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NOKIAN TYRES: DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Nokia, Finland, 2011-04-13 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nokian Tyres plc
Stock Exchange Release 13 April 2011 at 2 p.m. 

NOKIAN TYRES: DISCLOSURE UNDER CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET
ACT 

Nokian Tyres has received a notification from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on
12 April 2011, according to which the total ownership of Goldman Sachs  & Co.,
Goldman Sachs International and Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. increased
above the level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc as a result of a
share transaction concluded on 11 April 2011. The Goldman Sachs Group held on
deal date a total of 7,829,934 Nokian Tyres' shares representing 6,08% of
company's 128,849,012 shares and voting rights. 

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, media and www.nokiantyres.com