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Sampo plc, stock exchange release, 25 March 2026 at 10:05 am EET

Sampo plc: Notice of the Annual General Meeting

Notice is given to the shareholders of Sampo plc (“Sampo” or the
“Company”) of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 22 April
2026 at 2.00 pm (EEST) at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre’s Congress
Wing, address Rautatieläisenkatu 3, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland. The reception
of persons who have registered for the meeting and serving of coffee prior to
the meeting will start at 12.30 pm (EEST).

Shareholders have the opportunity to exercise their voting rights also by
voting in advance on certain matters on the agenda of the Annual General
Meeting. Instructions for advance voting are presented in Section C.6 herein.

In addition, shareholders may follow the meeting through a live webcast. The
webcast begins on 22 April 2026 at 2.00 pm (EEST). Following the meeting
through the webcast is not considered as participation in the Annual General
Meeting or the exercising of shareholder rights. It is not possible to ask
questions, make counterproposals, address the meeting otherwise or vote
through the webcast. Shareholders who wish to follow the webcast can exercise
their voting rights by voting in advance. To receive the link for the webcast,
shareholders are required to register for the meeting. Further instructions
regarding the webcast are presented in Section C.7 herein.

A. Items on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting

The information and proposals of agenda items 1 to 5 concerning the formal
organisational matters of the Annual General Meeting are included in a
separate organisational document published on Sampo’s website at
www.sampo.com/agm, which document also constitutes a part of this notice. The
document may be supplemented at the meeting with any information that is not
available before the Annual General Meeting.
 
At the Annual General Meeting, the following items will be considered:
1. Opening of the meeting
 1. Calling the meeting to order
 1. Election of persons to scrutinise the minutes and to supervise the
counting of votes
 1. Recording the legality of the meeting
 1. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes

2. Presentation of the Financial Statements, the Board of Directors’ Report,
the Auditor’s Report and the Assurance Report on the Sustainability
Statement for the financial year 2025
 * Review by the Group CEO
* Auditor’s Report and Assurance Report on the Sustainability Statement
presented by the Auditor and Sustainability Reporting Assurance Provider
Sampo’s Financial Statements, the Board of Directors’ Report, the
Auditor’s Report and the Assurance Report on the Sustainability Statement
are available on Sampo’s website at www.sampo.com/year2025.
1. Adoption of the Financial Statements
 1. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the
payment of dividend
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a total
dividend of EUR 0.36 per share be paid, except for any shares held by Sampo
plc on the dividend record date of 24 April 2026.

The dividend is proposed to be paid to the shareholders registered in the
Company’s shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy in
Finland, Euroclear Sweden AB in Sweden or VP Securities A/S in Denmark as at
the record date of 24 April 2026. For shareholders whose shares are registered
with Euroclear Finland Oy, the payment date is on 5 May 2026. For shareholders
whose shares are registered outside Finland, the dividend is paid in
accordance with the practices of Euroclear Sweden AB and VP Securities A/S,
and may occur at a later date.
1. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and
the CEOs from liability for the financial year 2025
 1. Consideration of the Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies
The Board of Directors proposes that the Remuneration Report for Governing
Bodies for the financial year 2025 be adopted by the Annual General Meeting
through an advisory resolution.

The Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies is available on Sampo’s website
at www.sampo.com/agm.
1. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors proposes
to the Annual General Meeting that the following annual fees be paid to the
members of the Board of Directors until the close of the next Annual General
Meeting:
* EUR 250,000 for the Chair of the Board (prev. EUR 243,000);
* EUR 144,000 for the Vice Chair of the Board (prev. EUR 140,000);
* EUR 111,000 for each member of the Board (prev. EUR 108,000);
* EUR 30,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee as an additional annual fee
(prev. EUR 30,000);
* EUR 15,000 for each member of the Audit Committee as an additional annual
fee (prev. EUR 6,800);
* EUR 20,000 for the Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as an
additional annual fee (new committee fee); and
* EUR 10,000 for each member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as
an additional annual fee (new committee fee).
A Board member must acquire Sampo plc A shares at the price paid in public
trading with 50 per cent of his/her annual fee after the deduction of taxes,
payments and potential statutory social and pension costs. Notwithstanding
this, a Board member is not required to purchase any additional Sampo plc A
shares if the Board member owns such amount of said shares that their value is
equivalent to twice the respective Board member’s gross annual fee. The
Company will cover the costs of any possible transfer tax related to the
acquisition of the shares up to an amount corresponding to the total net
annual fee used to acquire the shares.
1. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors proposes
to the Annual General Meeting that the number of Board members remain
unchanged and that eight members be elected to the Board.
1. Election of the members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors proposes
to the Annual General Meeting that the current members of the Board Steve
Langan, Sara Mella, Risto Murto, Antti Mäkinen, Markus Rauramo, Astrid Stange
and Annica Witschard be re-elected for a term continuing until the close of
the next Annual General Meeting. Of the current members, Christian Clausen is
not available for re-election. The Committee proposes that Andreas
Brandstetter be elected as a new member to the Board.

All the proposed Board members have been determined to be independent of the
Company and its major shareholders under the rules of the Finnish Corporate
Governance Code 2025.

The CVs of all persons proposed as Board members and the evaluation regarding
their independence are available at www.sampo.com/agm.
1. Resolution on the remuneration of the Auditor and the Sustainability
Reporting Assurance Provider
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General
Meeting that compensation be paid to the Company’s Auditor and to the
Sustainability Reporting Assurance Provider against invoices approved by the
Company.
1. Election of the Auditor and the Sustainability Reporting Assurance Provider
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General
Meeting that the Authorised Public Accountant Firm Deloitte Ltd be re-elected
as the Company’s Auditor for a term of office expiring at the end of the
Company’s Annual General Meeting 2027. If Deloitte Ltd is elected as Sampo
plc’s Auditor, the firm has announced that APA ASA Jukka Vattulainen will
continue as the auditor with principal responsibility.

The Audit Committee also proposes to the Annual General Meeting that
Authorised Sustainability Audit Firm Deloitte Ltd be re-elected as the
Company’s Sustainability Reporting Assurance Provider for a term of office
expiring at the end of the Company’s Annual General Meeting 2027. If
Deloitte Ltd is elected as Sampo plc’s Sustainability Reporting Assurance
Provider, the firm has announced that APA ASA Jukka Vattulainen will continue
as the principal authorised sustainability auditor.
1. Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the
Company’s own shares
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorise the
Board to resolve to repurchase, on one or several occasions, a maximum of
250,000,000 Sampo plc A shares. The maximum number of shares represents
approximately 9.42 per cent of all outstanding A shares of the Company. The
repurchased shares will be cancelled.

The shares may be repurchased either through an offer to all shareholders on
equal terms or through other means and otherwise than in proportion to the
existing shareholdings of the Company’s shareholders (directed repurchase)
if the Board of Directors deems that there are weighty financial reasons for
such directed repurchase. Directed repurchases may be carried out, among
others, through open market purchases, participation in accelerated
book-building processes or through arranging reversed accelerated
book-building processes.

The purchase price per share shall be no more than:
1. the highest price paid for the Company's shares in public trading on the
day of the repurchase or the offer to repurchase the Company's own shares, or
alternatively,
 1. the average of the share prices (volume weighted average price on the
regulated markets where the Company's share is admitted to trading) during the
five trading days preceding the repurchase or the offer to repurchase the
Company's own shares.
The lowest purchase price per share shall be the price that is 20 per cent
lower than the lowest price paid for the Company's shares in public trading
during the validity of this authorisation until the repurchase or the offer to
repurchase the Company's own shares.

