Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Feb 13, 2018

Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)

Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)

SAMPO PLC        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       13 February 2018 at 1:55 pm

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock,
Inc.)

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9,
Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of
voting rights attached 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 12 February 2018 above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total
voting rights. In addition, the total number of Sampo A shares owned directly by
BlackRock, Inc. and its
funds and the related voting rights increased above five (5) per cent of Sampo
plc's total shares and voting rights.

Sampo's share capital comprises 555,351,850 shares, of which 554,151,850 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
560,151,850.

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|5.05% shares |0.07% shares |5.12% shares |
|the date on which | | | |
|threshold was crossed |5.01% voting |0.07% voting rights |5.08% voting |
|or reached |rights | |rights |
+----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+
| |4.99% shares |0.02% shares |5.02% shares |
|Positions of previous | | | |
|notification (if |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting |
|applicable) |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 |  |28,042,963 shares | |5.05% shares |
| | | |  | |
| | |28,042,963 voting | |5.01% voting |
| | |rights | |rights |
+--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+
|SUBTOTAL A |  |28,042,963 shares | |5.05% shares |
| | | |  | |
| | |28,042,963 voting | |5.01% voting |
| | |rights | |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 |156,280 |0.03% |
|Lent | | | |shares |shares |
| | | | | | |
| | | | |156,280 |0.03% |
| | | | |voting |voting |
| | | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+
|CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |242,723 |0.04% |
| | | | |shares |shares |
| | | | | | |
| | | | |242,723 |0.04% |
| | | | |voting |voting |
| | | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+
|  |  |  |SUBTOTAL B |399,003 |0.07% |
| | | | |shares |shares |
| | | | | | |
| | | | |399,003 |0.07% |
| | | | |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

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