Franklin Templeton Group´s holding in Sampo plc shares decreases to below 5 per cent
Stock Exchange Release - 04/02/2004 at 10:00 AMTogether with its affiliated investment advisers, Franklin Resources Inc. holds 4.06 per cent of Sampo shares and, in addition, manages 0.93 per cent of the shares. The Group’s holding totals 4.99 per cent of all shares and its total voting rights amount to 4.94 per cent.
Franklin Templeton’s mutual funds
| Share type | No. of shares | % of share capital | % of votes |
| A shares | 22,546,271 | 4.06% | 4.02% |
| B shares | - | - | - |
| Total | 22,546,271 | 4.06% | 4.02% |
Managed by Franklin Resources, Inc.
| Share type | No. of shares | % of share capital | % of votes |
| A shares | 5,161,070 | 0.93% | 0.92% |
| B shares | - | - | - |
| Total | 5,161,070 | 0.93% | 0.92% |
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations
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