It is proposed that the authorisation be valid until the close of the next
Annual General Meeting, however no longer than 18 months from the Annual
General Meeting's decision.
1. Closing of the meeting
B. Documents of the Annual General Meeting

The proposals for decisions on the items on the agenda of the Annual General
Meeting and this notice are available on the Company’s website at
www.sampo.com/agm. The Financial Statements, the Board of Directors’ Report,
the Auditor’s Report, the Assurance Report on the Sustainability Statement
and the Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies for the financial year 2025
are available on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/year2025. The
proposals for decisions and the other above-mentioned documents are also
available at the meeting. Copies of these documents and of this notice will be
sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes of the meeting will be
available at www.sampo.com/agm on 6 May 2026 at the latest.


C. Instructions for the participants in the Annual General Meeting

The registration for the Annual General Meeting and the advance voting will
commence on 25 March 2026 at 3.00 pm (EET) and end on 14 April 2026 at 4.00 pm
(EEST). Instructions on the registration for the Annual General Meeting for
shareholders wishing to participate in the meeting at the meeting venue are
set out in Subsections 1, 2 and 3 below. Instructions for holders of
nominee-registered shares are set out below under Subsection 4. Information on
proxy documents and Suomi.fi authorisations are set out in Subsection 5 below.
The instructions for advance voting are set out in Subsection 6 below.
Instructions regarding the registration for the live webcast are set out in
Subsection 7 below.

In connection with the registration and advance voting, at least the following
information is requested: the shareholder’s name, date of birth (except for
shareholders with shares registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark) or
business ID, email address, telephone number and information on a possible
authorised representative. Strong electronic identification is required for
the registration on the Company’s website of shareholders, their authorised
representatives and proxy representatives who are private persons by using
Finnish, Swedish or Danish online banking IDs or mobile certificates. For
shareholders that are legal persons, electronic registration requires
providing the entity’s business ID, name of the shareholder, name and
birthdate of the authorised representative, an email address and telephone
number, and that the relevant authorised person uses strong electronic
identification for the registration. For shareholders that are legal persons
with shares registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark, registration also
requires providing the entity’s address.

The personal data provided by the shareholders to the Company is only used in
connection with the Annual General Meeting and the processing of related
registrations.

More information on registration for the meeting and advance voting is
available until 14 April 2026 by phone from Innovatics Ltd at +358 10 2818 909
from Monday to Friday between 9.00 am and 12.00 noon and between 1.00 pm and
4.00 pm (EET/EEST).
1. Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Finland Oy in Finland
Each shareholder who is registered on 10 April 2026 in the shareholders’
register of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Oy has the right to
participate in the Annual General Meeting. A shareholder whose shares are
registered on their personal Finnish book-entry account is registered in the
shareholders’ register of the Company.

A shareholder who is registered in the Company’s shareholders’ register
and who wishes to participate in the Annual General Meeting shall notify the
Company thereof according to the instructions set out below.

Notification of participation shall be made no later than by 4.00 pm (EEST) on
Tuesday 14 April 2026, by which time the registration must be received. Such
notice of registration can be given:
1. electronically on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm
2. by email to agm@innovatics.fi or regular mail to Innovatics Ltd, AGM/Sampo
Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland or
3. by telephone to Innovatics Ltd at +358 10 2818 909 from Monday to Friday
between 9.00 am and 12.00 noon and between 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm (EET/EEST).
When registering by phone, a shareholder cannot vote in advance.
Shareholders registering by e-mail or regular mail shall submit the
registration form available on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm or
equivalent information.
1. Shareholders with shares registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark
Each shareholder who is registered on 10 April 2026 in the shareholders’
register of the Company held by VP Securities A/S (Euronext Securities
Copenhagen) has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting. Such
shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting shall
notify Euronext thereof according to the instructions set out below.

Notification of participation shall be made no later than by 3.00 pm (CEST) on
Tuesday 14 April 2026, by which time the registration must be received. Such
notice of registration can be given:
1. electronically on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm
2. by email to CPH-investor@euronext.com or
3. by telephone to Euronext at +45 4358 8866 from Monday to Friday between
9.00 am and 4.00 pm (CET/CEST). When registering by phone, a shareholder
cannot vote in advance.
Shareholders registering by e-mail shall submit the registration form
available on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm or equivalent
information.

