SAP - Sappi Limited - Announcement

SAP - Sappi Limited - Announcement                                              
Sappi Limited                                                                   
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1936/008963/06                                             
JSE share code: SAP                                                             
ISIN code: ZAE000006284                                                         
("Sappi" or "the company")                                                      
Announcement                                                                    
ISSUE OF 2008 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F                                        
Further to the Sappi South African annual report for the year ended             
30 September 2008, shareholders are advised that Sappi has filed its            
annual report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange       
Commission on 26 January 2009. This document will also be available on          
www.sappi.com.                                                                  
Braamfontein                                                                    
Sponsor to Sappi: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                    
Auditors and reporting accountants to Sappi: Deloitte & Touche                  
Laurence Newman                                                                 
Group Financial Controller                                                      
Johannesburg, 26 January 2009                                                   
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