Fri December 13 09:45 am 2019 in categories Stock exchange releases, Flagging notifications

Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities market act

 Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release December 13, 2019, at 9:45 a.m.

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from Bridgestone Corporation on December 13, 2019, in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9, Section 5. According to the announcement Bridgestone Corporation’s direct holding in Nokian Tyres shares fell below the level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of share transactions concluded on December 12, 2019. The direct shareholding was 4,167,653 shares, representing 3.00% of Nokian Tyres’ 138,921,750 shares and voting rights.

Total positions of Bridgestone Corporation subject to the notification:

  % of shares and voting rights (total of A) % of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B) Total of both in % (A+B) Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 3.00% n/a 3.00% 138,921,750
Positions of previous notification 9.96% n/a 9.96%  

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of shares  ISIN code Number of shares and voting rights Number of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights % of shares and voting rights
  Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
Direct (SMA 9:5) Indirect
(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI0009005318 4,167,653   3.00%  
SUBTOTAL A 4,167,653   3.00%  

B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Type of financial
instrument
Expiration date Exercise/
Conversion Period
Physical or
cash settlement
Number of shares
and voting rights
% of shares and
voting rights
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
SUBTOTAL B       n/a n/a

Nokian Tyres plc

Päivi Antola
SVP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

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