Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Oct 16, 2017

Disclosure 355553

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 October 2017 at 1:40 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 shares and voting rights related to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly and through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 13 October 2017 below five (5) per cent of all shares and votes. 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|Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |Below 5% of |Below 5% of voting |Below 5% of | |or reached |voting rights |rights |voting rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Positions of previous |5.05% shares |0.01% shares |5.06% shares | |notification | | | | | |5.01% voting |0.01% voting rights |5.01% voting | | |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 | |Below 5% shares | |Below 5% shares | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% of voting| |Below 5% of voting| | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+------------------+---------+------------------+ |SUBTOTAL A | |Below 5% shares | | | | | | | |Below 5% of 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 |and | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------+ |Securities |N/A |N/A |Physical | |Below 5% | |Lent | | | | |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% | | | | | | |of voting| | | | | | |rights | +--------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash | |Below 5% | | | | | | |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% | | | | | | |of voting| | | | | | |rights | +--------------+--------------+--------------+-------------+---------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B | |Below 5% | | | | | | |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% | | | | | | |of voting| | | | | | |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 []