Tue August 16 11:49 am 2005 in categories Stock exchange releases, Flagging notifications
Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement August 16,2005 11.50 a.m.

NOTICE OF CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 OF SECTION 2 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACTS

Fidelity International Limited has informed that its ownership of Nokian Tyres share capital and voting rights has decreased below 5% on August 12, 2005. Fidelity International Limited own a total of 5,739,981 shares which is now 4,78% of Nokian Tyres share capital figure of 120,171,010.

The ownership more in detail as follows:

- FIJ IT EURO SMLLR COS OPN MTHR 76,550 shares
- FIDELITY EUROPEAN FUND 1,514,070 shares
- FIDELITY EUROPEAN VALUES PLC 302,570 shares
- FIDELITY EUROPEAN OPP FND 1992 583,600 shares
- FID FDS – NORDIC POOL 382,000 shares
- FID FDS – EURO SMALLER CO POOL 1,443,240 shares
- NORGES BANK EUR EX UK EX NORWY 621,450 shares
- FIDELITY TRILOGIE SUB MID 9,800 shares
- VICTORIAN FUNDS MGMT CORP 19,000 shares
- FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL FUND 22,480 shares
- UNILEVER PRG SMALL CAP EUROPE 55,000 shares
- BASF AG – EUROPEAN SMALL CAPS 190,000 shares
- MULTI STYLE MULT MGR EUR SM CP 85,560 shares
- FIDELITY EUROPEAN SML CAP PLT 6,750 shares
- FID EUROPEAN NAT RES/CYCL PLT 2,370 shares
- FID EUROPEAN TECHNICAL PILOT 1,731 shares
- FID FDS – EURO MID CAP POOL 264,910 shares
- STCHG BD V DE MT EN TCH BD ESC 158,900 shares

Nokian Tyres plc

Raila Hietala-Hellman
Vice President, Communications and IR

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