SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 26 January 2016 at 6:20 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 the notification the total number of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds increased on 25 January 2016 over five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock. The voting rights attached to the shares owned directly or through financial instruments remained below five (5) per cent of total number of voting rights.
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 Below 5% voting rights | 0.03% shares Below 5% voting rights | 5.04% 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% 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 (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 | 28,086,828 shares Below 5% voting rights | 5.02% shares Below 5% voting rights | ||
| SUBTOTAL A | 28,086,828 shares Below 5% voting rights | 5.02% 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 |
| Securities Lent | N/A | N/A | Physical | 27,035 shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights |
| Depository Receipt | N/A | N/A | Physical | 360 shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.00% shares Below 5% voting rights |
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 125,634 shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.02% shares Below 5% voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL B | 153,029 shares Below 5% voting rights | 0.03% shares Below 5% voting rights |
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications tel. +358 10 516 0030
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