Nokian Tyres: Disclosure under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Market Act

Regulatory News:

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 31 December 2015 at 11:00 a.m.

Nokian Tyres (HEX:NRE1V) has received an announcement from BlackRock, Inc. on 30 December 2015, according to which the holdings of the mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. exceeded level of 5% of the share capital in Nokian Tyres plc, as a result of a share transactions concluded on 29 December 2015. The mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. held on deal date a total of 6,822,479 Nokian Tyres’ shares representing 5.06% of company’s 134,691,174 shares and voting rights.

Total positions of BlackRock, Inc. and its funds subject to the notification:

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A: Shares and voting rights:

B: Financial instruments according to SMA 9:6a:

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Oy, 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 1,400 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

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