SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 7 May 2008 at 12.20 pm
REPURCHASE OF SAMPO PLC'S A SHARES
Based on the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting on 15 April
2008, Sampo plc's Board of Directors has today decided to repurchase Sampo's A
shares with distributable capital and reserves. Maximum amount to be repurchased
is 50,000,000 A shares, corresponding to approximately 8.6 per cent of the total
number of shares. Repurchases shall decrease the distributable capital and
reserves.
The shares shall be acquired through public trading on the OMX Nordic Exchange
at market price prevailing at the time of repurchase. Weighty financial reasons
for repurchases exist as they are carried out in order to follow the company's
distribution policy.
Share repurchases shall start on 16 May 2008 at the earliest, and end by the end
of the next Annual General Meeting at the latest.
SAMPO PLC
Jarmo Salonen
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
phone +358 10 516 0030
Distribution:
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
The principal media
Financial Supervision
Insurance Supervisory Authority
www.sampo.com