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2016-07-29 16:40:47 CEST 2016-07-29 16:40:47 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Sampo - Major shareholder announcementsSampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market ActSAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 July 2016 at 5:40 pm Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the number of voting rights related to Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID32-0174421) and its funds have on 28 July 2016 decreased below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's voting rights. According to the disclosure the current holding of voting rights related to shares is 4.97 per cent. BlackRock, Inc.'s total holding of voting rights, including shares and financial instruments, is 5.01 per cent of Sampo plc's entire voting rights. The number of shares owned remained above five (5) per cent of total number of shares. 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 |% of shares and |Total of both in| | |voting rights |voting rights through|% (A+B) | | |(total of A) |financial instruments| | | | |(total of B) | | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Resulting situation on|5.01% shares |0.04% shares |5.05% shares | |the date on which | | | | |threshold was crossed |4.97% voting |0.04% voting rights |5.01% voting | |or reached |rights | |rights | +----------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------+ |Positions of previous |5.05% shares |0.04% shares |5.09% shares | |notification (if | | | | |applicable) |5.00% voting |0.04% voting rights |5.04% voting | | |rights | |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 |Number of shares and voting |% of shares and voting | |ISIN code (if |rights |rights | |possible) +---------+-------------------+---------+----------------+ | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | | |(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |(SMA 9:5)|(SMA 9:6 and | | | | | |9:7) | +---------------------+---------+-------------------+---------+----------------+ |FI0009003305 | |28,075,236 shares | |5.01% shares | | | |28,075,236 voting | |4.97% voting | | | |rights | |rights | +---------------------+---------+-------------------+---------+----------------+ |SUBTOTAL A |28,075,236 shares |5.01% shares | | |28,075,236 voting rights |4.97% voting rights | +---------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------------+ B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Physical or |Number of |% of | |financial |date |Conversion |cash |shares |shares | |instrument | |Period |settlement |and voting |and | | | | | |rights |voting | | | | | | |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Securities |N/A |N/A |Physical |69,116 |0.01% | |Lent | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |69,116 |0.01% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |Depository |N/A |N/A |Physical |360 shares |0.00% | |Receipt | | | |360 voting |shares | | | | | |rights |0.00% | | | | | | |voting | | | | | | |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |133,955 |0.02% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |133,955 |0.02% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ | | | |SUBTOTAL B |203,431 |0.04% | | | | | |shares |shares | | | | | |203,431 |0.04% | | | | | |voting |voting | | | | | |rights |rights | +--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+---------+ SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications tel. +358 10 516 0030 Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com [HUG#2032015] |
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