SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 September 2022 at 8:40 am
Sampo plc: Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act (BlackRock, Inc.)
Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has acquired a disclosure underneath Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, in keeping with which the quantity of Sampo A shares (ISIN: FI009003305) and voting rights owned immediately or not directly by BlackRock, Inc. (USA tax ID 32-0174421) and its funds decreased on 14 September 2022 beneath 5 (5) per cent of Sampo plc’s whole inventory and votes.
Sampo’s share capital includes 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 at least one (1) vote and every B share to 5 (5) votes. Thus, the whole quantity of votes is 534,061,351.
Total positions of BlackRock, Inc and its funds topic to the notification:
| % of shares and voting rights (whole of A) | % of shares and voting rights by means of monetary devices (whole of B) | Total of each in % (A+B) | |
| Resulting scenario on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.99% shares
4.98% voting rights |
0.05% shares
0.05% voting rights |
5.05% shares
5.04% voting rights |
| Positions of earlier notification (if relevant) | 5.01% shares
5.00% voting rights |
0.05% shares
0.05% voting rights |
5.07% shares
5.06% voting rights |
Notified particulars of the ensuing scenario on the date on which the threshold was crossed:
A: Shares and voting rights:
| Class/sort of shares ISIN code |
Number of shares and voting rights | % of shares and voting rights | ||
| Direct (SMA 9:5) |
Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
Direct (SMA 9:5) |
Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) |
|
| FI0009003305 | 26,631,669 shares
26,631,669 voting rights |
4.99% shares
4.98% voting rights |
||
| SUBTOTAL A | 26,631,669 shares
26,631,669 voting rights |
4.99% shares
4.98% voting rights |
||
B: Financial devices in keeping with SMA 9:6a:
| Type of monetary instrument |
Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Physical or money settlement |
Number of shares and voting rights |
% of shares and voting rights |
| American Depository Receipt (US79588J1025) | N/A | N/A | Physical | 256,680 shares
256,680 voting rights |
0.04% shares
0.04% voting rights |
| Securities Lent | N/A | N/A | Physical | 4,194 shares
4,194 voting rights |
0.00% shares
0.00% voting rights |
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 44,409 shares
44,409 voting rights |
0.00% shares
0.00% voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL B | 305,283 shares
305,283 voting rights |
0.05% shares
0.05% voting rights |
SAMPO PLC
Sami Taipalus
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