REG-Update in Sampo’s distribution policy

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05/02/2026 06:30

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Sampo plc, stock exchange release, 5 February 2026 at 8.20 am EET

Update in Sampo’s distribution policy

To enable Sampo to continue to deliver an attractive mix of dividends and
share buybacks as it moves forward as a focused P&C insurer, the Group is
updating its distribution policy. From 2026 onward, Sampo will gradually move
to complementing its progressive dividend with share buybacks that represent
up to one-third of distributions from operating earnings in a typical year.
The update affects only the mix of capital returned and has no impact on the
total volume of capital distributed to shareholders.

Given Sampo’s high financial strength and its resilient and cash generative
business profile, the Board of Directors continues to believe that it is
appropriate to return around 90 per cent of the Group’s operating result to
shareholders annually. While implementing the increase in annual allocation
toward share buybacks, Sampo remains committed to delivering progressive
dividend per share development, broadly in line with recent years. In adverse
years, the Group intends to keep the regular dividend per share stable.

”As a leading Nordic and UK retail and SME P&C insurance group, Sampo
generates large amounts of resilient and steadily growing cash flow, meaning
thoughtful and disciplined deployment of this represents an important part of
shareholder value creation. The update in distribution policy announced today
enables Sampo to offer reliable and growing income through a progressive
regular dividend, combined with the opportunity to use share buybacks to
reinvest into the Group’s attractive long-term prospects. I believe this
represents a compelling proposition to our diversified investor base”, says
Antti Mäkinen, Chair of the Board.

Sampo Group’s updated distribution policy (applied from 2026 onwards)

Sampo aims to return capital through a reliable and progressive regular
dividend complemented by share buybacks. To ensure that the Group’s balance
sheet remains both strong and efficient, as defined by its capital management
framework, Sampo may take additional action to return excess capital or to
protect the balance sheet.

In a typical year, Sampo expects to return around 90 per cent of its operating
result to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, of which its
annual dividend is expected to represent more than two-thirds.

SAMPO PLC 
Investor Relations and Group Communications

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