Wed January 26 02:30 pm 2005 in categories Stock exchange releases, Flagging notifications
Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement January 26,2005 2.30 pm.

NOTICE OF CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 OF SECTION 2 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACTS

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (registered in England and Wales No 573204) has informed that it owns a total of 563,595 Nokian Tyres’ shares as of January 24, 2005 and its share of Nokian Tyres’ share capital and voting rights has increased to 5.193%.  

The ownership more in detail as follows:

Zurich Assurance – AD Pension European 42,260 shares
Threadneedle Pension Managers Ltd – European Equities 9,726 shares
Crescendo Hedge Funds – European Fund 159,407 shares
ZFS UK Pension Scheme – European Equity 21,737 shares
American Express Bank – AEF Global Innovation  3,326 shares
Threadneedle Unitholders – European Growth 71,391 shares
Threadneedle Unitholders – European Select Growth 140,463 shares
Threadneedle Unitholders – European Smaller Companies Growth 115,285 shares

Nokian Tyres has 10,852,881 shares and the share capital is 21,705,762.00 euros.  

Nokian Tyres plc

Raila Hietala-Hellman
Vice President, Communications and IR

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