Sampo plc

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

SAMPO PLC            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE             26 July 2016 at 9:00 am

Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and votes relating to them owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) and its funds directly or indirectly have on 22 July 2016 increased above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total number of shares and related voting rights.

According to the disclosure, the current holding is 5.06 per cent of the shares. The number of voting rights related to shares amounted to 5.02 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	5.02% shares 4.98% voting rights	0.04% shares 0.04% voting rights	5.06% shares 5.02% voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)	4.98% shares 4.94% voting rights	0.11% shares 0.11% voting rights	5.09% shares 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 ISIN code (if possible)	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		28,103,526 shares 28,103,526 voting rights		5.02% shares 4.98% voting rights
SUBTOTAL A	28,103,526 shares 28,103,526 voting rights		5.02% shares 4.98% 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	75,102 shares 75,102 voting rights	0.01% shares 0.01% voting rights
Depository Receipt	N/A	N/A	Physical	360 shares 360 voting rights	0.00% shares 0.00% voting rights
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	157,132 shares 157,132 voting rights	0.03% shares 0.03% voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B	232,594 shares 232,594 voting rights	0.04% shares 0.04% voting rights

SAMPO PLC

Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
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Distribution:
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Financial Supervisory Authority
www.sampo.com

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