Sampo - Company Announcement

The Annual Review for 2008

SAMPO PLC         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE           7 January 2009 at 11.40 am   


THE ANNUAL REVIEW FOR 2008                                                      

Sampo plc has today published an annual review of releases issued in the        
financial year 2008 in accordance with Securities Market Act Chapter 2, 10 c §. 
The Annual Review is available at www.sampo.com/ir.                             


SAMPO PLC                                                                       

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


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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki                                                             
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Financial Supervisory Authority                                                 
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