FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Report
of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
month of November, 2007
Commission
file number: 1-14872
SAPPI
LIMITED
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
48
Ameshoff Street
Braamfontein
Johannesburg
2001
REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH AFRICA
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b) (1):
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b) (7):
Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form,
the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If
“Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
Sappi
Limited’s SENS Announcement, dated November 1, 2007, providing information
on the voting rights and share capital of the Registrant, furnished by
the
Registrant under this Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into (i) the
Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Registrant filed December
23, 1999
and December 15, 2004 in connection with The Sappi Limited Share Incentive
Scheme, (ii) the Section 10(a) Prospectus relating to the offer and sale of
the Registrant’s shares to Participants under The Sappi Limited Share Incentive
Scheme, (iii) the Registration Statements on Form S-8 of the Registrant
filed December 15, 2004 and December 21, 2005 in connection with The
Sappi
Limited 2004 Performance Share Incentive Plan and (iv) the Section 10(a)
Prospectus relating to the offer and sale of the Registrant’s shares to
Participants under The Sappi Limited 2004 Performance Share Incentive
Plan.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
In
order
to utilize the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”), Sappi Limited (the “Company”)
is providing the following cautionary statement. Except for historical
information contained herein, statements contained in this Report on
Form 6-K
may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Reform
Act. The words “believe”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate “, “plan”,
“assume”, “positioned”, “will”, “may”, “should”, “risk” and other similar
expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and future
trends
which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements.
In addition, this Report on Form 6-K may include forward-looking statements
relating to the Company’s potential exposure to various types of market risks,
such as interest rate risk, foreign exchange rate risk and commodity
price risk.
Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they
involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are in
some cases
beyond the control of the Company, together with its subsidiaries (the
“Group”),
and may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Group to
differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements (and from past
results,
performance or achievements). Certain factors that may cause such differences
include but are not limited to: the highly cyclical nature of the pulp
and paper
industry; pulp and paper production, production capacity, input costs
including
raw material, energy and employee costs, and pricing levels in North
America,
Europe, Asia and southern Africa; any major disruption in production
at the
Group’s key facilities; changes in environmental, tax and other laws and
regulations; adverse changes in the markets for the Group’s products; any
delays, unexpected costs or other problems experienced with any business
acquired or to be acquired; consequences of the Group’s leverage; adverse
changes in the South African political situation and economy or the effect
of
governmental efforts to address present or future economic or social
problems;
and the impact of future investments, acquisitions and dispositions (including
the financing of investments and acquisitions) and any delays, unexpected
costs
or other problems experienced in connection with dispositions. These
and other
risks, uncertainties and factors are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 20-F and other filings with and submissions to the Securities and
Exchange
Commission, including this Report on Form 6-K. Shareholders and prospective
investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date
of the
submission of this Report on Form 6-K and are not intended to give any
assurance
as to future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or
revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new
information or future events or circumstances or otherwise.
Sappi
Limited
Registration
Number 1936/008963/06
(Incorporated
in the Republic of South Africa)
Voting
Rights and Capital
In
accordance with the United Kingdom’s Financial Services Authority’s Disclosure
(FSA’s) and Transparency Rules, Sappi advises that its issued share capital
comprises 239,071,892 ordinary shares of R1.00 each. Of that number,
the Company holds 10,608,721 shares in Treasury through a subsidiary
company and
a trust leaving 228,463,171 shares with voting rights, all of which rights
are
identical with each share carrying the right to one vote.
The
above
figures are as at 31 October 2007 and may be used by shareholders as
the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they
are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in
Sappi
Limited under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
1
November 2007
For
further information please contact:
Denis
O’Connor at denis.o’connor@sappi.com; telephone : +27 11 407 8072
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: November
1, 2007
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By:
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D.J.
O’Connor |
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Name: D.J.
O’Connor |
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Title: Group
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