SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 28 March 2008 at 4.30 pm CHANGE IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF IF P&C INSURANCE HOLDING LTD The Annual General Meeting of If P&C Insurance Holding Ltd has today elected the company's managing director Torbjörn Magnusson as a new member of the Board. Mr Magnusson replaces Markku Hyvärinen who will leave the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the company consists of Kari Stadigh, the Chairman of the Board, Patrick Lapveteläinen, Peter Johansson and Torbjörn Magnusson. SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications DISTRIBUTION: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervision Insurance Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com