SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 September 2022 at 9:00
Sampo plc: 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 increased on 2 September 2022 above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc’s total voting rights. In addition, the disclosure obligation arose due to the A shares and voting rights owned directly or indirectly by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds increasing above five (5) per cent of all Sampo plc’s shares and voting rights.
Sampo's share capital comprises 533,261,351 shares, of which 533,061,351 are A shares and 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 534,061,351.
Total positions of BlackRock, Inc and its funds subject to the notification:
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| % 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 | 5.02% shares | 0.05% shares | 5.08% shares |
| Positions of previous notification (if applicable) | 4.94% shares | 0.05% shares | 5.00% 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 | ||
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| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| FI0009003305 |
| 26,809,861 shares |
| 5.02% shares |
| SUBTOTAL A | 26,809,861 shares | 5.02% shares | ||
B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
| Type of financial | Expiration date | Exercise/ | Physical or | Number of shares | % of shares and |
| American Depository Receipt (US79588J1025) | N/A | N/A | Physical | 258,554 shares | 0.04% shares |
| Securities Lent | N/A | N/A | Physical | 4,194 shares | 0.00% shares |
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 35,282 shares | 0.00% shares |
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| SUBTOTAL B | 298,030 shares | 0.05% shares |
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