Internal Dividends
Sampo plc, Sampo Group’s parent company, received approximately EUR 1,5 billion in dividends from its subsidiaries and associated company Nordea Bank AB during 2017. The following dividend payments were received:
- Mandatum Life; EUR 125 million in March 2017 and EUR 150 million in September 2017
- Nordea Bank AB; EUR 557 million in March 2017 and
- If P&C; SEK 6.0 billion (EUR 620 million) in December 2017.
On 25 January 2018 Nordea Bank AB’s Board of Directors proposed to the Annual General meeting to be held on 15 March 2018, a dividend of EUR 0.68 per share. With its current holding Sampo plc’s share amounts to EUR 585 million. The dividend is proposed to be paid on 26 March 2018.
Topdanmark’s Board of Directors proposed to the Annual General Meeting of 12 April 2018 a dividend of DKK 19 per share. Sampo’s share of the Topdanmark’s total dividend amounts to EUR 107 million.
A dividend of EUR 150 million is planned to be paid by Mandatum Life during the first quarter of 2018. If P&C normally pays its dividend towards the end of the calendar year.