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

SAMPO PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       15 March 2017 at 6:20 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 number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 14 March 2017 below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock. According to the disclosure, the current holding is 4.99 per cent of the physical shares. The number of voting rights related to these shares remained below five (5) 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 4.99% shares

4.94% voting rights
0.06% shares

0.06% voting rights
5.04% shares

5.00% voting rights
Positions of previous notification

 
5.01% shares

4.97% voting rights
0.06% shares

0.06% voting rights
5.07% shares

5.03% 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  27,924,416 shares
27,924,416 voting rights
  4.99% shares
4.94% voting rights
SUBTOTAL A 27,924,416 shares
27,924,416 voting rights
4.99% shares
4.94% voting rights

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

Type of financial
instrument
Expiration date Exercise/
Conversion Period
Ph ysical or
cash settlement
Number of shares
and voting rights
% of shares and
voting rights
Securities LentN/AN/APhysical 42,976 shares
42,976 voting rights
0.01% shares
0.01% voting rights
CFDN/AN/ACash 282,800 shares
282,800 voting rights
0.05% shares
0.05% voting rights
    SUBTOTAL B 325,776 shares
325,776 voting rights
0.06% shares
0.06% voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
tel. +358 10 516 0030

Distribution:
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