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

By GlobeNewswire

SAMPO PLC     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         11 October 2017 at 5:20 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 total number of voting rights related to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 10 October 2017 below five (5) per cent of all votes.

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 5.03% shares

Below 5% of voting rights 		0.01% shares

Below 5% of voting rights 		5.03% shares

Below 5% of voting rights
Positions of previous notification

  		5.07% shares

5.03% voting rights 		0.07% shares

0.07% voting rights 		5.14% shares

5.10% 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   28,140,448 shares
below 5% of voting rights 		  5.03% shares
below 5% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL A 28,140,448 shares
below 5% of voting rights 		5.03% shares
below 5% of 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
Securities Lent N/A N/A Physical 8,411 shares
below 5% of voting rights 		0.00% shares
below 5% of voting rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 21,536 shares
below 5% of voting rights 		0.00% shares
below 5% of voting rights
      SUBTOTAL B 29,947 shares
below 5% of voting rights 		0.01% shares
below 5% of voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Maria Silander
Communications Manager
tel. +358 10 516 0031

Distribution:
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London Stock Exchange
The principal media
Financial Supervisory Authority
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Source: Sampo Oyj via Globenewswire

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