DGAP-UK-Regulatory: IF COMBINED ITS SUBSIDIARIES OPERATING IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES UNDER ONE COMPANY

1 Jul 2009 10:00

Sampo / Miscellaneous 01.07.2009 11:00 Dissemination of a UK Regulatory Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 1 July 2009 at 12.00 pm IF COMBINED ITS SUBSIDIARIES OPERATING IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES UNDER ONE COMPANY If P&C Insurance Holding Ltd, a subsidiary of Sampo plc, has finalised the project to combine its subsidiaries operating in the Baltic countries under one company on 1 July 2009. The new company, If P&C Insurance AS, will operate in all the Baltic countries having its domicile in Estonia and branches in Latvia and Lithuania. The legal rearrangement will have no effect on valid insurance contracts and will require no action by customers. SAMPO PLC Essi Nikitin IR Manager For further information, please contact: Ville Haapalinna Head of Business Development, If Baltic and Russia tel. +358 10 514 5097 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Financial Supervisory Authority The principal media www.sampo.com News Source: NASDAQ OMX 01.07.2009 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Sampo FinlandPhone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: FI0009003305Category Code: MSCLSE Ticker: 0HAGSequence Number: 211Time of Receipt: Jul 01, 2009 11:00:06 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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