DGAP-UK-Regulatory: NEW LONG-TERM INCENTIVE SCHEME FROM SAMPO IN ACCORDANCE WITH EARLIER PRACTISE

27 Aug 2009 10:05

Sampo / Miscellaneous 27.08.2009 11:05 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 27 August 2009 at 12.05 pm NEW LONG-TERM INCENTIVE SCHEME FROM SAMPO IN ACCORDANCE WITH EARLIER PRACTISE Continuity is emphasized in committing and remunerating Sampo Group'smanagement and other key employees. Sampo plc's Board of Directors has todaydecided to adopt a new long-term incentive scheme 2009:1. The schemecomplements earlier schemes and it is targeted at Sampo Group's management andother key employees. Altogether approximately one hundred people areparticipants in the scheme. The scheme includes at maximum 4.5 million incentive units and the potentialpayments shall be divided for the years 2011-2013. According to the new scheme,incentive rewards to be paid are based on the price of Sampo plc's A share onthe NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd and the payments shall be made on condition thatthe insurance margin, determined in the terms and conditions of the scheme,exceeds specified threshold values. Key employees holding at least 20,000 incentive units shall undertake to buySampo plc's A shares on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd with 30 per cent of theincentive reward after deducting taxes and other comparable charges and holdthe shares for at least two years. The terms of the incentive scheme 2009:1 are available on Sampo's internet siteat www.sampo.com/compensation. The starting price and a theoretical market price for the scheme are availableon Sampo's internet site at www.sampo.com by 14 September 2009 at the latest. SAMPO PLCBoard of Directors For additional information, please contact: Jarmo SalonenHead of Investor Relations and Group CommunicationsTel. +358 10 516 0030 Maria SilanderPress OfficerTel. +358 10 516 0031 DISTRIBUTION:NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Financial Supervisory AuthorityThe principal media www.sampo.com News Source: NASDAQ OMX 27.08.2009 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: 250Time of Receipt: Aug 27, 2009 11:05:01 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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