SAP - Sappi Limited - Notice - Issue Of Audited Financial Statements Sappi Limited (Registration number 1936/008963/06) (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Share code: SAP & ISIN: ZAE000006284) ("Sappi" or the "Company") 04 December 2008 Notice Issue of audited financial statements Further to the Sappi reviewed preliminary results for the year ended September 2008 which were published on 06 November 2008 and for the purposes of making available, in connection with the renounceable rights offer of 286,886,270 ordinary Sappi shares of R1.00 each which is being conducted by Sappi, the audited annual financial statements of Sappi for the year ended September 2008 (the "Annual Financial Statements"), shareholders are hereby informed that the Annual Financial Statements are available on line on the Sappi website (www.sappi.com). The Annual Financial Statements have been audited by Sappi`s auditors, Deloitte & Touche and there have not been any changes to the results published in the announcement of 06 November 2008. Deloitte & Touche`s unqualified report is available for inspection at Sappi`s registered office. Sappi`s full annual report for the year ended September 2008, including the Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on 02 March 2009, will be published and dispatched to shareholders later this month. For further information : Denis O`Connor Company Secretary Sappi Limited Tel +27 (0)11 407 8072 Denis. O`Connor@sappi.com Date: 04/12/2008 09:38:26 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.