Barclays plc’s holding in Sampo plc

Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has on 21 April 2006 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 Barclays plc (reg.nr. 48839) has on 20 April 2006 risen above one twentieth (1/20) of Sampo plc's entire stock and voting rights.

Barclays plc’s holding after the disclosure

Breakdown of the holding

Legal entity	Reg.nr.	Juris-diction	Number of shares	% of issued share capital
Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited	1456002	Canada	28,113	0.0049
Barclays Global Investors, National Association	22121	USA	12,478,242	2.1827
Barclays Global Investors Limited	796793	UK	9,931,189	1.7371
Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited	30329	Japan	2,050,456	0.3586
Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited	151731	UK	76,039	0.0133
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Limited	2364834	UK	180,093	0.0315
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking Co. Ltd	50223380	Japan	489,254	0.0856
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited	ACN 001 804 566	Australia	638,959	0.1118
Barclays Global Fund Advisors	94-2948313	USA	1,370,859	0.2398
Barclays Capital Inc.	06-1031656	USA	4,594,403	0.8036
Barclays Capital Securities Limited	1929333	UK	-2,443,453	-0.4274
Total			29,394,154	5-1415

Sampo's share capital comprises 571,700,515 shares, of which 570,500,515 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 576,500,515.

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Jarmo Salonen
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