Changes to the Board of Directors 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") Changes to the Board of Directors In terms of paragraph 3.59 (b) of the Listing Requirements of the JSE Limited, Sappi shareholders are advised of the following changes to the Board of directors of Sappi (the “Board”) : Mr Bob DeKoch will retire as independent non-executive director with immediate effect due to health reasons. Mr DeKoch was appointed to the Board in March 2013 and also served as a member of the Social, Ethics, Transformation and Sustainability Committee. The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Zola Malinga as independent non- executive director with effect from 01 October 2018. Ms Malinga will also serve as a member of the Sappi Audit and Risk Committee with effect from 01 October 2018. Ms Malinga, a Chartered Accountant, has over 10 years’ experience in investment banking and corporate finance. She is the founder and executive director of Jade Capital Partners, a women-owned investment company which invests in the property and industrial sectors. She was previously a director in the Real Estate Finance Division of Standard Bank, where she was also a member of the Executive and Deal Approval Committees. Prior to this, she was an Investment Banker at Standard Bank and a Corporate Finance Consultant at Investec Bank Limited. Ms Malinga serves as a non-executive director on the Boards of Hospitality Property Fund, Sasol Inzalo, Grindrod Bank and Grindrod Limited. Commenting on the changes to the Board, Chairperson Sir Nigel Rudd said : “The Board extends its gratitude to Mr DeKoch for his valuable contribution and support to the company. The Board would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Ms Malinga to the Sappi group.” Johannesburg 16 August 2018 Sponsor : UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 16/08/2018 11:18:00 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.