Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

May 20, 2014

Disclosure 315519

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 May 2014 at 9.05 am Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has on 19 May 2014 received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of Sampo A shares and related voting rights owned by BlackRock, Inc. (tax ID 32-0174421) has on 19 May 2014 risen above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock and voting rights. BlackRock, Inc.'s holding after the disclosure +-----------------+----------------+--------------+-------------+ |Share type |Number of shares|Percent (%) of|Percent (%) | | | |share capital |voting rights| +-----------------+----------------+--------------+-------------+ |A share |28,421,934 |5.08 |5.03 | | | | | | |ISIN:FI0009003305| | | | +-----------------+----------------+--------------+-------------+ |B share |0 |0 |0 | +-----------------+----------------+--------------+-------------+ |Total |28,421,934 |5.08 |5.03 | +-----------------+----------------+--------------+-------------+ Sampo's share capital comprises 560,000,000 shares, of which 558,800,000 are A shares and 1,200,000 are B shares. Each A share entitles its holder to one (1) vote and each B share to five (5) votes. Thus, the total number of votes is 564,800,000. SAMPO PLC Maria Silander Press Officer tel. +358 10 516 0031 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com [HUG#1787121]