Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Feb 5, 2018

Disclosure 357997

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 5 February 2018 at 4:55 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 Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and voting rights owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 2 February 2018 over five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock and all voting rights. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to the shares owned directly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds going above five (5) per cent of all Sampo plc's 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|5.04% shares |0.02% shares |5.06% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |4.999% voting |0.02% voting rights |5.02% voting | |or reached |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 | |27,999,496 shares | |5.04% shares | | | | | | | | | |27,999,496 voting | |4.999% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A |27,999,496 shares |5.04% shares | | | | | | |27,999,496 voting rights |4.999% 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 | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Securities |N/A |N/A |Physical |9,127 |0.00% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |9,127 |0.00% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |100,774 |0.02% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |100,774 |0.02% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Depository |N/A |N/A |Physical |6,120 |0.00% | |Receipt | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |6,120 |0.00% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |116,021 |0.02% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |116,021 |0.02% | | | | | |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 []