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

Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

SAMPO PLC          STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE           28 July 2016 at 8:35 am

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and votes relating to them owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) and its funds directly or indirectly have on 26 July 2016 increased above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total number of shares and related voting rights.

According to the disclosure, the current holding is 5.09 per cent of the shares. The number of voting rights related to shares amounted to 5.04 per cent.

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 5.05% shares

5.00% voting rights
0.04% shares

0.04% voting rights
5.09% shares

5.04% voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)

 
4.96% shares

4.92% voting rights
0.04% shares

0.04% voting rights
5.00% shares

4.96% 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   28,266,794 shares
28,266,794 voting rights
  5.05% shares
5.00% voting rights
SUBTOTAL A 28,266,794 shares
28,266,794 voting rights
5.05% shares
5.00% voting rights

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

Type of financial
instrument
Expiration dateExercise/
Conversion Period
Physical or
cash settlement
Number of shares
and voting rights
% of shares and
voting rights
Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical 83,681 shares
83,681 voting rights
0.01% shares
0.01% voting rights
Depository Receipt N/A N/A Physical 360 shares
360 voting rights
0.00% shares
0.00% voting rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 157,132 shares
157,132 voting rights
0.03% shares
0.03% voting rights
      SUBTOTAL B 241,173 shares
241,173 voting rights
0.04% shares
0.04% voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Jarmo Salonen

Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications

tel. +358 10 516 0030

Distribution:
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Financial Supervisory Authority
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