Shares subscribed with option rights; Nokian Tyres plc

Fri May 20 01:30 pm 2005 in category Stock exchange releases
Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement
May 20, 2005 1.30 pm

SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS; NOKIAN TYRES PLC

After February 21, 2005 registered increase in share capital a total of 67,900 Nokian Tyres plc’s shares have been subscribed with the 2001A option rights, 105,100 with the 2001B option rights and 625,000 with the 2001C option rights. These option rights are attached to the Nokian Tyres plc’s Option Program of 2001.

An increase in share capital totalling 159,600 euros was entered into the Trade Register on May 20,2005.

The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Exchanges together with the old shares as of May 23, 2005.

Identifiers of Nokian Tyres plc’s share after the increase in share capital:

Trading code: NRE1V
ISIN code: FI0009005318
Number of shares: 120,171,010

After the increase, Nokian Tyres plc’s share capital is 24,034,202.00 euros.

Nokian Tyres plc
Raila Hietala-Hellman
Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations