TIDMSAMPO 
 
 
   SAMPO PLC                        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 
7 January 2021 at 9:30 am 
 
   Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act 
(BlackRock, Inc.) 
 
   Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under 
Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which 
the total number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or 
indirectly by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds 
decreased on 5 January 2021 below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total 
stock. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to the A shares 
owned directly, indirectly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, 
Inc. and its funds decreasing below five (5) per cent of all Sampo plc's 
shares. 
 
   Sampo's share capital comprises 555,351,850 shares, of which 554,151,850 
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 560,151,850. 
 
   Total positions of BlackRock, Inc and its funds subject to the 
notification: 
 
 
 
 
                        % of shares and        % of shares and         Total of both in 
                         voting rights (total   voting rights through   % (A+B) 
                         of A)                  financial instruments 
                                                (total of B) 
----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
Resulting situation     Below 5% shares        Below 5% shares         Below 5% shares 
 on the date on which    Below 5% voting        Below 5% voting         Below 5% voting 
 threshold was crossed   rights                 rights                  rights 
 or reached 
----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
Positions of previous   5.00% shares           0.03% shares            5.03% shares 
 notification (if        Below 5% voting        Below 5% voting         Below 5% voting 
 applicable)             rights                 rights                  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     % of shares and voting rights 
 ISIN code             rights 
--------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                      Direct      Indirect            Direct      Indirect 
                       (SMA 9:5)   (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)   (SMA 9:5)   (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) 
--------------------  ----------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
FI0009003305                      Below 5% shares                 Below 5% shares 
                                   Below 5% voting                 Below 5% voting 
                                   rights                          rights 
--------------------  ----------  ------------------  ----------  ------------------ 
SUBTOTAL A            Below 5% shares                 Below 5% shares 
                       Below 5% voting rights          Below 5% voting rights 
--------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 
   B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: 
 
 
 
 
Type of          Expiration  Exercise/    Physical or       Number of shares    % of shares and 
 financial        date        Conversion   cash settlement   and voting rights   voting rights 
 instrument                   Period 
---------------  ----------  -----------  ----------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
American         N/A         N/A          Physical          Below 5% shares     Below 5% shares 
 Depository                                                  Below 5% voting     Below 5% voting 
 Receipt                                                     rights              rights 
 (US79588J1025) 
---------------  ----------  -----------  ----------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
Securities       N/A         N/A          Physical          Below 5% shares     Below 5% shares 
 Lent                                                        Below 5% voting     Below 5% voting 
                                                             rights              rights 
---------------  ----------  -----------  ----------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
CFD              N/A         N/A          Cash              Below 5% shares     Below 5% shares 
                                                             Below 5% voting     Below 5% voting 
                                                             rights              rights 
---------------  ----------  -----------  ----------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
                                          SUBTOTAL B        Below 5% shares     Below 5% shares 
                                                             Below 5% voting     Below 5% voting 
                                                             rights              rights 
---------------  ----------  -----------  ----------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
   SAMPO PLC 
 
   Mirko Hurmerinta 
 
   IR & Communications Specialist 
 
   tel. +358 10 516 0032 
 
   Distribution: 
 
   Nasdaq Helsinki 
 
   London stock exchange 
 
   The principal media 
 
   Financial Supervisory Authority 
 
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