Thu December 31 11:00 am 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 31 December 2015 at 11:00 a.m.

Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on 30 December 2015, according to which the holdings of the mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of a share transactions concluded on 29 December 2015. The mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. held on deal date a total of 6,822,479 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.06% 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

4.61%

0.45%

5.06%

134,691,174

Positions of previous notification

Below 5%

Below 5%

Below 5%

 

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

A: Shares and voting rights:

Class/type of shares ISIN code

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

 

6,210,821

 

4.61%

SUBTOTAL A

 

6,210,821

 

4.61%

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

592,899

0.44%

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

 

 

 

611,658

0.45%

Nokian Tyres plc
Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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