2007-07-27 11:15:00 CEST

2007-07-27 11:15:00 CEST


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DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2 SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT


SAMPO PLC                         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27.7.2007 at 12.15pm   

DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2 SECTION 9 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT               

Sampo plc (business code 01422113-3) has received a disclosure in accordance    
with Chapter 2 Section 9 of the Securities Market Act regarding Sampo plc's     
shares, according to which the holding of Morgan Stanley & Co International plc 
(reg.no 2068222) exceeded on July 24 one twentieth (1/20) of Sampo plc's shares 
and voting rights.                                                              

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| Share type       | No of shares     |  % of share       | % of voting        |
|                  |                  | capital           | rights             |
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| A share          |       27,990,832 |              4.84 |               4.80 |
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| Call options in  |        2,881,915 |              0.50 |               0.49 |
| A shares         |                  |                   |                    |
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| B share          |                - |                 - |                  - |
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| Total            |       30,872,747 |              5.34 |               5.29 |
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Sampo plc has also received a disclosure in accordance with Chapter 2 Section 9 
of the Securities Market Act regarding Sampo plc's shares, according to which   
the holding of Morgan Stanley decreased on July 25 below one twentieth (1/20) of
Sampo plc's shares and voting rights.                                           

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| Share type       | No of shares     | % of share        | % of voting        |
|                  |                  | capital           | rights             |
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| A share          |        6,097,879 |              1.05 |               1.05 |
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| Call options in  |        2,881,915 |              0.50 |               0.49 |
| A shares         |                  |                   |                    |
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| B share          |                - |                 - |                  - |
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| Total            |        8,979,794 |              1.55 |               1.54 |
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Sampo's share capital comprises of 578,530,890 shares, of which 577,330,890 are 
A shares and 1,200,00 are B shares.                                             

SAMPO PLC                                                                       

Jarmo Salonen                                                                   
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communication                              
tel. +358 10 516 0030                                                           


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