SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 3.10.2007 at 12.00 SAMPO GROUP COMPANY IF SIGNS SIGNIFICANT CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT If P&C Insurance Company, part of the Sampo Group, has today signed a co-operation agreement with SOK, the central organisation of the S Group. The S Group is Finland's leading player in the food trade and in the hotel and restaurant business. Under the agreement, If's customers will be eligible, as of June 2008, for the S Group's customer bonus for P&C insurance policies offered to households by If. The agreement is long-term and significant in scope. The companies will provide more details in June 2008. SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications Tel. +358 (0)10 516 0030 Maria Silander Press Officer Tel. +358 (0)10 516 0031 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange The principal media Financial Supervision www.sampo.com