Sampo’s Annual Report 2008 has been published

Sampo has published its Annual Report for 2008. The Annual Report is available at www.sampo.com/vuosikertomus in Finnish, at www.sampo.com/annualreport in English, and at www.sampo.com/arsredovisningar in Swedish. The financial statements of the Group's subsidiaries are also available at the above mentioned websites.

The Annual Report will be sent automatically to shareholders holding at minimum 2,000 Sampo plc shares.

Printed Annual Reports can be ordered by using the order forms at Sampo's Annual Report websites, by fax at +358 10 516 0016, or by phone at +358 10 516 0033.


SAMPO PLC

Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
Phone +358 10 516 0030


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Financial Supervisory Authority
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