Barclays plc´s holding in Sampo plc
Stock Exchange Release - 11/16/2005 at 01:40 PMSampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has today received a disclosure under Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of Sampo shares and related voting rights owned by Barclays plc (reg.nr. 48839) has on 25 October 2005 decreased below one twentieth (1/20) of Sampo plc's entire stock and voting rights
Barclays plc’s holding after the disclosure
| Share type | No of shares | % of share capital | % voting rights |
| A-share | 28 189 386 | 4,95 % | 4,90 % |
| B-share | - | - | - |
| Total | 28 189 386 | 4,95 % | 4,90 % |
Breakdown of the holding
| Legal entity | Reg.nr. | Juris-diction | Number of shares | % of issued share capital |
| Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited | 1456002 | Canada | 18 653 | 0,0033 |
| Barclays Global Investors, National Association | 22121 | USA | 12 197 556 | 2,1401 |
| Barclays Global Investors Limited | 796793 | UK | 11 751 750 | 2,0619 |
| Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited | 30329 | Japan | 1 746 165 | 0,3064 |
| Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited | 151731 | UK | 80 409 | 0,0141 |
| Barclays Private Bank Limited | 1957770 | UK | 4 530 | 0,0008 |
| Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Limited | 2364834 | UK | 150 868 | 0,0265 |
| Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking Co. Ltd | 50223380 | Japan | 536 475 | 0,0941 |
| Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited | ACN 001 804 566 | Australia | 694 717 | 0,1219 |
| Barclays Global Fund Advisors | 94-2948313 | USA | 1 008 263 | 0,1769 |
| Total |  | | 28 189 386 | 4,9459 |
Sampo's share capital comprises 569,958,065 shares, of which 568,758,065 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 574,758,065.
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Hannu Vuola
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