Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Disclosure 350023

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 March 2017 at 2:40 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 Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) and its funds increased on 8 March 2017 over five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock. The voting rights attached to the shares owned directly or through financial instruments remained below five (5) per cent of total number of voting rights. 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|4.97% shares |0.06% shares |5.02% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting | |or reached |rights |rights |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Positions of previous |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares | |notification (if | | | | |applicable) |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 (if |rights |rights | |possible) +---------+-------------------+---------+----------------+ | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | | |(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and | | | | | |9:7) | +---------------------+---------+-------------------+---------+----------------+ |FI0009003305 | |27,811,427 shares | |4.97% shares | | | |Below 5% voting | |Below 5% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +---------------------+---------+-------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A |27,811,427 shares |4.97% shares | | |Below 5% voting rights |Below 5% 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 |42,976 |0.01% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% | | | | | |Below 5% |voting | | | | | |voting |rights | | | | | |rights | | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |284,451 |0.05% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% |Below 5% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |327,427 |0.06% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% |Below 5% | | | | | |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 []