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

SAMPO PLC                 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       22 January 2018 at 4:40 PM

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

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has today received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the number of voting rights attached to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds exceeded five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total voting rights on 19 January 2018. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to Sampo voting rights held directly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds, exceeding five (5) per cent of all shares and related 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	5.04% shares   5.00% voting rights	0.01% shares   0.01% voting rights	5.06% shares   5.01% voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)	5.02% shares   Below 5% voting rights	0.01% shares   Below 5% voting rights	5.03% 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		28,014,055 shares   28,014,055 voting rights		5.04% shares   5.00% voting rights
SUBTOTAL A	28,014,055 shares   28,014,055 voting rights		5.04% shares   5.00% 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
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	66,566 shares   66,566 voting rights	0.01% shares   0.01% voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B	66,566 shares   66,566 voting rights	0.01% shares   0.01% voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
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