SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 January 2018 at 2:45 PM
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 number of voting rights attached to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased under five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total voting rights on 22 January 2018. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to Sampo voting rights held directly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds, decreasing under five (5) per cent of all voting rights attached to 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 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 | 5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.01% shares Below 5% voting rights | 5.02% shares Below 5% voting rights |
| Positions of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.04% shares 5.00% 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 | 27,813,525 shares 27,813,525 voting rights | 5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights | ||
| SUBTOTAL A | 27,813,525 shares 27,813,525 voting rights | 5.01% shares Below 5% 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 |
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 66,566 shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.01% shares Below 5% voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL B | 66,566 shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.01% shares Below 5% voting rights |
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
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