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

SAMPO PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE    2 April 2019 at 4:15 PM

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act (Solidium Oy)

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and voting rights owned by Solidium Oy (business code 2245475-9) decreased on 2 April 2019 below ten (10) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock and 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 Solidium Oy 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	9.95% of shares   9.87% of voting rights	-   -	9.95% of shares   9.87% of voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)	- -	- -	- -

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	55,278,580 shares   55,278,580 voting rights		9.95% of shares   9.87% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL A	55,278,580 shares 55,278,580 voting rights		9.95% of shares 9.87% of voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Mirko Hurmerinta
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