Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Feb 6, 2018

Disclosure 358027

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 February 2018 at 3:50 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 number of voting rights related to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 5 February 2018 above five (5) per cent of all votes. 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|5.06% shares |0.03% shares |5.09% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |5.02% voting |0.03% voting rights |5.05% voting | |or reached |rights | |rights | +----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+ |Positions of previous |5.04% shares |0.02% shares |5.06% shares | |notification | | | | | |4.999% voting |0.02% voting rights |5.02% voting | | |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 | |28,126,947 shares | |5.06% shares | | | |28,126,947 voting | |5.02% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A |28,126,947 shares |5.06% shares | | |28,126,947 voting rights |5.02% 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 |24,213 |0.00% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |24,213 |0.00% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |118,663 |0.02% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |118,663 |0.02% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+ |Depository |N/A |N/A |Physical |6,184 shares|0.00% | |Receipt | | | |6,184 voting|shares | | | | | |rights |0.00% | | | | | | |voting | | | | | | |rights | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |149,060 |0.03% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |149,060 |0.03% | | | | | |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 []