If you represent a legal entity/person, you must present proof of
identification and rights of representation. Such identification may consist
of a document that proves your authorisation to sign on behalf of the entity
or a document that proves you are part of the management of the entity.

Shareholders whose shares are held in trust in Denmark and who wish to
participate in the Annual General Meeting are advised to request their trustee
for the necessary instructions regarding the registration and advance voting.
The trustee shall register the shareholder according to the instructions above
to Euronext Securities Copenhagen no later than 14 April 2026 at 3.00 pm
(CEST).
1. Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Sweden AB in Sweden
Each shareholder who is registered on 10 April 2026 in the shareholders’
register of the Company held by Euroclear Sweden AB, has the right to
participate in the Annual General Meeting. Such shareholders are re-registered
in the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy provided
that the shareholder has notified the Company thereof in accordance with the
instructions set out below.

Notification of participation shall be made no later than by 3.00 pm (CEST) on
14 April 2026, by which time the registration must be received. Such notice of
registration can be given:
1. electronically on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm
2. by e-mail to agm@innovatics.fi or regular mail to Innovatics Ltd, AGM/Sampo
Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland or
3. by telephone to Innovatics Ltd at +358 10 2818 909 from Monday to Friday
between 8.00 am and 11.00 am and between 12.00 noon and 3.00 pm (CET/CEST).
When registering by phone, a shareholder cannot vote in advance.
Shareholders registering by e-mail or regular mail shall submit the
registration form available on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm or
equivalent information.

Shareholders whose shares are held in trust in Sweden and who wish to
participate in the Annual General Meeting and use their voting rights must
instruct the trustee to re-register their shares in the shareholders’ own
name in the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB in good
time prior to 14 April 2026, which is the deadline for re-registration. Such
shareholders are advised to request without delay instructions regarding
registration and advance voting from their trustee.
1. Holders of nominee-registered shares
Holders of nominee-registered shares have the right to participate in the
Annual General Meeting by virtue of shares based on which they would be
entitled to be registered in the shareholders’ register of the Company held
by Euroclear Finland Oy on 10 April 2026. In addition, the right to
participate in the Annual General Meeting requires that the shareholder has
been registered on the basis of such shares into the temporary shareholders’
register held by Euroclear Finland Oy at the latest by 10.00 am (EEST) on 17
April 2026. As regards nominee-registered shares, this constitutes a due
registration for the Annual General Meeting.

A holder of nominee-registered shares is advised to request without delay
necessary instructions regarding the registration in the temporary
shareholders’ register of the Company, the issuing of proxy documents,
voting instructions and registration and advance voting for the Annual General
Meeting from their custodian bank. The custodian bank shall register a holder
of nominee-registered shares who wants to participate in the Annual General
Meeting into the temporary shareholders’ register of the Company at the
latest by the date stated above and, if necessary, arrange for advance voting
on behalf of the holder of nominee-registered shares before the end of the
registration period for holders of nominee-registered shares. A holder of
nominee registered shares cannot themself register directly for the Annual
General Meeting on the Company’s website and must be registered through
their custodian banks.

For the sake of clarity, instructions for shareholders whose shares are held
in trust in Denmark or Sweden are set out above in Sections C.2 Shareholders
with shares registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark and C.3 Shareholders
with shares registered with Euroclear Sweden AB in Sweden.

Further information on these matters can also be found on the Company’s
website www.sampo.com/agm.
1. Proxy representative and powers of attorney
A shareholder of the Company may participate in the Annual General Meeting and
exercise their rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy
representative may also vote in advance in accordance with the instructions
provided herein. The proxy representative shall authenticate in the electronic
registration service and advance voting (if applicable) personally with strong
authentication, after which they will be able to register and vote in advance
on behalf of the shareholder whom they represent.

A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a
reliable manner demonstrate their right to represent the shareholder at the
Annual General Meeting. Providing the right to represent can be done by using
the suomi.fi e-authorizations service available in the electronic registration
service.

When a shareholder participates in the Annual General Meeting by means of
several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares on
different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative
represents the shareholder shall be identified in connection with the
registration for the Annual General Meeting.

