SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 28 December 2020 at 3:20 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 total number Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly, indirectly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 24 December 2020 above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total stock.
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 |  4.99% shares Below 5% voting rights  |  0.02% shares Below 5% voting rights  |  5.01% shares Below 5% voting rights  | 
| Positions of previous notification (if applicable) |  Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights  |  Below 5% shares Below 5% voting rights  |  Below 5% shares Below 5% 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 |  27,684,721 shares Below 5% voting rights  |  4.99% shares Below 5% voting rights  | ||
| SUBTOTAL A |  27,684,721 shares Below 5% voting rights  |  4.99% 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  | 
| American Depository Receipt (US79588J1025) | N/A | N/A | Physical |  10,945 shares Below 5% voting rights  |  0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights  | 
| Securities Lent | N/A | N/A | Physical |  95,908 shares Below 5% voting rights  |  0.02% shares Below 5% voting rights  | 
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash |  26,697 shares Below 5% voting rights  |  0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights  | 
| SUBTOTAL B |  133,550 shares Below 5% voting rights  |  0.02% shares Below 5% voting rights  | 
SAMPO PLC
Mirko Hurmerinta
 IR & Communications Specialist
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