Proposal of Sampo´s Board of Directors and Auditor

After hearing the major shareholders, the Nomination and Compensation Committee of Sampo plc’s Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting to be held 15 April 2008 that the Board of Directors be composed of nine members. The Nomination and Compensation Committee proposes that the current members Tom Berglund, Anne Brunila, Georg Ehrnrooth, Jukka Pekkarinen, Christoffer Taxell, Matti Vuoria and Björn Wahlroos be re-elected for a new term continuing until the close of the next Annual General Meeting. Additionally, the Nomination and Compensation Committee of Sampo's Board proposes that Lýdur Gudmundsson and Eira Palin-Lehtinen be elected as new Board members for a term continuing until the close of the next Annual General Meeting.

Jussi Pesonen, member of the Sampo Board since 2006, will renounce his seat in Sampo Board.

The CVs of the proposed members are available for viewing from 12 March 2008 onwards on the Internet at www.sampo.com/ir.

The Nomination and Compensation Committee proposes that the members of the Board elect from their midst Georg Ehrnrooth as Chairman.

The Nomination and Compensation Committee proposes the following compensation to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors: for the Chairman of the Board an annual compensation of EUR 160,000, for the Vice Chairman EUR 100,000, and for each other member EUR 80,000. According to the proposition, 30 percent of each Board member's annual compensation will be paid in Sampo A shares and the rest in cash.

The Audit Committee of Sampo plc’s Board proposes that Ernst & Young Oy be elected as auditor for the company until the close of the next Annual General Meeting.

SAMPO PLC
Nomination and Compensation Committee
Audit Committee


DISTRIBUTION :
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
Essential media
Financial Supervision Authority
Insurance Supervision Authority
www.sampo.com


Encl:
The current members of the Board of Directors

The CVs of the proposed members, (pdf)
- Lýdur Gudmundsson
- Eira Palin-Lehtinen

The Independence of the proposed Board of Directors