SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 2 January 2007 at 17:05 SAMPO LIFE TO COMBINE ITS SUBSIDIARIES OPERATING IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES UNDER ONE COMPANY Sampo Life Insurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of Sampo plc, has finalised the project to combine its subsidiaries operating in the Baltic countries under one company on 2 January 2007. Sampo Life has received all approvals by the authorities for the registration of the new company, SE Sampo Life Insurance Baltic. The company will operate in all Baltic countries having its domicile in Estonia and branches in Latvia and Lithuania. The legal rearrangement will have no effect on valid insurance contracts and will require no action by customers. SAMPO PLC Hannu Vuola Head of Group Communications Tel. +358 10 516 0040 DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Stock Exchange The principal media Financial Supervision Authority www.sampo.com