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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of
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Amount To Be
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Amount of
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Securities To Be Registered
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Registered
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Registration Fee
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5.375% Notes due 2019
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$
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1,000,000,000
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55,800
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6.625% Notes due 2039
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500,000,000
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Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities
Act of 1933. |
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Prospectus
Supplement |
Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) |
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to
Prospectus dated March 25, 2008. |
Registration Statement No.
333-149890 |
$1 500 000 000
Nokia Corporation
$1 000 000 000
5.375% Notes due 2019
$500 000 000 6.625% Notes
due 2039
We are offering $1 000 000 000 aggregate
principal amount of 5.375% notes due 2019 (the 2019
notes) and $500 000 000 aggregate principal
amount of 6.625% notes due 2039 (the 2039 notes and,
together with the 2019 notes, the notes). We will
pay interest on the notes on May 15 and November 15 of
each year, beginning on November 15, 2009.
The notes are unsecured and will rank equally with all of Nokia
Corporations other unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness from time to time outstanding. We may redeem the
notes in whole or in part at any time and from time to time at
the make-whole redemption price set forth in this prospectus
supplement. In addition, we may redeem the notes in whole if
certain tax events occur as described in this prospectus
supplement. The notes will be issued in denominations of
$2 000 and integral multiples of $1 000.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. There
is currently no public market for the
notes.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other
regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities
or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense.
Investment in the notes involves certain risks. See
Risk Factors beginning on
page S-6
of this Prospectus Supplement and on page 11 of Nokia
Corporations Annual Report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008 for a discussion of
certain risks that you should consider in connection with an
investment in the notes.
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Per 2019 Note
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Per 2039 Note
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Total
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Initial public offering
price(1)
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99.075
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99.494
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1 488 220 000
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Underwriting discount
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.875
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8 875 000
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Proceeds, before expenses, to Nokia
Corporation(1)
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98.625
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98.619
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$
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1 479 345 000
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Plus accrued interest, if any, from May 7, 2009, if
settlement occurs after that date.
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The underwriters expect to deliver the notes to purchasers in
book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository
Trust Company for the accounts of its direct and indirect
participants (including Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of the
Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking S.A.) on or about
May 7, 2009.
Joint
Book-Runners
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Banc
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Barclays Capital |
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Credit
Suisse |
J.P. Morgan |
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CALYON |
Nordea Markets |
RBS |
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Société
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Standard Chartered Bank |
UBS Investment Bank |
Prospectus Supplement dated
April 30, 2009.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Prospectus
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Prospectus
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About This Prospectus
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Limitation on Enforcement of US Laws Against us, our Management
and Others
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Forward-Looking Statements
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S-i
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus
supplement, which describes the terms of the notes that we are
currently offering. The second part is the accompanying
prospectus, which gives more general information, some of which
may not apply to the notes that we are currently offering.
Generally, the term prospectus refers to both parts
combined. If the information varies between this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus, the information in
this prospectus supplement supersedes the information in the
accompanying prospectus.
You should only rely on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. No dealer, salesperson or other person
is authorized to give any information or to represent anything
not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any
unauthorized information or representations. This prospectus is
an offer to sell only the notes offered hereby, but only under
circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so.
The information contained in this prospectus is current only as
of its date. Our business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospectus may have changed since such date.
In this prospectus supplement, any reference to we,
us, the Group or Nokia means
Nokia Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis,
except where we make clear that the term means Nokia Corporation
or a particular subsidiary or business segment only.
In this prospectus supplement, references to EUR,
euro or are to the common
currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union and
references to dollars,
U.S. dollars, USD or $
are to the currency of the United States.
The notes are being offered only for sale in jurisdictions where
it is lawful to make such offers. Offers and sales of the notes
are subject to restrictions in relation to each Member State of
the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Japan
and Singapore, details of which are set out in the section
entitled Underwriting. The distribution of this
prospectus and the offering of the notes in certain other
jurisdictions may also be restricted by law. Persons who receive
this prospectus should inform themselves about and observe any
such restrictions. This prospectus does not constitute, and may
not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation by
anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation
is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or
solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making
such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any
person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation. See Underwriting beginning on
page S-29
of this prospectus supplement.
