DGAP-UK-Regulatory: SAMPO COMMENCES REPURCHASE OF ITS OWN A SHARES

11 Dec 2009 06:30

Sampo / Transaction in Own Shares* 11.12.2009 08:30 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 11 December 2009 at 9.30 am SAMPO COMMENCES REPURCHASE OF ITS OWN A SHARES Sampo plc's Annual General Meeting on 7 April 2009 granted Sampo plc's Board of Directors authorization to repurchase Sampo's A shares with distributable capital and reserves. Maximum amount to be repurchased is 50,000,000 A shares. The Board has today decided to repurchase Sampo A shares maximum amount of 5,000,000 corresponding to approximately 0.9 per cent of the total number of shares. Repurchases shall decrease the distributable capital and reserves. The shares shall be acquired through public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki at market price prevailing at the time of repurchase. Weighty financial reasons for repurchases exist as they are carried out in order to follow the company's distribution policy. Share repurchases shall start on 21 December 2009 at the earliest, and end by the end of the next Annual General Meeting 13 April 2010 at the latest. SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications phone +358 10 516 0030 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com News Source: NASDAQ OMX 11.12.2009 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: POSLSE Ticker: 0HAGSequence Number: 344Time of Receipt: Dec 11, 2009 08:29:57 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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