Disclosure under chapter 2 section 9 of the securities market act
Stock Exchange Release - 12/18/2009 at 09:55 AMSampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has on 17 December 2009 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 Capital Research and Management Company (taxpayer I.D. 86-0206507) has on 16 December 2009 risen above one twentieth (1/20) of Sampo plc's entire stock and voting rights.
Capital Research and Management Company's holding after the disclosure
Share type | Number of shares | Percent (%) of share capital | Percent (%) voting rights |
A share ISIN:FI0009003305 |
28,485,301 |
5.09 |
5.09 |
B share | - | - | - |
Total | 28,485,301 | 5.07 | 5.03 |
Sampo's share capital comprises 561,372,390 shares, of which 560,172,390 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 566,172,390.
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
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Financial Supervisory Authority
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