LIMITATION
ON ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. LAWS AGAINST US, OUR MANAGEMENT AND
OTHERS
We are a Finnish corporation. Most of our directors and a
majority of our executive officers (and certain experts named in
this prospectus or in documents incorporated herein by
reference) are resident outside the United States, and a
substantial portion of our assets and the assets of such persons
are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be
difficult for you to effect service of process within the United
States upon these persons or to enforce against them or us in
U.S. courts judgments obtained in U.S. courts
predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal
securities laws of the United States. In addition, it may be
difficult for investors to enforce, in original actions brought
in courts in jurisdictions located outside the United States or
in actions for enforcement of judgments of U.S. courts, of
liabilities predicated solely upon the federal securities laws
of the United States.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
We have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) a registration statement (the
Registration Statement) on
Form F-3
(No. 333-149890)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act) with respect to the notes offered by
this prospectus supplement. As permitted by the rules and
regulations of the SEC, this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus omit certain information, exhibits and
undertakings contained in the Registration Statement. For
further information with
S-ii
respect to us or the notes, please refer to the Registration
Statement, including its exhibits and the financial statements,
notes and schedules filed as a part thereof. Statements
contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document
are not necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is
made to the copy of such contract or document filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement, each such statement being
qualified in all respects by such reference. In addition, we
file annual reports with, and furnish periodic reports, proxy
materials and other information to, the SEC. Our SEC filings are
available to the public over the Internet at the SECs
website at
http://www.sec.gov.
You may also read and copy any document we file or furnish at
the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room.
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we
file with it into this prospectus supplement, which means that
we can disclose important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus supplement, and
information that we file later with the SEC will automatically
update and supersede the previously filed information. We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any
future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, other than any portions of the
respective filings that were furnished, under applicable SEC
rules, rather than filed, until we complete our offerings of the
debt securities:
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our annual report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008;
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our
Forms 6-K
filed with the SEC on April 21, 2009 and April 29,
2009;
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any future reports on
Form 6-K
that indicate they are incorporated into this prospectus
supplement; and
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any future annual reports on
Form 20-F
that we may file with the SEC under the Exchange Act, until we
terminate our offerings of the debt securities.
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Our filings with the SEC, including our annual report on
Form 20-F
and reports on
Form 6-K
and amendments to those reports, are available free of charge on
our website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are
filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Our Internet website is
located at
http://www.nokia.com.
We have included our website address as an inactive textual
reference only. The contents of the website are not incorporated
by reference into this prospectus supplement. You may request a
copy of these filings at no cost by writing or telephoning us at
the following address:
Nokia
Investor Relations U.S. Main Office
102 Corporate Park Drive
White Plains, NY 10604
USA
+1 914 368 0555
S-iii
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
We may from time to time make written or oral
forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of
the Exchange Act, including statements contained in filings with
the SEC, in reports to shareholders and in press releases and
investor webcasts. Certain statements herein which are not
historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding
the timing of product, services and solution deliveries; our
ability to develop, implement and commercialize new products,
services, solutions and technologies; our ability to develop and
grow our consumer Internet services business; expectations
regarding market developments and structural changes;
expectations regarding our mobile device volumes, market share,
prices and margins; expectations and targets for our results of
operations; the outcome of pending and threatened litigation;
expectations regarding the successful completion of contemplated
acquisitions on a timely basis and our ability to achieve the
set targets upon the completion of such acquisitions; and
statements preceded by believe, expect,
anticipate, foresee, target,
estimate, designed, plans,
will or similar expressions; are forward-looking
statements.
These statements are based on managements best assumptions
and beliefs in light of the information currently available to
it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results
may differ materially from the results that we currently expect.
Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not
limited to:
1. the deteriorating global economic conditions and
related financial crisis and their impact on us, our customers
and end-users of our products, services and solutions, our
suppliers and collaborative partners;
2. the development of the mobile and fixed
communications industry, as well as the growth and profitability
of the new market segments that we target and our ability to
successfully develop or acquire and market products, services
and solutions in those segments;
3. the intensity of competition in the mobile and
fixed communications industry and our ability to maintain or
improve our market position or respond successfully to changes
in the competitive landscape;
4. competitiveness of our products, services and
solutions portfolio;
5. our ability to successfully manage costs;
6. exchange rate fluctuations, including, in
particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our
reporting currency, and the U.S. dollar, the Japanese yen,
the Chinese yuan and the UK pound sterling, as well as certain
other currencies;
7. the success, financial condition and performance
of our suppliers, collaboration partners and customers;
8. our ability to source sufficient amounts of fully
functional components,
sub-assemblies,
software and content without interruption and at acceptable
prices;
9. the impact of changes in technology and our
ability to develop or otherwise acquire and timely and
successfully commercialize complex technologies as required by
the market;
10. the occurrence of any actual or even alleged
defects or other quality, safety or security issues in our
products, services and solutions;
11. the impact of changes in government policies,
trade policies, laws or regulations or political turmoil in
countries where we do business;
12. our success in collaboration arrangements with
others relating to development of technologies or new products,
services and solutions;
13. our ability to manage efficiently our
manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality,
safety, security and timely delivery of our products, services
and solutions;
14. inventory management risks resulting from shifts
in market demand;
S-iv
15. our ability to protect the complex technologies,
which we or others develop or that we license, from claims that
we have infringed third parties intellectual property
rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially
acceptable terms of certain technologies in our products,
services and solutions;
16. our ability to protect numerous Nokia, NAVTEQ and
Nokia Siemens Networks patented, standardized or proprietary
technologies from third-party infringement or actions to
invalidate the intellectual property rights of these
technologies;
17. any disruption to information technology systems
and networks that our operations rely on;
18. developments under large, multi-year contracts or
in relation to major customers;
19. the management of our customer financing exposure;
20. our ability to retain, motivate, develop and
recruit appropriately skilled employees;
21. whether, as a result of investigations into
alleged violations of law by some former employees of Siemens AG
(Siemens), government authorities or others take
further actions against Siemens
and/or its
employees that may involve and affect the carrier-related assets
and employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks,
or there may be undetected additional violations that may have
occurred prior to the transfer, or violations that may have
occurred after the transfer, of such assets and employees that
could result in additional actions by government authorities;
22. any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer
relationships resulting from the ongoing government
investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations
transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks;
23. unfavorable outcome of litigations; and
24. allegations of possible health risks from
electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile
devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit,
as well as the risk factors specified in our annual report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008 which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement.
Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions
subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly
update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the
extent legally required.
S-v
SUMMARY
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and
should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed
information and financial statements, including the notes
thereto, appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Because this is a summary it may not contain all the information
that may be important to you. You should read the entire
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well
as the information incorporated by reference, before making an
investment decision. Some of the statements in this
Summary are forward-looking statements. Please see
Forward-Looking Statements for more information
regarding these statements.
Nokia
Nokia is the worlds number one manufacturer of mobile
devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet
and communications industries. We make a wide range of devices
for all major consumer segments and offer Internet services that
enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and
games. We also provide comprehensive digital map information
through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
We shipped a total of 468 million mobile devices in 2008,
representing growth of 7% compared with 2007. Based on an
estimated global market volume for mobile devices of
1.21 billion units for 2008, our estimated full-year global
market share increased to 39% from an estimated 38% for 2007.
This further strengthened our leading position in the global
mobile device market a position we have held since
1998.
For 2008, our net sales totaled EUR 50.7 billion (USD
70.6 billion) and net profit was EUR 4.0 billion
(USD 5.6 billion). At the end of 2008 we employed
125 829 people; had production facilities for mobile
devices and network infrastructure around the world; sales in
more than 150 countries; and a global network of sales, customer
service and other operational units.
We have three reportable segments: Devices & Services;
NAVTEQ; and Nokia Siemens Networks.
Our Devices & Services group was formed on
January 1, 2008, and combined our three former mobile
device business groups Mobile Phones, Multimedia and
Enterprise Solutions and the supporting horizontal
groups into one integrated business group. The new
organizational structure is designed to align Nokia with the
opportunities we see for further growth in devices and services
and increase efficient ways of working across the company.
