Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act
SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 1 December 2015 at 8.50 am
Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act
Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has on 30 November 2015 received a disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act. According to the notification the total number of Sampo A shares (ISIN:FI009003305) owned directly or through financial instruments by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 27 November 2015 below five (5) per cent of Sampo plc`s entire stock. The voting rights attached to the shares owned directly or through financial instruments remained below five (5) per cent of total number of voting rights.
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 | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares |
Positions of previous notification (if applicable) | 4.97% shares | 0.05% shares | 5.02% shares |
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 rights | % of shares and voting rights | ||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
FI0009003305 | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares | ||
SUBTOTAL A | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares | ||
B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
Type of financial | Expiration date | Exercise/ | Physical or | Number of shares | % of shares and |
Depository Receipt | N/A | N/A | Physical | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares |
CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares |
SUBTOTAL B | Below 5% shares | Below 5% shares |
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
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