Mon September 17 10:55 am 2018 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 September 17, 2018, at 10:55 a.m. 

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on September 14, 2018, in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9, Section 5. According to the announcement, the total number of Nokian Tyres shares owned by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds fell below level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as result of share transactions concluded on September 13, 2018. 

Total positions of BlackRock, 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  Below 5% Below 5% Below 5%  138,040,257 
Positions of previous notification  4.92% 0.13% 5.05% 

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 Below 5%  Below 5%
SUBTOTAL A  Below 5%  Below 5%

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
 
Securities Lent N/A  N/A  Physical  Below 5%  Below 5% 
CFD N/A  N/A  Cash  Below 5%  Below 5% 
SUBTOTAL B  Below 5%  Below 5% 

Nokian Tyres plc

Päivi Antola, tel. +358 10 401 7327
VP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
 

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