Amendments to Sampo plc's Articles of Association

SAMPO PLC         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  21 May 2007 

Amendments to Sampo plc's Articles of Association entered into the Trade        
Register                                                                        

The amendments to the Articles of Association approved by the Annual General    
Meeting of Sampo plc have been entered into the Finnish Trade Register today.   
Sampo plc AGM decided on the changes to the Articles of Association on 12 April 
2007.                                                                           

The amendments concern Article 4, Article 5 paragraph 1, Article 6, Article 7,  
Article 9, Article 10, Article 11, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15, Article  
16, Article 17 paragraph 2, Article 19, Article 20 and Article 22 of the        
Articles of Association. The most significant changes were the deletion of      
provisions concerning the amount of share capital and the number of shares and  
the addition of a new provision that the company shall have one Auditor, which  
must be a firm of Authorised Public Accountants.                                

Sampo plc's Articles of Association at its current form can be found at the     
Internet address www.sampo.com/ir.                                              

SAMPO PLC                                                                       
Jarmo Salonen                                                                   
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications                             

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