Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 18 August 2015, 9.00 a.m. After 18 May 2015 registered new shares a total of 1 219 601 Nokian Tyres plc's shares have been subscribed with the 2010B option rights, a total of 80 shares with the 2010C option rights and a total of 80 shares with the 2013A option rights. These option rights are attached to the Nokian Tyres plc's Option Programs of 2010 and 2013. New shares have been registered into the Trade Register on 18 August 2015, as of which date the new shares will establish shareholder rights. The share capital will not increase with subscriptions made by 2010 and 2013 option rights. The entire subscription price of EUR 33 360 912.15 will be entered in the invested unrestricted equity reserve. As a result of the share subscriptions, the number of Nokian Tyres plc shares will increase to 134,691,134 shares. The shares will be traded on the NASDAQ Helsinki Ltd together with the old shares as of 19 August 2015. Identifiers of Nokian Tyres plc's share after the registration of new shares: Trading code: NRE1V ISIN code: FI0009005318 Number of shares: 134 691 134 Share capital: 25 437 906.00 euros Nokian Tyres plc Antti-Jussi Tähtinen Vice President, Marketing and Communications Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, media, www.nokiantyres.com Nokian Tyres is the only tyre manufacturer in the world that focuses on customer needs in northern conditions. The company supplies innovative tyres for cars, trucks and special heavy machinery mainly in areas with special challenges on tyre performance: snow, forests and harsh driving conditions in different seasons. Nokian Tyres’ product development is consistently aiming for sustainable solutions for safety and the environment, taking into account the whole life cycle of the tyre. A part of the Nokian Tyres group, the tyre chain Vianor has over 1,300 outlets in 27 countries. In 2014 Nokian Tyres had over 4,200 employees and net sales of approximately 1,4 billion euros. Nokian Tyres’ share is listed on the NASDAQ Helsinki. Further information: www.nokiantyres.com