Sampo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Apr 24, 2018

Disclosure 360965

Sampo - Major shareholder announcements

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

SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24 April 2018 at 3:20 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 owned directly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds and the related voting rights increased on 23 April 2018 above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total stock and voting rights. 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|5.09% shares |0.98% shares |6.07% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |5.05% voting |0.97% voting rights |6.02% voting | |or reached |rights | |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ | |4.96% shares |1.10% shares |6.06% shares | |Positions of previous | | | | |notification (if |4.92% voting |1.09% voting rights |6.01% voting | |applicable) |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 | |28,272,804 shares | |5.09% shares | | | | | | | | | |28,272,804 voting | |5.05% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +--------------------+---------+--------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A | |28,272,804 shares | |5.09% shares | | | | | | | | | |28,272,804 voting | |5.05% 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 |5,311,348 |0.96% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |5,311,348 |0.95% | | | | | |voting rights|voting | | | | | | |rights | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |131,219 |0.02% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |131,219 |0.02% | | | | | |voting rights|voting | | | | | | |rights | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |5,442,567 |0.98% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |5,442,567 |0.97% | | | | | |voting rights|voting | | | | | | |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 []