Mon March 26 04:10 pm 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 4:10 p.m.

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on March 26, 2018, according to which BlackRock, Inc.'s indirect holding in Nokian Tyres shares fell below level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as result of share transactions concluded on March 23, 2018. The indirect shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Nokian Tyres has decreased to 6,505,208 shares, corresponding to 4.73% of Nokian Tyres’ shares and voting rights.

The mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. held on deal date a total of 7,361,789 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.36% 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	4.73%	0.62%	5.36%	137,277,072
Positions of previous notification	5.03%	0.61%	5.64%

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		6,505,208		4.73%
SUBTOTAL A		6,505,208		4.73%

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	655,888	0.47%
CFD	N/A	N/A	Cash	200,693	0.14%
SUBTOTAL B				856,581	0.62%

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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