The acquisition of Tryg's Finnish portfolio completed and cooperation procedure to begin

May 02, 2013 SAMPO PLC             STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE               2 May 2013 at 9.45 am The acquisition of Tryg's Finnish portfolio completed and cooperation procedure to begin If P&C Insurance Company Ltd (Finland), a company belonging to Sampo Group, and Tryg Forsikring A/S have closed the acquisition of the insurance business of the Finnish branch of Tryg Forsikring A/S. All necessary approvals for the acquisition have been obtained. If P&C will begin cooperation procedure on 8 May 2013 in order to coordinate the activities. The procedure involves 60 employees. Preliminary estimate for the staff decrease is a maximum of 34 people. The process aims to avoid dismissals. Sampo plc disclosed the agreement between If P&C Insurance Company Ltd and Tryg Forsikring A/S on 6 November 2012. SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications tel. +358 10 516 0030 For further information, please contact: Paula Salonen Senior Vice President, Business Area Private, If P&C Insurance Company Ltd (Finland) tel.+358 10 514 4280 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Sampo Oyj via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1698554]