SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 9 February 2011 at 10.10 am Sampo Group's Chief Counsel to retire in November 2011 Ilona Ervasti-Vaintola, Sampo Group's Chief Counsel and member of the Group Executive Board, will retire in November 2011 when she reaches the pension age of 60 years stipulated in her employment contract. Mrs. Ervasti-Vaintola has acted as secretary to the Board of Sampo plc. She has held her current position in Sampo Group since 2001. Before her current position she was Chief Counsel and Board Member in Mandatum Bank plc in 1998-2001 and Director and Partner of Mandatum & Co Ltd. in 1992-1998. Mrs. Ervasti-Vaintola is also a member of the Board of Fortum Corporation. 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#1486912]