SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 May 2011 at 5.30 pm Sampo Group's ownership in Topdanmark A/S has exceeded 20 per cent Sampo Group's ownership in Topdanmark A/S has today exceeded 20 per cent of the total shares and voting rights of the company. Total number of Topdanmark shares owned by Sampo Group is 3,147,692 and the average acquisition price is DKK 735. Subject to relevant approvals, Sampo intends to report Topdanmark as an associate company. Details on accounting treatment will be announced once these approvals have been received. SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications tel. +358 10 516 0030 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com [HUG#1516257]