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REG-Mondi PLC: 2008 Interim Dividend ZAR/euro Exchange Rate

Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:30am EDT
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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

As part of the dual listed company structure, Mondi Limited and Mondi plc
(together "Mondi Group") 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 and Listing Rules of the
United Kingdom Listing Authority.

30 July 2008

Mondi Group - 2008 Interim Dividend ZAR/euro Exchange Rate

On 30 July 2008 Mondi Group announced, in its Half-Yearly Report announcement
that an interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2008 of 7.7 euro cents
per ordinary share will be paid on 16 September 2008 to all Mondi Limited and
Mondi plc ordinary shareholders on the relevant registers on 29 August 2008.
Depositary Interest holders will receive their dividends on 19 September 2008.
Holders within the Equiniti Corporate Nominee will receive their dividends on
23 September 2008.

Mondi Limited and Mondi plc will pay their respective dividends as follows:

Mondi Limited

Mondi Limited will pay its dividend in South African rand. The applicable
exchange rate is EUR 1 to ZAR 11.51703.

Therefore, the equivalent interim dividend in rand cents per ordinary share
will be 88.68113.

Dividends paid to holders of Depositary Interests and those holders within the
Equiniti Corporate Nominee will be paid in Sterling. The exchange rate for this
payment will be set by the Depositary on or around the payment date. (Note that
there is no currency election).

Mondi plc

Mondi plc will pay its dividend in euro.

However, ordinary shareholders resident in the United Kingdom will receive the
dividend in Sterling (unless shareholders have elected to receive their
dividend in euro). The last date for euro currency elections will be 29 August
2008. The exchange rate for this payment will be set on 8 September 2008.

In addition, Mondi plc South African branch register shareholders will receive
the dividend in South African rand, converted at a rate of EUR 1 to ZAR
11.51703. Therefore, the equivalent interim dividend in rand cents per ordinary
share will be 88.68113.



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