| SAMPO PLC | ANNOUNCEMENT 31.8.2011 | |||
| SHARE REPURCHASE 31.8.2011 | ||||
| In the Helsinki Stock Exchange | ||||
| Trade date | 31.8.2011 | |||
| Bourse trade | BUY | |||
| Share | SAMAS | |||
| Amount | 60 000 | shares | ||
| Total cost | 1 192 344,00 | EUR | ||
| Average price/ share | 19,8724 | EUR | ||
| Highest price/ share | 19,98 | EUR | ||
| Lowest price/ share | 19,55 | EUR | ||
| The company now holds a total of 446 000 shares | ||||
| including the shares repurchased on 31.8.2011 | ||||
| On behalf of Sampo plc | ||||
| Danske Bank A/S Helsinki Branch | ||||
| Jukka Huuskonen Tomi Jääskö | ||||