Sampo - Company Announcement

Correction: Sampo's record date for dividend is 19 April 2011

SAMPO PLC              STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      9 February 2011 at 11.00 am


Correction: Sampo's record date for dividend is 19 April 2011

In Sampo's Financial Statement Release published earlier today the record date
for dividend was by mistake said to be 4 April 2011. The record date for
dividend will be 19 April 2011. The dividend will be paid to shareholders
registered in the Register of Shareholders held by Euroclear Finland at the
record date.



SAMPO PLC

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



Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
The principal media
Financial Supervisory Authority
www.sampo.com


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