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

SAMPO PLC         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         8 October 2015 at 5.30 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 which the total number of voting rights related to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) has on 7 October 2015 decreased below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire voting rights. The share of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) is 5.03 per cent of all Sampo shares.

According to a disclosure on 7 September 2015 BlackRock, Inc. held 5.05 per cent of total number of shares and 5.00 per cent of voting rights in Sampo plc.

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.

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Jarmo Salonen

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