DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY DIRECTORS OF A MAJOR SUBSIDIARY 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’) 22 December 2016 DEALINGS IN SECURITIES BY DIRECTORS OF A MAJOR SUBSIDIARY In terms of paragraph 3.63 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, we hereby provide the following information regarding dealing in securities of Sappi by directors of the Company and its major subsidiaries. The dealings were on-market and clearance for the dealings were received in terms of Listings Requirement 3.66, as follows: Director’s name : T Hawkes Company (Subsidiary) : Sappi Southern Africa Limited Date of transaction : 20 December 2016 Nature of transaction : Sale of shares (on market) arising from vesting of conditional share plan awards as per SENS announcement previously issued by Sappi Limited Number of shares sold : 4 000 shares Selling price per share : R90.00 Total value : R360 000.00 Class of security : Ordinary shares Extent of interest : Direct beneficial Director’s name : P McGrady Company (Subsidiary) : Sappi Southern Africa Limited Date of transaction : 20 December 2016 Nature of transaction : Sale of shares (on market) arising from vesting of conditional share plan awards as per SENS announcement previously issued by Sappi Limited Number of shares sold : 1 250 shares Selling price per share : R90.00 Total value : R112 500.00 Class of security : Ordinary shares Extent of interest : Direct beneficial Director’s name : B Wiersum Company (Subsidiary) : Sappi Papier Holdings Date of transaction : 21 December 2016 Nature of transaction : On-market purchase of shares Number of shares sold : 14 235 shares Selling price per share : R87.8090 (high:R87.82 low:R87.80) Total value : R1 249 961 .11 Class of security : Ordinary shares Extent of interest : Direct beneficial Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 22/12/2016 03:15:00 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.