Shares subscribed with option rights; Nokian Tyres plc

Mon February 21 02:45 pm 2005 in category Stock exchange releases
Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement February 21,2005 2.45 pm.

SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS; NOKIAN TYRES PLC

After December 27, 2004 registered increase in share capital a total of 5,410 Nokian Tyres plc’s shares have been subscribed with the 2001A option rights and 5,010 with the option rights 2001B. These option rights are attached to the Nokian Tyres plc’s Option Program of 2001.

An increase in share capital totalling 20.840 euros was entered into the Trade Register on February 21,2005.

The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Exchanges together with the old shares as of February 22, 2005.

Identifiers of Nokian Tyres plc’s share after the increase in share capital:

Trading code: NRE1V
ISIN code: FI0009005318
Number of shares: 10,863,301

After the increase, Nokian Tyres plc’s share capital is 21,726,602.00
euros.

Nokian Tyres plc

Raila Hietala-Hellman
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations