Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Mar 13, 2018

Disclosure 359514

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13 March 2018 at 4:50 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 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 March 2018 above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total number of 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|4.98% shares |0.06% shares |5.05% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |4.94% voting |0.06% voting rights |5.00% voting | |or reached |rights | |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ | |4.95% shares |0.06% shares |5.01% 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 | |27,677,944 shares | |4.98% shares | | | | | | | | | |27,677,944 voting | |4.94% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A | |27,677,944 shares | |4.98% shares | | | | | | | | | |27,677,944 voting | |4.94% 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 |159,006 |0.03% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |159,006 |0.03% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |182,746 |0.03% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |182,746 |0.03% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |341,752 |0.06% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |341,752 |0.06% | | | | | |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 []