Fri April 20 03:10 pm 2018 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 April 20, 2018, at 3:10 p.m.
Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on April 20, 2018, in accordance with the Finnish Securities Market Act Chapter 9, Section 5. According to the announcement, the total number of Nokian Tyres shares owned by BlackRock, Inc. and its funds exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as result of share transactions concluded on April 19, 2018.
BlackRock, Inc. and its funds held on deal date a total of 6,916,782 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.03% of company’s 137,277,072 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 | 4.83% | 0.20% | 5.03% | 137,277,072 |
| 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 | 6,633,565 | 4.83% | ||
| SUBTOTAL A | 6,633,565 | 4.83% |
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 | 260,512 | 0.18% |
| CFD | N/A | N/A | Cash | 22,705 | 0.01% |
| SUBTOTAL B | 283,217 | 0.20% |
Nokian Tyres plc
Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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