Mon March 26 11:00 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 March 26, 2018, at 11:00 a.m.

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on March 23, 2018, according to which BlackRock, Inc.'s indirect holding in Nokian Tyres shares exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of share transactions concluded on March 22, 2018. The indirect shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Nokian Tyres has increased to 6,912,682 shares, corresponding to 5.03% of Nokian Tyres’ shares and voting rights.

The mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. held on deal date a total of 7,750,560 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.64% of company’s 137,277,072 shares and voting rights.

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	5.03%	0.61%	5.64%	137,277,072
Positions of previous notification	4.92%	0.48%	5.41%

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		6,912,682		5.03%
SUBTOTAL A		6,912,682		5.03%

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	656,225	0.47%
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	181,653	0.13%
SUBTOTAL B				837,878	0.61%

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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