Nokian Renkaat Oyj

Major Shareholding Notification • May 16, 2014

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