We completed our acquisition of NAVTEQ Corporation on
July 10, 2008. NAVTEQ is a leading provider of
comprehensive digital map information and related location-based
content and services for automotive navigation systems, mobile
navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and
government and business solutions.
Nokia Siemens Networks was formed on April 1, 2007, and
combined our former Networks business group with Siemens
carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks. Nokia
Siemens Networks is jointly owned by Nokia and Siemens and
consolidated by Nokia. Nokia Siemens Networks provides wireless
and fixed network infrastructure, communications and networks
service platforms, as well as professional services to operators
and service providers.
Our principal executive office is located at Keilalahdentie 4,
P.O. Box 226, FI-00045 Nokia Group, Espoo, Finland and
our telephone number is +358
(0) 1800-8000-7.
Nokia Corporation is a public limited liability company
incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Finland.
S-1
Selected
Consolidated Financial Data
The following table sets forth selected historical financial
data at and for each of the fiscal years ended December 31,
2006, 2007 and 2008 and at and for each of the three month
periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2009.
The selected historical financial data set forth below at
December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008 have been
derived from our audited consolidated financial statements
included in our annual report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement. This data should be
read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by
reference to, our audited consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto and related Operating and Financial Review
and Prospects included in our annual report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008. See Where you
can find more information. The audited consolidated
financial statements from which the selected consolidated
financial data set forth below have been derived were prepared
in accordance with IFRS.
The selected financial data set forth below at March 31,
2008 and 2009 and for each of the three month periods ended
March 31, 2008 and 2009 are derived from the unaudited
consolidated financial information for those periods presented
in our interim report for the quarter ended March 31, 2009,
which is incorporated by reference herein. The financial
information includes all normal and recurring adjustments
considered necessary for the fair presentation of our financial
condition and results of operations. Operating results for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire
year or for any future period and should be read in conjunction
with the annual financial statements.
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Net sales
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41 121
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51 058
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50 710
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12 660
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9 274
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Operating profit
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5 488
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7 985
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4 966
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5 723
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8 268
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4 970
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1 607
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4 306
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7 205
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3 988
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1 222
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122
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Balance Sheet Data
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Fixed assets and other non-current assets
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4 031
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8 305
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15 112
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8 351
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15 455
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assets(2)
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8 537
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11 753
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6 820
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10 366
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8 114
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Other current assets
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10 049
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17 541
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17 650
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16 967
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16 398
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Total assets
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22 617
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37 599
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39 582
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35 684
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39 967
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Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the parent
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11 968
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14 773
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14 208
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14 453
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14 375
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Minority interests
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92
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2 565
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2 302
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2 569
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2 155
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Long-term interest-bearing liabilities
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69
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203
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861
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173
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3 076
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Other long-term liabilities
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327
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1 082
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1 856
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1 096
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1 740
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Borrowings due within one year
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180
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887
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3 591
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925
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2 710
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Other current liabilities
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9 981
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|
18 089
|
|
|
|
16 764
|
|
|
|
16 468
|
|
|
|
15 911
|
|
Total shareholders equity and liabilities
