Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Dec 14, 2017

Disclosure 356995

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14 December 2017 at 1:50 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 number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and financial instruments owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) and its funds directly or indirectly have on 13 December 2017 decreased below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total number of shares. The number of voting rights related to shares remained under five (5) per cent. 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% voting |below 5% voting |below 5% voting | |or reached |rights |rights |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ | |4.97% shares |0.05% shares |5.02% shares | |Positions of previous | | | | |notification (if |below 5% voting |below 5% voting |below 5% voting | |applicable) |rights |rights |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ SAMPO PLC Maria Silander Communications Manager tel. +358 10 516 0031 Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki London stock exchange The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com []