Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5...

SAMPO PLC        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE          5 April 2016 at 4:50 pm

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has today received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act. According to the notification the total number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 4 April 2016 over five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock. The voting rights attached to the shares owned directly or through financial instruments remained below five (5) per cent of total number of voting rights.

Sampo's share capital comprises 560,000,000 shares, of which 558,800,000 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 564,800,000.

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	4.96% shares Below 5% voting rights	0.05% shares Below 5% voting rights	5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)	Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights	Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights	Below 5% 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 (if possible)	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		27,757,139 shares Below 5% voting rights		4.96% shares Below 5% voting rights
SUBTOTAL A	27,757,139 shares Below 5% voting rights		4.96% shares Below 5% 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
Securities Lent	N/A	N/A	Physical	261,268 shares Below 5% voting rights	0.05% shares Below 5% voting rights
Depository Receipt	N/A	N/A	Physical	360 shares Below 5% voting rights	0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	19,196 shares Below 5% voting rights	0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B	280,824 shares Below 5% voting rights	0.05% shares Below 5% voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Jarmo Salonen

Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
tel. [phone]

Distribution:
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Financial Supervisory Authority
www.sampo.com

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