|
|
|
22 617
|
|
|
|
37 599
|
|
|
|
39 582
|
|
|
|
35 684
|
|
|
|
39 967
|
|
Net interest-bearing
debt(3)
|
|
|
(8 288
|
)
|
|
|
(10 663
|
)
|
|
|
(2 368
|
)
|
|
|
(9 268
|
)
|
|
|
(2 328
|
)
|
Share capital
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
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As from April 1, 2007, our consolidated financial data
includes that of Nokia Siemens Networks on a fully consolidated
basis. Nokia Siemens Networks, a company jointly owned by Nokia
and Siemens, is comprised of our former Networks business group
and Siemens carrier-related operations for fixed and
mobile networks. Accordingly, our consolidated financial data
for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 is not
directly comparable between each other or to our consolidated
financial data for prior years. Our consolidated financial data
for the years prior to the year ended December 31, 2007
included our former Networks business group only. |
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(2) |
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Cash and other liquid assets consist of the following captions
from our consolidated balance sheet: (1) bank and cash,
(2) available-for-sale
investments, cash equivalents, and
(3) available-for-sale
investments, liquid assets. |
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(3) |
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Net interest-bearing debt consists of borrowings due within one
year and long-term interest-bearing liabilities, less cash and
other liquid assets. |
S-2
THE
OFFERING
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Issuer |
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Nokia Corporation. |
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Amount of Notes Offered |
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$1 000 000 000 aggregate principal amount of
notes due 2019, or the 2019 notes; and |
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$500 000 000 aggregate principal amount of notes due
2039, or the 2039 notes. |
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We refer to the 2019 notes and the 2039 notes in this prospectus
supplement collectively as the notes. |
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Ranking |
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The notes will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness of Nokia Corporation and will rank equally with all
other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of Nokia
Corporation. |
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Maturity |
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May 15, 2019 for the 2019 notes and May 15, 2039 for
the 2039 notes. |
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Interest Rate |
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5.375% per annum for the 2019 notes and 6.625% per annum for the
2039 notes. |
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Regular Record Dates for Interest |
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The close of business on April 30 or October 31
(whether or not a business day) immediately preceding each
interest payment date. |
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Interest Payment Dates |
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May 15 and November 15, commencing November 15,
2009. |
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Business Day |
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Any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, which is not, in
New York City, Helsinki, Finland, or the place of payment
of interest or principal, a legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law,
regulation or executive order to close. |
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Business Day Convention |
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Following. |
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Day Count Fraction |
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30/360. |
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Optional Redemption |
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We may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and
from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of
(1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes plus accrued
interest to the date of redemption and (2) as determined by
the quotation agent, the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the
notes (excluding any portion of such payments of interest
accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the
redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months) at the treasury rate, plus, in the case of the 2019
notes, 40 basis points and, in the case of the 2039 notes,
40 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued interest
thereon to the date of redemption. See Description of the
Notes Redemption Optional
Redemption. |
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Redemption for Tax Reasons |
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In the event of various tax law changes and other limited
circumstances that require us to pay additional amounts as
described under Description of the Notes
Redemption Optional Tax Redemption, we may
call the notes for redemption prior to maturity. |
S-3
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Payment of Additional Amounts |
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If we are required by the government of any jurisdiction in
which we are resident for tax purposes or any political
subdivision or taxing authority of such jurisdiction to deduct
or withhold taxes in respect of payment on the notes we will,
subject to certain exceptions, pay additional amounts to holders
of the notes, but may exercise our right to redeem the notes for
tax reasons, as described above. |
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Covenants |
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The indenture relating to the notes contains covenants
restricting our ability to amalgamate, reconstruct, consolidate
or merge with another company or other legal entity, enter into
sale and leaseback transactions, pledge our assets to secure
certain borrowings and create or incur liens on our property.
These restrictive covenants are described under the headings
Description of the Notes Mergers and Similar
Events and Description of the Notes
Covenants. |
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Book-entry Issuance, Settlement and Clearance |
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We will issue the notes in fully registered form in
denominations of $2 000 and integral multiples in excess
thereof of $1 000. The notes will be represented by one or
more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of
The Depository Trust Company, referred to as DTC. You will
hold beneficial interests in the notes through DTC and DTC and
its direct and indirect participants will record your beneficial
interest on their books. We will not issue certificated notes
except in certain limited circumstances. Settlement of the notes
will occur through DTC in same day funds. For information on
DTCs book-entry system, see Clearance and
Settlement. |
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Governing Law |
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The indenture and the notes will be governed by the laws of the
State of New York. |
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Listing |
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We do not intend to list the notes on any securities exchange.
