Shareholders
The number of Sampo plc’s shareholders increased slightly and amounted to 82,817 (82,092) as at 31 December 2014. Approximately 1.3 per cent of shares had not been transferred to the book-entry system. The holdings of nominee-registered and foreign shareholders grew to 59.84 per cent (56.79) of the shares and 59.33 per cent of the votes (56.31).
Shareholders Sampo plc, 31 December 2014
| A and B shares | Number of shares | % of share capital | % of votes |
| Solidium Ltd. | 66,657,360 | 11.90 | 11.80 |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company | 35,548,420 | 6.35 | 6.29 |
| Wahlroos Björn | 11,763,986 | 2.10 | 2.08 |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company | 5,736,614 | 1.02 | 1.02 |
| Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company *) | 5,000,000 | 0.89 | 1.74 |
| State Pension Fund | 3,960,000 | 0.71 | 0.70 |
| Mutual Insurance Company Elo | 2,730,000 | 0.49 | 0.48 |
| Schweizerische Nationalbank | 2,631,974 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
| Mutual Fund Nordea Fennia | 1,790,000 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| The Local Government Pension Institution | 1,687,952 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Svenska Litteratursällskapet I Finland | 1,605,800 | 0.29 | 0.28 |
| Folketrygdfondet | 1,537,302 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| ODIN Norden c/o ODIN Forvaltning AS | 1,070,403 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Op-Delta Mutual Fund | 910,000 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab (Publ) Helsinki Branch | 900,000 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Sigrid Jusélius Foundation | 876,400 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Mutual Fund Nordea Pro Finland | 862,500 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS | 752,000 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Op-Focus Mutual Fund | 663,995 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Nordea Nordenfonden | 639,564 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Nominee registered total | 327,807,185 | 58.54 | 58.04 |
| Other | 84,868,545 | 15.16 | 15.03 |
| Total | 560,000,000 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| *) 3,800,000 A shares and 1,200,000 B shares | |||
Shareholders by Sector Sampo plc (A and B shares), 31 December 2014
| Sector | Number of shares | % |
| Foreign ownership and nominee registered | 335,102,340 | 59.84 |
| Corporations | 77,371,262 | 13.82 |
| Households | 60,300,447 | 10.77 |
| Public institutions | 51,729,250 | 9.24 |
| Financial institutions and insurance corporations | 16,098,236 | 2.87 |
| Non-profit institutions | 12,358,205 | 2.21 |
| On joint account | 7,040,260 | 1.26 |
| Total | 560,000,000 | 100.00 |
On 19 May 2014 Sampo received a notification of change in holdings pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which the total number of Sampo A shares and related voting rights owned by BlackRock, Inc. (tax ID 32-0174421) had on 19 May 2014 risen above five (5) per cent of Sampo plc's entire stock and voting rights. Blackrock’s holding amounted to 5.08 per cent of the capital and 5.03 per cent of votes.
The following table presents the Board’s and Group Executive Committee’s holdings of Sampo A shares. At the end of 2014, the members of Sampo plc’s Board of Directors and their close family members owned either directly or indirectly 11,924,379 (11,920,709) Sampo A shares. Their combined holdings constituted 2.1 per cent (2.1) of the share capital and related votes.
The members of the Group Executive Committee and their close family members owned either directly or indirectly 793,741 (733,626) Sampo A shares representing 0.1 per cent (0.1) of the share capital and related votes.
Shares Owned by the Board of Directors and by the Group Executive Committee Sampo plc, 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2013
| Board of Directors | 31 Dec 2014 | 31 Dec 2013 |
| Wahlroos | 11,863,986 | 11,863,141 |
| Vuoria | 36,477 | 35,804 |
| Brunila | 8,406 | 9,059 |
| Fagerholm | 1,254 | 679 |
| Grate Axén | 3,747 | 3,061 |
| Mattila | 4,287 | 3,796 |
| Palin-Lehtinen | 3,975 | 3,479 |
| Sørlie | 2,247 | 1,690 |
| Total | 11,924,379 | 11,920,709 |
| Board of Directors' ownership of shares, % | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Board of Directors' ownership of votes, % | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Group Executive Committee | 31 Dec 2014 | 31 Dec 2013 |
| Stadigh | 285,693 | 268,711 |
| Alsaker | 10,380 | - |
| Johansson | 57,013 | 58,986 |
| Lapveteläinen | 246,137 | 239,132 |
| Magnusson | 22,037 | 22,154 |
| Martinsen | 30,800 | 25,688 |
| Niemisvirta | 58,404 | 52,248 |
| Thorsrud | 29,554 | 23,628 |
| Vuorinen | 21,662 | 16,085 |
| Wennerklint | 32,061 | 26,994 |
| Total | 793,741 | 733,626 |
| Group Executive Committee's ownership of shares, % | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Group Executive Committee's ownership of votes, % | 0.1% | 0.1% |