Nokian Renkaat - Major shareholder announcements

Notice of changes in ownership in compliance with article 10 of section 2 of the Securities Market Acts

Nokia, Finland, 2014-05-16 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nokian Tyres plc
Stock Exchange Release, 16 May 2014, 3 p.m. 

Notice of changes in ownership in compliance with article 10 of section 2 of
the Securities Market Acts 

Nokian Tyres plc has received an announcement from Bridgestone Corporation on
16 May 2014, according to which Bridgestone's ownership of Nokian Tyres plc
decreased below the level of 15%. As a result of the registration of shares
subscribed with the 2010A and 2010B option rights on 15 May 2014, the number of
Nokian Tyres' shares increased to 133,405,611. After the increase, the
ownership of Bridgestone Corporation (20,000,000 shares) decreased below the
level of 15% to 14.99% of shares and voting rights. 

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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