Possible proxy documents shall be delivered primarily as an attachment as part
of the electronic registration, or alternatively, through email to
agm@innovatics.fi or as originals to the address Innovatics Ltd, AGM/Sampo
Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland before the end of the
registration period.

Delivering of a proxy prior to the end of the registration period is
considered as registration for the meeting if all required information for
registration described above is given.

Shareholders may also use the electronic Suomi.fi authorisation service
instead of a traditional authorisation. In such case, the shareholder
authorises a representative in the Suomi.fi service at
www.suomi.fi/e-authorizations by using the category “Representation at a
general meeting”. The representative shall in connection with the
registration to Innovatics’ general meeting service identify oneself through
strong electronic identification. After that, the electronic authorisation
will be proofed automatically. Online banking credentials or a mobile
certificate may be used for strong electronic identification. More information
is available at www.suomi.fi/e-authorizations and Sampo’s website at
www.sampo.com/agm.
1. Advance voting
Shareholders may vote in advance on certain items on the agenda of the Annual
General Meeting in accordance with the instructions set out in this
Subsection.
1. Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Finland Oy in Finland
Each shareholder who is registered in the shareholders’ register of the
Company maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy as described in Subsection 1 above
may vote in advance during the period between 25 March 2026 at 3.00 pm (EET)
and 14 April 2026 at 4.00 pm (EEST) in the following manners:
1. electronically on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm or
2. by email by submitting the advance voting form available on the Company’s
website or equivalent information to agm@innovatics.fi or regular mail to
Innovatics Ltd, AGM/Sampo Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki,
Finland.
 1. Shareholders with shares registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark
Each shareholder who is registered in the shareholders’ register of the
Company held by VP Securities A/S (Euronext Securities Copenhagen) as
described in Subsection 2 above may vote in advance during the period between
25 March 2026 at 2.00 pm (CET) and 14 April 2026 at 3.00 pm (CEST) in the
following manners:
1. electronically on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm or
2. by email by submitting the advance voting form available on the Company’s
website or equivalent information to CPH-investor@euronext.com.
Shareholders whose shares are held in trust in Denmark and who wish to vote in
advance are advised to instruct the trustee to vote in advance on behalf of
such shareholders by 3.00 pm (CEST) on 14 April 2026 at the latest according
to the instructions set out in this notice. For the sake of clarity, detailed
instructions should be requested directly from the trustee.
1. Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Sweden AB in Sweden
Each shareholder who is registered in the shareholders’ register of the
Company maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB as described in Subsection 3 above
may vote in advance during the period between 25 March 2026 2.00 pm (CET) and
14 April 2026 3.00 pm (CEST) in the following manners:
1. electronically on the Company’s website at www.sampo.com/agm or
2. by email by submitting the advance voting form available on the Company’s
website or equivalent information to agm@innovatics.fi or regular mail to
Innovatics Ltd, AGM/Sampo Oyj, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki,
Finland.
Shareholders whose shares are held in trust in Sweden and who wish to vote in
advance are advised to request, without delay, necessary instructions from
their trustee. The trustee may cast advance votes on behalf of the
shareholders whose shares are held in trust in accordance with the voting
instructions provided by the shareholder during the registration period. For
the sake of clarity, detailed instructions should be requested directly from
the trustee.
1. Holders of nominee-registered shares
For holders of nominee-registered shares, advance voting is carried out via
the account manager of their custodian. The account manager may cast advance
votes on behalf of the holders of nominee-registered shares that they
represent in accordance with the voting instructions provided by the holders
of nominee-registered shares during the registration period for the
nominee-registered shares.

For the sake of clarity, instructions for shareholders whose shares are held
in trust in Denmark or Sweden are set out above in Sections C.6 b)
Shareholders with shares registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark and C.6
c) Shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Sweden AB in Sweden.
1. Other information regarding advance voting
The advance votes must be received by the end of the advance voting period.
The submission of votes by email or by regular mail before the end of the
registration and advance voting period shall be regarded as registration for
the Annual General Meeting, provided that it contains the above information
required for the registration.

