Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under chapter 9, section 10 of the securities market act
Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 16 September 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from BlackRock Inc. on 15 September 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 14 September 2015. The mutual funds managed by BlackRock held on deal date a total of 6,885,445 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.11% of company’s 134,691,134 shares and voting rights.
Nokian Tyres has received an announcement from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on 15 September 2015, according to which the holdings of the mutual funds managed by The Capital Group Companies, Inc exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of a share transactions concluded on 14 September 2015. The mutual funds managed by the Capital Group Companies, Inc held on deal date a total of 7,046,961 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.23% of company’s 134,691,134 shares and voting rights.
Nokian Tyres plc
Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, media and www.nokiantyres.com
Nokian Tyres is the only tyre manufacturer in the world that focuses on customer needs in northern conditions. The company supplies innovative tyres for cars, trucks and special heavy machinery mainly in areas with special challenges on tyre performance: snow, forests and harsh driving conditions in different seasons. Nokian Tyres’ product development is consistently aiming for sustainable solutions for safety and the environment, taking into account the whole life cycle of the tyre. A part of the Nokian Tyres group, the tyre chain Vianor has over 1,300 outlets in 27 countries. In 2014 Nokian Tyres had over 4,200 employees and net sales of approximately 1,4 billion euros. Nokian Tyres’ share is listed on the NASDAQ Helsinki. Further information: www.nokiantyres.com