Investment Firm Owns Five Per Cent of Nokian

On 13 November, 2007 Nokian Tyres received an announcement according to which the ownership of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co LLC has increased from the previous share of 4.96 per cent to 5.02 per cent of the voting rights and share capital in Nokian Tyres as a result of a share transaction concluded on 9 November 2007. Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co LLC now holds a total of 6,191,363 Nokian Tyres’ share which represents 5.02 per cent of the company’s 123,311,910 shares and voting rights.

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co LLC is a privately held global investment management firm, based in Boston, Mass.