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)                                           
("Sappi" or the "Company")                                                      
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 239,071,892 ordinary shares of R1.00 each.  Of that     
number, the Company holds 10 638 521 shares in Treasury through a subsidiary    
company and a trust leaving 228 433 371 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 23 July 2007 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.                      
24 July 2007                                                                    
For further information please contact:                                         
Denis O`Connor at denis.o`connor@sappi.com; telephone: +27 11 407 8072          
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
Date: 24/07/2007 16:00:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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