Sampo - Company Announcement

The acquisition of Tryg's Finnish portfolio completed and cooperation procedure to begin

SAMPO PLC             STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE               2 May 2013 at 9.45 am



The acquisition of Tryg's Finnish portfolio completed and cooperation procedure
to begin

If P&C Insurance Company Ltd (Finland), a company belonging to Sampo Group, and
Tryg Forsikring A/S have closed the acquisition of the insurance business of the
Finnish branch of Tryg Forsikring A/S. All necessary approvals for the
acquisition have been obtained.

If P&C will begin cooperation procedure on 8 May 2013 in order to coordinate the
activities. The procedure involves 60 employees. Preliminary estimate for the
staff decrease is a maximum of 34 people. The process aims to avoid dismissals.

Sampo plc disclosed the agreement between If P&C Insurance Company Ltd and Tryg
Forsikring A/S on 6 November 2012.



SAMPO PLC

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

For further information, please contact:

Paula Salonen
Senior Vice President, Business Area Private, If P&C Insurance Company Ltd
(Finland)
tel.+358 10 514 4280



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