Sampo Oyj Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 Of The Securities Market Act
December 12 2017 - 03:15AM
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SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12 December 2017 at
9:45 am
Disclosure Under Chapter 9 Section 5 of the Securities Market Act
Sampo plc (business code 0142213-3) has yesterday received a disclosure
under Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act. According to
the notification the number of voting rights attached to Sampo A shares
(ISIN: FI009003305) owned by Capital Income Builder (CIB) decreased on 8
December 2017 to under five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's total voting
rights. The number of shares remained above five (5) per cent of total
number of Sampo plc's A shares.
CIB is a mutual fund registered in the United States under Investment
Company Act of 1940. CIB is the legal owner of shares in Sampo plc. CIB
has delegated proxy voting authority to its investment adviser, Capital
Research and Management Company (CRMC), a 100 per cent owned subsidiary
of the Capital Group Companies, Inc. (CGC). The notification submitted
on behalf of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. dated 3 September 2012
included CIB's holdings.
Sampo's share capital comprises 560,000,000 shares, of which 558,800,000
are A shares and 1,200,000 are B shares. Each A share entitles its
holder to one (1) vote and each B share to five (5) votes. Thus, the
total number of votes is 564,800,000.
Total positions of Capital Income Builder (CIB) and its funds subject to
the notification:
% of shares and voting % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments Total of both in %
rights (total of A) (total of B) (A+B)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold 5.02% of shares N.A. 5.02% of shares
was crossed or reached 4.98% of voting rights N.A. 4.98% of voting rights
Positions of previous notification (if applicable) 5.10% of shares N.A. 5.10% of shares
5.06% of voting rights N.A. 5.06% of voting rights
Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed:
A: Shares and voting rights:
Class/type of shares Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights
ISIN code
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7) (SMA 9:5) (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI0009003305 28,130,574 shares and voting rights N.A. 5.02% of shares and
4.98% of voting
rights
SUBTOTAL A 28,130,574 shares and voting rights 5.02% of shares and 4.98%% of voting rights
SAMPO PLC
Maria Silander
Communications Manager
tel. +358 10 516 0031
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
London Stock Exchange
The principal media
Financial Supervisory Authority
www.sampo.com
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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
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