Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Mar 21, 2017

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Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21 March 2017 at 1:35 pm Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has today received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of voting rights related to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 20 March 2017 above five (5) per cent of all votes. In addition, the Sampo A shares owned directly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds increased above five (5) per cent of all Sampo plc shares. 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. Total positions of BlackRock, Inc and its funds subject to the notification: +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ | |% of shares and |% of shares and |Total of both in| | |voting rights |voting rights through|% (A+B) | | |(total of A) |financial instruments| | | | |(total of B) | | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Resulting situation on|5.02% shares |0.04% shares |5.07% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |4.98% voting |0.04% voting rights |5.03% voting | |or reached |rights | |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Positions of previous |4.98% shares |0.05% shares |5.03% shares | |notification | | | | | |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting | | |rights |rights |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed: A: Shares and voting rights: +--------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+ |Class/type of shares|Number of shares and voting |% of shares and voting | |ISIN code |rights |rights | | +---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | | |(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and | | | | | |9:7) | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |FI0009003305 | |28,138,372 shares | |5.02% shares | | | |28,138,372 voting | |4.98% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A |28,138,372 shares |5.02% shares | | |28,138,372 voting rights |4.98% voting rights | +--------------------+------------------------------+--------------------------+ B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Physical or |Number of |% of | |financial |date |Conversion |cash |shares |shares | |instrument | |Period |settlement |and voting |and | | | | | |rights |voting | | | | | | |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Securities |N/A |N/A |Physical |57,085 |0.01% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |57,085 |0.01% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |189,286 |0.03% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |189,286 |0.03% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |246,371 |0.04% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |246,371 |0.04% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications tel. +358 10 516 0030 Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki London Stock Exchange The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com []