SAP - Sappi Limited - Voting rights and capital

SAP - Sappi Limited - Voting rights and capital                                 
Sappi Limited                                                                   
(Registration number 1936/008963/06)                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Share code: SAP                                                                 
ISIN: ZAE000006284                                                              
Issuer Code: SAVVI                                                              
("Sappi" or the "Company")                                                      
04 May 2009                                                                     
Voting Rights and Capital                                                       
In accordance with the United Kingdom`s Financial Services Authority`s          
Disclosure (FSA`s) and Transparency Rules, Sappi advises that its issued        
share capital comprises 537,117,864 ordinary shares of ZAR1.00 each.  Of that   
number, the Company holds 21,329,759 shares in Treasury through a subsidiary    
company and a trust leaving 515,788,105 shares with voting rights, all of which 
rights are identical with each share carrying the right to one vote.            
The above figures are as at 30 April 2009 and may be used by shareholders as    
the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are   
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in Sappi    
Limited under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.                            
04 May 2009                                                                     
For further information please contact:                                         
Denis O`Connor at denis.o`connor@sappi.com; telephone : +27 11 407 8072         
Gdocvotingrightsandcapital                                                      
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