Tue March 29 01:20 pm 2016 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 29 March 2016 at 1:20 p.m.

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on 24 March 2016, according to which the holdings of the mutual funds managed The Capital Group Companies, Inc. fell below level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of share transactions concluded on 23 March 2016.

Total positions of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its funds 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 4.99% 0 4.99% 134,691,174
Positions of previous notification 5.23% 0 5.23%

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 6,728,241 4.99%
SUBTOTAL A 6,728,241 4.99%

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
None
SUBTOTAL B

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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