Shares and Share Capital

As at 31 December 2017, Sampo plc had 555,351,850 shares, which were divided into 554,151,850 A shares and 1,200,000 B shares. Total number of votes attached to the shares is 560,151,850. Each A share entitles the holder to one vote and each B share entitles the holder to five votes at the General Meeting of Shareholders. According to the company’s Articles of Association, A shares must number at least 179,000,000 and no more than 711,200,000. Meanwhile, B shares must number at least zero and no more than 4,800,000. As at 31 December 2017 Sampo plc's share capital amounted to EUR 98 million (98) and the equity capital in total to EUR 12,847 million (11,934).

Sampo plc’s Articles of association contain a redemption obligation (16§) according to which a shareholder whose holding of all shares or of all votes relating to the reaches or exceeds 33 1/3 per cent or 50 per cent, is obliged to redeem, at the presentation of claims by other shareholders, their shares and the documents giving entitlement to the shares, as stipulated in the Finnish Companies Act, in the manner prescribed in the Article. The Article contains further provisions on calculating the shareholder’s holding and redemption price.

Development of the Number of Shares Sampo plc, 2008–2017
Year A shares B shares Total Change during year Reason for change
1 Jan 2008 577,330,890 1,200,000 578,530,890 -17,158,500 Cancellation of shares bought back (A share)
1 Jan 2009 560,172,390 1,200,000 561,372,390 no change
1 Jan 2010 560,172,390 1,200,000 561,372,390 -90,000 Cancellation of shares bought back (A share)
1 Jan 2011 560,082,390 1,200,000 561,282,390 -1,282,390 Cancellation of shares bought back (A share)
1 Jan 2012 558,800,000 1,200,000 560,000,000 no change
1 Jan 2013 558,800,000 1,200,000 560,000,000 no change
1 Jan 2014 558,800,000 1,200,000 560,000,000 no change
1 Jan 2015 558,800,000 1,200,000 560,000,000 no change
1 Jan 2016 558,800,000 1,200,000 560,000,000 no change
1 Jan 2017 558,800,000 1,200,000 560,000,000 no change
1 Jan 2018 554,151,850 1,200,000 555,351,850 -4,648,150 Cancellation of shares remaining in the joint account (A share)
Shareholders by the Number of Shares Owned Sampo plc, 31 December 2017
Number of shares Shareholders, number Shareholders, % Shares, number Shares, % Voting rights, number Voting rights, %
1-100 47,722 43.92 2,483,384 0.45 2,483,384 0.44
101-500 40,892 37.63 10,251,272 1.85 10,251,272 1.83
501-1,000 9,769 8.99 7,423,007 1.34 7,423,007 1.33
1,001-5,000 8,501 7.82 17,975,160 3.24 17,975,160 3.21
5,001-10,000 962 0.89 6,894,777 1.24 6,894,777 1.23
10,001-50,000 649 0.60 13,025,650 2.35 13,025,650 2.33
50,001-100,000 69 0.06 4,870,152 0.88 4,870,152 0.87
100,001-500,000 71 0.07 14,864,184 2.68 14,864,184 2.65
500,001- 32 0.03 477,564,264 85.99 482,364,264 86.11
Total 108,667 100 555,351,850 100 560,151,850 100
of which nominee registered 11 335,854,093 60.48 335,854,093 59.96
On waiting list, total 0 0 0 0
On joint account 0 0 0 0
Total number of shares issued 555,351,850 100 560,151,850 100

Sampo A shares have been quoted on the main list of the Nasdaq Helsinki since 1988 and all of the B shares are held by Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company. B shares can be converted into A shares at the request of the holder. At the end of the financial year, neither Sampo plc nor its Group companies held any Sampo A shares.

Share Price Performance Sampo plc, 2013–2017
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Monthly Trading Volume Sampo plc, 2013–2017
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