SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE
RELEASE 28 July 2016 at 8:35 am
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 Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and votes relating to them owned by BlackRock, Inc. (USA
tax ID32-0174421) and its funds directly or indirectly have on 26 July 2016 increased above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total
number of shares and related voting rights.
According to the disclosure, the current holding is 5.09 per cent of the shares. The number of voting rights
related to shares amounted to 5.04 per cent.
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 voting rights (total of A) |
% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B) |
Total of both in % (A+B) |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
5.05% shares
5.00% voting rights |
0.04% shares
0.04% voting rights |
5.09% shares
5.04% voting rights |
Positions of previous notification (if applicable)
|
4.96% shares
4.92% voting rights |
0.04% shares
0.04% voting rights |
5.00% shares
4.96% voting 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
ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights |
Direct
(SMA 9:5) |
Indirect
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
Direct
(SMA 9:5) |
Indirect
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
| FI0009003305 |
|
28,266,794 shares
28,266,794 voting rights |
|
5.05% shares
5.00% voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL A |
28,266,794 shares
28,266,794 voting rights |
5.05% shares
5.00% voting rights |
B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/
Conversion Period |
Physical or
cash settlement |
Number of shares
and voting rights |
% of shares and
voting rights |
| Securities Lent |
N/A |
N/A |
Physical |
83,681 shares
83,681 voting rights |
0.01% shares
0.01% voting rights |
| Depository Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
Physical |
360 shares
360 voting rights |
0.00% shares
0.00% voting rights |
| CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
Cash |
157,132 shares
157,132 voting rights |
0.03% shares
0.03% voting rights |
| |
|
|
SUBTOTAL B |
241,173 shares
241,173 voting rights |
0.04% shares
0.04% voting rights |
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
tel. +358 10 516 0030
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