Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Jan 24, 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       24 January 2018 at 2:20 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
Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial
instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased
on 23 January 2018 below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total shares.

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 |
| |voting rights |voting rights through|in % (A+B) |
| |(total of A) |financial instruments| |
| | |(total of B) | |
+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
|Resulting situation on| 4.996% shares |0.01% shares |5.01% shares |
|the date on which | | | |
|threshold was crossed |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting|
|or reached |rights |rights |rights |
+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
| |5.01% shares |0.01% 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 |  |27,743,056 shares | |4.996% shares |
| | | |  | |
| | |Below 5% voting | |Below 5% voting |
| | |rights | |rights |
+--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+
|SUBTOTAL A |  |27,743,056 shares | |4.996% shares |
| | | |  | |
| | |Below 5% voting | |Below 5% 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 |
+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----------+---------+
|CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |66,566 |0.01% |
| | | | |shares |shares |
| | | | | | |
| | | | |Below 5% |Below 5% |
| | | | |voting |voting |
| | | | |rights |rights |
+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----------+---------+
|  |  |  |SUBTOTAL B |66,566 |0.01% |
| | | | |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

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