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SAPPI LIMITED - Results of the Eighty-Fouth Annual General Meeting of Sappi

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Results of the Eighty-Fouth Annual General Meeting of Sappi

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")

RESULTS OF THE EIGHTY-FOUTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SAPPI

Shareholders are advised that at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the
Company held on Wednesday, 03 February 2021 at 14:00 all the resolutions tabled thereat
were passed by the requisite majority of shareholders.

Details of the results of voting at the Annual General Meeting are as follows :

-   total number of Sappi ordinary shares in issue as at the date of the Annual General
    Meeting : 552 860 538

-   total number of Sappi shares that could have been voted at the Annual General Meeting
    (excluding the treasury shares) : 547 402 321

-   total number of Sappi shares that were present/represented at the Annual General
    Meeting : 502 567 823 being 90.90% of the total number of Sappi shares that could have
    been voted at the Annual General Meeting.
1.   Ordinary resolution number 1 – Receipt and acceptance of 2020 Group
     Annual Financial Statements, including Directors’ Report, Auditors’ Report
     and Audit and Risk Committee Report

            For              Against           Abstain          Shares voted
       500, 460, 614         18, 676          1, 979, 095       500, 479, 290
         100.00%              0.00%              0.36%            90.53%        1
                                                 0.36%            90.53%        2


2.   Ordinary resolution number 2.1 – Re-election of Ms ZN Malinga as a director
     of Sappi

            For             Against            Abstain          Shares voted
       500, 319, 429        136, 007          2, 002, 949       500, 455, 436
         99.97%              0.03%               0.36%            90.52%        1
                                                 0.36%            90.52%        2


3.   Ordinary resolution number 2.2 – Re-election of Mr V Moosa as a director of
     Sappi

            For              Against           Abstain          Shares voted
       420, 764, 258       80, 632, 484       1, 061, 643       501, 396, 742
         83.92%              16.08%              0.19%            90.69%        1
                                                 0.19%            90.69%        2


4.   Ordinary resolution number 2.3 – Re-election of Mr RJAM Renders as a
     director of Sappi

            For             Against             Abstain         Shares voted
       498, 178, 819       3, 216, 643         1,062,923         501,395,462
         99.36%               0.64%              0.19%             90.69%       1
                                                 0.19%             90.69%       2


5.   Ordinary resolution number 2.4 – Re-election of Sir Nigel Rudd as a director
     of Sappi

            For              Against            Abstain         Shares voted
        363,360,229        138,035,903         1,062,253         501,396,132
          72.47%             27.53%              0.19%             90.69%       1
                                                 0.19%             90.69%       2
6.   Ordinary resolution number 3.1 – Election of Mr NP Mageza as member and
     Chairman of the Audit and Risk

            For             Against           Abstain        Shares voted
        391,196,508       110,200,824        1,060,653        501,397,332
          78.02%            21.98%             0.19%            90.69%      1
                                               0.19%            90.69%      2


7.   Ordinary resolution number 3.2 – Election of Ms ZN Malinga as a member of
     the Audit and Risk Committee

            For             Against           Abstain        Shares voted
        499,112,843        2,181,607         1,163,535        501,294,450
          99.56%             0.44%             0.21%            90.67%      1
                                               0.21%            90.67%      2


8.   Ordinary resolution number 3.3 – Election of Dr B Mehlomakulu as a
     member of the Audit and Risk Committee

            For            Against           Abstain         Shares voted
        414,549,146       77,770,234        10,138,605        492,319,380
          84.20%           15.80%             1.83%             89.05%      1
                                              1.83%             89.05%      2


9.   Ordinary resolution number 3.4 – Election of Mr RJAM Renders as a
     member of the Audit and Risk Committee

            For             Against           Abstain        Shares voted
        496,933,719        4,459,920         1,064,346        501,393,639
          99.11%             0.89%             0.19%            90.69%      1
                                               0.19%            90.69%      2


10. Ordinary resolution number 3.5 – Election of Ms JE Stipp as a member of
    the Audit and Risk Committee

            For             Against           Abstain        Shares voted
        491,398,196        9,160,022         1,899,767        500,558,218
          98.17%             1.83%             0.34%            90.54%      1
                                               0.34%            90.54%      2
11. Ordinary resolution number 4 – Re-appointment of KPMG Inc. as auditors of
    Sappi for the year ending September 2020 and until the next Annual General
    Meeting of Sappi

            For             Against            Abstain         Shares voted
        498,214,228        2,346,025          1,898,132         500,560,253
          99.53%             0.47%              0.34%             90.54%         1
                                                0.34%             90.54%         2

12. Ordinary resolution number 5 – Specific authority to issue ordinary shares

            For             Against            Abstain         Shares voted
        497,654,103        4,753,917           50,365           502,408,020
          99.05%             0.95%              0.01%             90.87%         1
                                                0.01%             90.87%         2


13. Ordinary resolution number 6 – Non-binding endorsement of remuneration
    policy

            For             Against            Abstain         Shares voted
        484,202,272        17,189,481         1,066,632         501,391,753
          96.57%             3.43%              0.19%             90.69%         1
                                                0.19%             90.69%         2


14. Ordinary resolution number 7 – Non-binding endorsement of remuneration
    implementation report

            For             Against            Abstain         Shares voted
        479,881,839        21,507,527         1,069,019         501,389,366
          95.71%             4.29%              0.19%             90.69%         1
                                                0.19%             90.69%         2


15. Special resolution number 1 – Non-executive directors’ fees

            For             Against            Abstain         Shares voted
        400,914,783       100,479,258         1,064,344         501,394,041
          79.96%            20.04%              0.19%             90.69%         1
                                                0.19%             90.69%         2
16. Special resolution number 2 – Authority for loans or other financial
    assistance to related or inter-related companies or corporations

             For                  Against                 Abstain    Shares voted
         496,132,598             5,265,519               1,060,268    501,398,117
           98.95%                  1.05%                   0.19%        90.69%      1
                                                           0.19%        90.69%      2


17. Ordinary resolution number 8 – Authority for directors to sign all
    documents and do all such things necessary to implement the above
    resolutions

             For                  Against                 Abstain    Shares voted
         501,380,294              19,050                 1,059,041    501,399,344
          100.00%                  0.00%                   0.19%        90.69%      1
                                                           0.19%        90.69%      2


1    Disclosed as a percentage of the voteable shares
2    Disclosed as a percentage of the total issued capital



04 February 2021

Sponsor : UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Date: 04-02-2021 09:45:00
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