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
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| Share type | No of shares | % of share | % voting rights |
| | | capital | |
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| A-share | 29,405,620 | 5.08 | 5.04 |
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| B-share | | | |
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| Total | 29,405,620 | 5.08 | 5.04 |
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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
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