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

SAMPO PLC              STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         16 October 2017 at 1:40 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 shares and voting rights related to Sampo shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly and through financial instruments by BlackRock , Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 13 October 2017 below five (5) per cent of all shares and 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	Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights	Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights	Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights
Positions of previous notification	5.05% shares 5.01% voting rights	0.01% shares 0.01% voting rights	5.06% shares 5.01% 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		Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights		Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights
SUBTOTAL A			Below 5% shares Below 5% of 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 Lent	N/A	N/A	Physical		Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash		Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B		Below 5% shares Below 5% of voting rights

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Jarmo Salonen
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