SAPPI LIMITED - PRESS RELEASE: SAPPI FINE PAPER EUROPEAN HEAD OFFICE VISITED BY

SAPPI LIMITED - PRESS RELEASE: SAPPI FINE PAPER EUROPEAN HEAD OFFICE VISITED BY 
                COMPETITION AUTHORITIES                                         
Sappi Limited                                                                   
(Registration number 1936/008963/06)                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
JSE Share code: SAP                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000006284                                                              
("Sappi" or the "Company")                                                      
Press Release - Sappi Fine Paper European head office visited by competition    
authorities                                                                     
A team of officials from the European Commission and the Belgian competition    
authority have today visited Sappi Fine Paper"s European head office in Brussels
as part of a wide-spread anti-trust investigation into a number of paper        
manufacturers and appears to involve a wide range of products.                  
In line with its corporate governance and compliance policies, Sappi has granted
the officials its full co-operation.  It has been and remains Sappi"s policy to 
comply with all laws applicable to its business including competition laws.     
Johannesburg,                                                                   
25 May 2004                                                                     
ENDS                                                                            
For further information:                                                        
Andre Oberholzer                                                                
Corporate Affairs and Communication manager                                     
Sappi Limited                                                                   
Tel +27 (0)11 407 8044                                                          
Fax +27 (0)11 407 8236                                                          
andre.oberholzer@sappi.com                                                      
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