Sampo plc cancels repurchased shares

Core Viewpoint - Sampo plc has cancelled 20,484,833 of its own A shares, which were repurchased under a share buyback program initiated on August 6, 2025, and the cancellation has been registered with the Finnish Trade Register [1][2]. Group 1 - The cancellation of shares reduces the number of issued Sampo A shares by 0.76 percent, but does not affect the share capital [2]. - Prior to the cancellation, Sampo had 2,690,238,860 A shares and 2,691,238,860 total shares, including B shares [3]. - After the cancellation, the number of A shares is reduced to 2,669,754,027, resulting in a total of 2,670,754,027 shares [3]. Group 2 - Since the initiation of its first share buyback program in October 2021, Sampo has repurchased and cancelled a total of 347 million shares, which is equivalent to 12.5 percent of the total shares before the first buyback program [3].