Sampo Oyj

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 25, 2022

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SAMPO PLC                  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       25 March 2022 at 3:20 pm

Sampo plc: 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 holdings in shares and voting rights attached to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or indirectly by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 24 March 2022 above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc’s total shares and voting rights. The disclosure obligation also arose due to total voting rights owned directly or indirectly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc going above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc’s total 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 voting rights (total of A)	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B)	Total of both in % (A+B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.07% shares 5.03% voting rights	0.02% shares 0.02% voting rights	5.10% shares 5.05%voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)	4.99% shares Below 5% voting rights	0.02% shares Below 5% voting rights	5.02% shares Below 5% voting 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 ISIN code	Number of shares and voting rights		% of shares and voting rights
	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI0009003305		28,186,286 shares 28,186,286 voting rights		5.07% shares 5.03% voting rights
SUBTOTAL A	28,186,286 shares 28,186,286 voting rights		5.07% shares 5.03% voting rights

B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights
American Depository Receipt (US79588J1025)	N/A	N/A	Physical	45,979 shares 45,979 voting rights	0.00% shares 0.00% voting rights
Securities Lent	N/A	N/A	Physical	89,941 shares 89,941 voting rights	0.01% shares 0.01% voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	1,462 shares 1,462 voting rights	0.00% shares 0.00% voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B	137,382 shares 137,382 voting rights	0.02% shares 0.02% voting rights

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