Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Jan 22, 2018

Disclosure 357638

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22 January 2018 at 8:15 AM 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 number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 18 January 2018 above five (5) per cent of all Sampo plc's shares. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to Sampo A shares owned directly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds, going above 5 per cent of all 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 in| | |voting rights |voting rights through|% (A+B) | | |(total of A) |financial instruments| | | | |(total of B) | | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Resulting situation on|5.02% shares |0.01% shares |5.03% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting |Below 5% voting | |or reached |rights |rights |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ | |Below 5% shares |Below 5% shares |Below 5% 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 | |27,872,981 shares | |5.02% shares | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% voting | |Below 5% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A |27,872,981 shares |5.02% 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 | +--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |78,806 |0.01% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |Below 5% |Below 5% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |78,806 |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 []