SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29 March 2007, MORGAN STANLEY & CO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED'S HOLDING IN SAMPO PLC Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has on 28 March 2007 received a disclosure under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of Sampo A shares and related voting rights owned by Morgan Stanley (reg.nr.2068222) has on 26 March 2007 risen above one twentieth (1/20) of Sampo plc's entire stock and voting rights. Morgan Stanley & Co International Limited's holding after the disclosure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Share type | No of shares | % of share | % voting rights | | | | capital | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | A-share | 29,405,620 | 5.08 | 5.04 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | B-share | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | 29,405,620 | 5.08 | 5.04 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sampo's share capital comprises 578,530,890 shares, of which 577,330,890 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 583,330,890. SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Stock Exchange Main news media Financial Supervision www.sampo.com