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SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS; NOKIAN TYRES PLC

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement August 20, 2008 9.00 am            

SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS; NOKIAN TYRES PLC                          

After May 20, 2008 registered increase in share capital a total of 2,550 Nokian 
Tyres plc's shares have been subscribed with the 2004B option rights and 1,100  
with the option rights 2004C. These option rights are attached to the Nokian    
Tyres plc's Option Programs of 2004.                                            

An increase in share capital totalling 730 euros was entered into the Trade     
Register on August 20, 2008.                                                    

The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Exchanges together with the old shares
as of August 21, 2008.                                                          

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

Trading code: NRE1V                                                             
ISIN code: FI0009005318                                                         
Number of shares: 124,831,190                                                   

After the increase, Nokian Tyres plc's share capital is 24,966,238.00           
euros.                                                                          

Nokian Tyres plc                                                                

Raila Hietala-Hellman                                                           
Vice President, Corporate Communications                                        


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