SAMPO OYJ
TIDMSAMPO
SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE
30 March 2021 at 5:30 pm
Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act
(BlackRock, Inc.)
Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has received a disclosure under
Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which
the total number of voting rights attached to Sampo A shares (ISIN:
FI009003305) owned directly, indirectly or through financial instruments
by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 29
March 2021 below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total voting rights.
In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to the number of Sampo
A shares owned directly or indirectly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds
decreasing below 5 per cent.
Sampo's share capital comprises 555,351,850 shares, of which 554,151,850
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 560,151,850.
Total positions of BlackRock, Inc and its funds subject to the
notification:
% of shares and % of shares and Total of both in
voting rights (total voting rights through % (A+B)
of A) financial instruments
(total of B)
---------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
Resulting situation 4.99% shares 0.05% shares 5.04% shares
on the date on which Below 5% voting Below 5% voting Below 5% voting
threshold was crossed rights rights rights
or reached
---------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
Positions of previous 5.03% shares 0.07% shares 5.10% shares
notification (if 4.99% voting rights 0.07% voting rights 5.06% voting rights
applicable)
---------------------- --------------------- ---------------------- --------------------
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 rights
ISIN code rights
-------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
-------------------- ---------- ------------------ ---------- ------------------
FI0009003305 27,719,965 shares 4.99% shares
Below 5% voting Below 5% voting
rights rights
-------------------- ---------- ------------------ ---------- ------------------
SUBTOTAL A 27,719,965 shares 4.99 % shares
Below 5% voting rights Below 5% voting rights
-------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------
B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of shares % of shares
instrument date Conversion cash settlement and voting and
Period rights voting rights
----------------------- ---------- ----------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
American Depository N/A N/A Physical 262,539 shares 0.05% shares
Receipt (US79588J1025) Below 5% voting Below 5% voting
rights rights
----------------------- ---------- ----------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
CFD N/A N/A Cash 20,581 shares 0.00% shares
Below 5% voting Below 5% voting
rights rights
----------------------- ---------- ----------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SUBTOTAL B 283,120 shares 0.05% shares
Below 5% voting Below 5% voting
rights rights
----------------------- ---------- ----------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
tel. +358 10 516 0030
Distribution:
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