TIDMSAMPO 
 
 
   NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN 
OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, 
HONG KONG OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD 
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH 
JURISDICTION. 
 
   SAMPO PLC      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      27 September 2016 at 9:30 am 
 
   Sampo commences the mandatory offer for Topdanmark and publishes an 
offer document 
 
   Sampo plc announced on 7 September 2016 the obligation to make a 
mandatory offer to the shareholders of Topdanmark A/S. The offer period 
of the mandatory offer commences today and expires on 25 October 2016 at 
16:00 (CET), unless otherwise announced. The cash price offered in the 
mandatory offer is DKK 183 for each share issued by Topdanmark. Detailed 
information concerning the mandatory offer, in the form of an offer 
document, is now available, with certain restrictions, at www.sampo.com. 
 
 
   In the mandatory offer, Sampo offers to acquire all outstanding shares, 
excluding treasury shares, and other financial instruments, warrants and 
share options, if applicable, issued by Topdanmark and shares held by 
Topdanmark shareholders resident in certain restricted jurisdictions. 
 
   The mandatory offer is made pursuant to the Danish Takeover Order (no. 
562 of 2 June 2014) Section 2(1). According to the Danish Takeover Order 
Sections 20 and 27, a Danish translation of this release is attached to 
this release. 
 
   SAMPO PLC 
 
   Board of Directors 
 
   Further information: 
 
   Jarmo Salonen 
 
   Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications 
 
   tel. +358 10 516 0030 
 
   Maria Silander 
 
   Communications Manager 
 
   tel. +358 10 516 0031 
 
   Distribution: 
 
   Nasdaq Helsinki 
 
   Nasdaq Copenhagen 
 
   London Stock Exchange 
 
   The principal media 
 
   Financial Supervisory Authority 
 
   www.sampo.com 
 
   IMPORTANT NOTICE 
 
   The Mandatory Offer described in this announcement is made pursuant to 
the Danish Securities Trading Act and the Danish Takeover Order and is 
governed by Danish law. 
 
   This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the 
solicitation of an offer to purchase, buy or subscribe for, securities 
to any person in the United States of America, Australia, Canada, South 
Africa, Hong Kong or Japan or in any other jurisdiction where to do so 
would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such 
jurisdiction. 
 
   This announcement is not an offer to purchase securities in the United 
States of America. Securities may not be offered, purchased or sold in 
the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from 
registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 
"Securities Act"). Any public offer to purchase securities to be made in 
the United States of America would be made by means of a prospectus or 
offer document that would be obtained from Sampo and would contain 
detailed information about Topdanmark and management, as well as 
financial statements. There will be no offer to purchase securities in 
the United States of America, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong 
or Japan or in any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a 
violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. 
 
   Danish translation of the stock exchange release: 
http://hugin.info/3096/R/2044775/763649.pdf 
 
   This announcement is distributed by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions on behalf 
of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Sampo Oyj via Globenewswire 
 
 
  http://www.sampo.com 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 27, 2016 02:45 ET (06:45 GMT)