AS SAMPO PANK             STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE          06.04.2005



INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE NOTES



On 27 April 2005 AS Sampo Pank will pay interest on the floating rate 

notes (SPOBMIXE12) listed in the Tallinn Stock Exchange as follows: 

EUR 7.61 (119.07 Estonian kroons) per note. Interests will be paid to 

the investors who are the owners of the notes at 08.00 a.m. five (5) 

banking days before the interest payment date (i.e. on 20 April 2005 

at 08.00 a.m.) according to the data of the Estonian Central Register 

of Securities.



Until 27 January 2007 the notes of AS Sampo Pank will bear an annual 

interest rate of three-months EURIBOR plus 0.90% per annum. The three-months

 EURIBOR which is displayed on the appropriate Reuters screen at 11.00 a.m. 

Brussels time two banking days before the respective interest payment date 

is taken into account in the calculation of the interest of the respective 

interest payment period which starts on this interest payment date. The 

three-months EURIBOR of the interest payment period ending on 27 April 2005 

was fixed on 25 January 2005.



Interests to the investors will be paid in euros. The investor has to present 

the details of his/her EUR account to his/her paying agent (the Estonian 

Central Securities Depository) and the issuer at least five (5) banking days 

before the respective interest payment date. 



In case the investor does not present his/her EUR account details to the paying 

agent duly, the paying agent shall transfer the equivalent amount in Estonian 

kroons (according to Eesti Pank's exchange rate valid on the interest payment 

date) of the amount payable to the investor's current account which is linked 

to his/her securities account with the Estonian Central Register of Securities.



AS Sampo Pank will not withhold any income tax on the interests paid on the above notes.



Anneli Rõuk

Communication manager

AS Sampo Pank

Tel +372 630 2103