Wed December 23 03:30 pm 2015 in categories Stock exchange releases, Flagging notifications

Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities market act

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 23 December 2015 at 3:30 p.m.

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock Inc. on 23 December 2015, according to which the holdings of the mutual funds managed by BlackRock exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of a share transactions concluded on 22 December 2015. The mutual funds managed by BlackRock held on deal date a total of 6,944,418 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 shares and voting rights (total of A)

% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments (total of B)

Total of both in % (A+B)

Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.70%

0.45%

5.15%

134.691.174

Positions of previous notification (if applicable)

Below 5%

Below 5%

Below 5%

 

 

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed:

A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of shares and voting rights

Number of shares and voting rights

% of shares and voting rights

% of shares and voting rights

 

Direct (SMA 9:5)

Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)

Direct (SMA 9:5)

Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)

FI0009005318

 

6,336,180

 

4.70%

SUBTOTAL A

 

6,336,180

 

4.70%

 

B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of shares and voting rights

% of shares and voting rights

Securities Lent

N/A

N/A

Physical

589,479

0.43%

CFD

N/A

N/A

Cash

4,759

0.00%

Total Return Swap

22.6.2016

N/A

Cash

14,000

0.01%

SUBTOTAL B

 

 

 

608,238

0.45%

 

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen

Vice President, Marketing and Communications

 

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