NOKIAN TYRES PLC: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS


Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement 20 May, 2010 9.00 am

NOKIAN TYRES PLC: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS

After 25 February, 2010 registered increase in share capital a total of 503,420
Nokian Tyres plc's shares have been subscribed with the 2004C option rights.
These option rights are attached to the Nokian Tyres plc's Option Programs of
2004. 

An increase in share capital relating to 2004C option rights totalling 100,684
Euros was entered into the Trade Register on 20 May, 2010. 

The shares will be traded on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd together with the old
shares as of 21 May, 2010. 

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

Trading code: NRE1V
ISIN code: FI0009005318
Number of shares: 127,189,830

After the increase, Nokian Tyres plc's share capital is 25,437,906.00
Euros. 

Nokian Tyres plc

Anssi Mäki
Communications Manager


Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd, media, www.nokiantyres.com