TIDMSAMPO 
 
 
   SAMPO PLC                     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 
16 November 2020 at 12:30 pm 
 
   Sampo Group completes Hastings deal 
 
   Sampo announced on 5 August 2020 that Sampo and Rand Merchant Investment 
Holdings (RMI) have made a recommended cash offer, through a jointly 
owned company, to acquire all issued and to be issued shares in Hastings 
Group Holdings Plc not already owned by Sampo and RMI. 
 
   Following the completion of the Court Hearing procedure held on 13 
November 2020, the offer will now be effective. 
 
   The jointly owned company Dorset Bidco (Hastings Limited as of 2021) 
will become Sampo's subsidiary and form a separate segment in the 
Group's financial reporting. Dorset Bidco's profit and loss items will 
be recognized line-by-line as of 16 November 2020 in the Group's 
consolidated financial statements. 
 
 
 
   SAMPO PLC 
 
   Jarmo Salonen 
 
   Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications 
 
   tel. +358 10 516 0030 
 
   Maria Silander 
 
   Communications Manager, Media Relations 
 
   tel. +358 10 516 0031 
 
   Distribution: 
 
   Nasdaq Helsinki 
 
   London Stock Exchange 
 
   The principal media 
 
   Financial Supervisory Authority 
 
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