SAMPO PLC PRESS RELEASE 18 September 2024 at 9:30
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Trading in Sampo on Nasdaq Copenhagen commences today
Sampo plc has today completed its dual listing process on Nasdaq Copenhagen as part of the completion of the exchange offer made to Topdanmark shareholders. The dual listing enables the trading in Sampo’s A shares to begin as of today, 18 September 2024, under the symbol “SAMPO DKK”.
– We are delighted that Topdanmark shareholders have accepted our offer as this enables us to begin the journey of combining two great underwriting companies on one Nordic operating platform, says Torbjörn Magnusson, Group CEO.
– The listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen is a milestone that builds on Topdanmark’s nearly forty-year legacy as a listed company, and I look forward to welcoming new shareholders and continuing the journey with those we were investors alongside in Topdanmark. Together, we expect Sampo’s Nordic scale and digital expertise to combine with Topdanmark’s local knowledge and presence in Denmark, to drive significant synergies to the benefit of customers and shareholders, says Magnusson.
Sampo continues to have its A shares listed on Nasdaq Helsinki and its Swedish Depository Receipts listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The dual listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen does not require any action from Sampo’s current shareholders.
Sampo is being advised by Nordea Danmark, Filial af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland as financial advisor, and by Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab and Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd as legal advisors.
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Forward-looking statements
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Important notice
Sampo’s A shares, including the new A shares issued as part of the Offer, have been admitted to trading and official listing on Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S pursuant to a prospectus (within the meaning of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended), which has been approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority.
The new A shares in Sampo have not been and will not be listed on a U.S. securities exchange or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system in the United States. Neither Sampo nor Topdanmark intends to take any action to facilitate a market in the new shares in Sampo in the United States.
The new A shares in Sampo have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other regulatory authority in the United States, nor have any of the foregoing authorities approved or disapproved the Offer, passed comment upon, or endorsed the merit of, the Offer or the accuracy or the adequacy of the disclosure in relation to the Offer. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
