,910,022  11,910,022  12,161,022    12,161,022    3.31%       
B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments                                            
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of      Expirat  Exercise/      Number of voting rights  % of              
financial    ion      Conversion     that may be acquired if  voting            
instrument   date     Period         the instrument is        rights            
                                    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      Exerci Expirat   Exercise/     Number of voting  % of              
financial    se     ion       Conversion    rights            voting            
instrument   Price  date      Period        instrument        rights            
                                           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                                
12,161,022                                                                      
                             3.31%                                              
                                                                                

9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                  
    Prudential plc (parent company)                                             
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)               
    M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)                  
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:                                                    
    M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) and M&G       
    Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) have moved to a 3%   
notifiable interest triggering this notification.                           
14.  Contact name:                                                              
    Jenny Peterkin                                                              
15.  Contact telephone number:                                                  
01932 826368                                                                
10 March 2010                                                                   
Sponsor : UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                            
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