Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 17 March 2016 at 9:15 a.m. Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on 16 March 2016, 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 a result of a share transactions concluded on 15 March 2016. The indirect shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Nokian Tyres has decreased to 6,566,548 shares, corresponding to 4.87% of Nokian Tyres’ shares and voting rights. The mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. held on deal date a total of 6,938,612 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.15% of company’s 134,691,174 shares and voting rights. Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification: +----------------+----------+------------------+-----+----------------------+ | |% of |% of shares and |Total|Total number of shares| | |shares and|voting rights |of |and voting rights of | | |voting |through financial |both |issuer | | |rights |instruments (total|in % | | | |(total |of B) |(A+B)| | | |of A) | | | | +----------------+----------+------------------+-----+----------------------+ |Resulting |4.87% |0.27% |5.15%|134,691,174 | |situation on the| | | | | |date on | | | | | |which threshold | | | | | |was crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | +----------------+----------+------------------+-----+----------------------+ |Positions of |5.01% |0.30% |5.32%| | |previous | | | | | |notification | | | | | +----------------+----------+------------------+-----+----------------------+ Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: A: Shares and voting rights: +------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+------------+ |Class/type |Number of shares |Number of shares |% of shares|% of shares | |of shares |and voting rights|and voting rights|and voting |and voting | |ISIN code | | |rights |rights | +------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+------------+ | |Direct (SMA 9:5) |Indirect |Direct (SMA|Indirect | | | |(SMA 9:6 and 9:7)|9:5) |(SMA 9:6 and| | | | | |9:7) | +------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+------------+ |FI0009005318| |6,566,548 | |4.87% | +------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+------------+ |SUBTOTAL A | |6,566,548 | |4.87% | +------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+------------+ B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a: +----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Physical |Number of shares |% of shares and| |financial |date |Conversion|or |and voting rights|voting rights | |instrument| |Period |cash | | | | | | |settlement| | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ |Securities|N/A |N/A |Physical |345,076 |0.25% | |Lent | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |12,988 |0.00% | +----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ |Total |22.6.2016 |N/A |Cash |14,000 |0.01% | |Return | | | | | | |Swap | | | | | | +----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ |SUBTOTAL B| | | |372,064 |0.27% | +----------+----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+ Nokian Tyres plc Antti-Jussi Tähtinen Vice President, Marketing and Communications Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Oy, media and 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 1,475 outlets in 26 countries. In 2015 Nokian Tyres had approximately 4,400 employees and net sales of approximately 1,4 billion euros. Nokian Tyres’share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. Further information: www.nokiantyres.com
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