Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities market act
Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release June 3, 2019, at 2:50 p.m.
Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on May 31, 2019, in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9, Section 5. According to the announcement BlackRock, Inc.'s indirect holding in Nokian Tyres shares reached level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of share transactions concluded on May 30, 2019.
The indirect shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Nokian Tyres has increased to 6,908,127 shares, corresponding to 5.00% of Nokian Tyres' shares and voting rights.
BlackRock, Inc. and its funds held on deal date a total of 7,170,663 Nokian Tyres' shares representing 5.19% of company's 138,099,435 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 |5.00% |0.19% |5.19%|138,099,435 |
|situation on the| | | | |
|date on | | | | |
|which threshold | | | | |
|was crossed or | | | | |
|reached | | | | |
+----------------+----------+------------------+-----+----------------------+
|Positions of |4.99% |0.19% |5.19%| |
|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|Number of shares |% of shares and|% of shares and|
|of |of |and voting rights|voting rights |voting rights |
|shares ISIN |shares| | | |
|code |and | | | |
| |voting| | | |
| |rights| | | |
+------------+------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+
| |Direct|Indirect |Direct (SMA |Indirect |
| |(SMA |(SMA 9:6 and |9:5) |(SMA 9:6 and |
| |9:5) |9:7) | |9:7) |
+------------+------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+
|FI0009005318| |6,908,127 | |5.00% |
+------------+------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+
|SUBTOTAL A | |6,908,127 | |5.00% |
+------------+------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:
+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Physical or|Number of|% of shares and|
|financial |date |Conversion|cash |shares |voting rights |
|instrument | |Period |settlement |and | |
| | | | |voting | |
| | | | |rights | |
+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+
|Securities |N/A |N/A |Physical |200,086 |0.14% |
|Lent | | | | | |
+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+
|CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |62,450 |0.04% |
+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+
|SUBTOTAL B | | | |262,536 |0.19% |
+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+---------+---------------+Nokian Tyres plc
Päivi Antola
SVP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Tel. +358 10 401 7327Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Oy, media and www.nokiantyres.com