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   SAMPO PLC       STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         28 March 2017 at 2:45 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 by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) 
and its funds increased on 27 March 2017 above 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        % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments  Total of both in % 
                                                    voting rights (total    (total of B)                                                (A+B) 
                                                    of A) 
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold  5.07% shares           0.07% shares                                                 5.14% shares 
 was crossed or reached                              5.03% voting rights    0.07% voting rights                                          5.10% voting rights 
Positions of previous notification                  5.04% shares           0.06% shares                                                 5.10% shares 
                                                     4.995% voting rights   0.06% voting rights                                          5.05% 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  Number of shares and voting rights     % of shares and voting rights 
 ISIN code 
                      Direct      Indirect                   Direct      Indirect 
                       (SMA 9:5)   (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)          (SMA 9:5)   (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) 
FI0009003305                      28,405,370 shares                      5.07% shares 
                                   28,405,370 voting rights               5.03% voting rights 
SUBTOTAL A            28,405,370 shares                      5.07% shares 
                       28,405,370 voting rights               5.03% voting rights 
 
 
   B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: 
 
 
 
 
Type of financial  Expiration  Exercise/           Physical or       Number of shares        % of shares and 
 instrument        date         Conversion Period   cash settlement   and voting rights       voting rights 
Securities Lent    N/A         N/A                 Physical          54,375 shares           0.01% shares 
                                                                      54,375 voting rights    0.01% voting rights 
CFD                N/A         N/A                 Cash              317,640 shares          0.06% shares 
                                                                      317,640 voting rights   0.06% voting rights 
                                                   SUBTOTAL B        372,015 shares          0.07% shares 
                                                                      372,015 voting rights   0.07% voting rights 
 
 
   SAMPO PLC 
 
   Jarmo Salonen 
 
   Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications 
 
   tel. +358 10 516 0030 
 
   Distribution: 
 
   Nasdaq Helsinki 
 
   London Stock Exchange 
 
   The principal media 
 
   Financial Supervisory Authority 
 
   www.sampo.com 
 
   This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf 
of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Sampo Oyj via Globenewswire 
 
 
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March 28, 2017 08:00 ET (12:00 GMT)