A legal representative or proxy representative of the shareholder must in
connection with delivering the advance voting form produce a dated proxy
document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to
represent the shareholder at the Annual General Meeting.

A shareholder who has voted in advance may request information under the
Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, request a vote at the Annual General
Meeting or vote on a possible counterproposal if they are present or
represented at the Annual General Meeting at the meeting venue.

The agenda items subject to advance voting are deemed to be presented
unchanged at the Annual General Meeting. Therefore, under agenda item 13, if
any of the members proposed to be elected to the Board of Directors are
unavailable for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual General
Meeting for any reason, the number of the proposed members unavailable for
election will be automatically decreased from the number of the members of the
Board of Directors to be elected, and the remaining candidates available for
election will be elected in accordance with the proposal of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee.

Instructions regarding the advance voting, and the terms related to the
electronic advance voting are also available on the Company’s website at
www.sampo.com/agm.
1. Webcast
A shareholder who is entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting may also
follow the meeting via live webcast. Following the meeting through the webcast
is not considered as participation in the Annual General Meeting or the
exercising of shareholder rights. It is not possible to ask questions, make
counterproposals, address the meeting otherwise or vote through the webcast.
Webcast access to the Annual General Meeting will be provided through Inderes
Oyj’s virtual general meeting service on the Videosync platform, which
includes video and audio access to the Annual General Meeting. Following the
webcast does not require any paid software or downloads. In addition to an
internet connection, following the webcast requires a computer, smartphone or
tablet with speakers or headphones for sound. One of the following browsers is
recommended: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, or Opera. It is advisable to log
in to the meeting system well in advance of the meeting.

The link and password for following the meeting via the webcast will be sent
by e-mail and/or SMS to the e-mail address and/or mobile phone number provided
at the time of registration to all those who have registered for the Annual
General Meeting no later than the day before the meeting.

For more information on the general meeting service, contact details of the
service provider and instructions in case of possible disruptions can be found
here: vagm.fi/support (https://vagm.fi/support). A link to test the
compatibility of your computer, smartphone or tablet with the network
connection can be found here:
b2b.inderes.com/knowledge-base/compatibility-testing
(https://b2b.inderes.com/knowledge-base/compatibility-testing). It is
recommended that you read the detailed instructions before the meeting. More
information and instructions can also be found on the Company’s website at
www.sampo.com/agm.
1. Other instructions and information
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies
Act, a shareholder who is present at the Annual General Meeting has the right
to request information with respect to the items to be considered at the
meeting.

Shareholders, their assistants and authorised representatives or proxy
representatives must be able to prove their identity and/or right of
representation at the meeting venue upon request.

Any changes in the ownership of shares that have occurred after the record
date of the Annual General Meeting, 10 April 2026, do not affect the right to
participate in nor the number of votes of the shareholder at the Annual
General Meeting.

On the date of this Notice of the Annual General Meeting the total number of
shares in Sampo plc is 2,654,674,826 A shares, representing 2,654,674,826
votes, and 1,000,000 B shares, representing 5,000,000 votes, i.e. a total of
2,655,674,826 shares and 2,659,674,826 votes. At the Annual General Meeting,
each A share carries one vote and each B share carries five votes.

All of Sampo plc’s B shares are owned by a shareholder independent from the
Company. Based on Sampo plc’s articles of association, each B share can be
converted into an A share at the request of the holder of the B share. Subject
to the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, the general meeting may
resolve upon a directed acquisition of own shares, decide on the amendment of
the articles of association to the effect that share classes are combined or
otherwise reduce share class rights only provided such a proposal is supported
by at least two thirds of the votes and shares, per share class, represented
at the meeting. Thus, the authority to decide on the combination of Sampo
plc’s share classes does not rest with the Company.


Helsinki, 25 March 2026
SAMPO PLC
Board of Directors

For further information, please contact:

Mirko Hurmerinta
Interim Head of Investor Relations
tel. +358 10 516 0032

Distribution:
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