The notes will be new securities for which there is currently no
public market. |
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Sinking fund |
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There is no sinking fund. |
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Defeasance |
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The notes will be subject to the defeasance and covenant
defeasance provisions in the indenture described under
Description of the Notes Satisfaction,
Discharge and Defeasance. |
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Further issuances |
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We may, at our option, at any time and without the consent of
the then existing noteholders, issue additional notes in one or
more transactions after the date of this prospectus supplement
with terms (other than the issuance date and, possibly, the
first interest payment date and issue price) identical to any
series of notes offered hereby; provided that such additional
notes of any series will be issued with no more than de
minimis original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax
purposes or constitute a qualified reopening for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. These additional notes will be deemed to
have been part of the same series as the notes offered hereby
and will provide the holders of these |
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additional notes the right to vote together with holders of the
notes issued hereby. |
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Use of Proceeds |
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The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be
approximately $1 478 757 300, after the deduction
of underwriting discounts and expenses payable by us estimated
to be $587 700. We intend to use the proceeds from the sale
of the notes for general corporate purposes, including working
capital requirements, repayment of borrowings, capital
expenditures, acquisitions and stock repurchases. |
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Trustee |
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Law Debenture Trust Company of New York. |
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Registrar and Paying Agent |
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Citibank, N.A. |
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Timing and Delivery |
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We currently expect delivery of the notes to occur on or about
May 7, 2009. |
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Risk Factors |
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You should carefully consider all of the information in this
prospectus supplement and the attached prospectus, which
includes information incorporated by reference. In particular,
you should evaluate the specific factors under Risk
Factors beginning on
page S-6
of this prospectus supplement and under the heading Risk
Factors on page 11 of our Annual Report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008 which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement, for risks involved
with an investment in the notes. |
S-5
RISK
FACTORS
Investing in the notes involves risks. You should carefully
consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed
under the caption Risk Factors beginning on
page 11 of our annual report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008 which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement, and which may be
amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other
reports we file with the SEC in the future. You should also
carefully consider those risks, uncertainties and assumptions
together with all the information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus.
Risks
Relating to an Investment in our Notes
The
notes do not restrict our ability to incur additional debt,
including debt of our subsidiaries, or prohibit us from taking
other action that could negatively impact holders of the notes.
Your right to receive payments on the notes is structurally
subordinated to other liabilities of our
subsidiaries.
We are not restricted under the terms of the indenture or the
notes from incurring additional indebtedness, including
indebtedness of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries will
guarantee the notes. As such, the notes will be structurally
subordinated to any existing or future indebtedness of our
subsidiaries to the extent of the assets of such subsidiaries.
The terms of the indenture limit our ability to secure
additional debt without also securing the notes and to enter
into sale and leaseback transactions. However, these limitations
are subject to numerous exceptions. See Description of the
Notes Covenants. In addition, the notes do not
require us to achieve or maintain any minimum financial results
relating to our financial position or results of operations. Our
ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt, secure existing
or future debt or take a number of other actions that are not
limited by the terms of the indenture and the notes, could have
the effect of diminishing our ability to make payments on the
notes when due.
There
may not be a liquid market for the notes.
The notes are a new issue of securities for which there is
currently no trading market. We cannot assure you that a trading
market for the notes will develop or be maintained in the United
States or elsewhere. If an active market for the notes fails to
develop or be sustained, the trading price of the notes could
fall, and even if an active trading market were to develop, the
notes could trade at prices that may be lower than the initial
offering price. There can be no assurance as to the liquidity of
any market that may develop for the notes, the ability of
holders to sell their notes, or the prices at which holders
might be able to sell their notes.
Our
financial performance and other factors could adversely impact
our ability to make payments on the notes.
Our ability to make scheduled payments with respect to our
indebtedness, including the notes, will depend on our financial
and operating performance, which, in turn, is subject to
prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and
other factors beyond our control.
Ratings
for the notes may not reflect all risks of an investment in the
notes.
The notes will be rated by at least two nationally recognized
statistical rating organizations. Any rating is not a
recommendation to purchase, sell or hold any particular
security, including the notes. These ratings do not comment as
to market price or suitability for a particular investor. In
addition, ratings at any time may be lowered or withdrawn in
their entirety. The ratings for the notes may not reflect the
potential impact of all risks related to structure and other
factors on any trading market for, or trading value of, your
notes.
The
notes will initially be held in book-entry form and therefore
you must rely on the procedures of the relevant clearing systems
to exercise any rights and remedies.
Unless and until definitive registered notes are issued in
exchange for book-entry interests in the notes, owners of the
book-entry interests will not be considered owners or holders of
the notes. Instead, the registered
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holder, or their respective nominee, will be the sole holder of
the notes. Payments of principal, interest and other amounts
owing on or in respect of the notes in global form will be made
to Citibank, N.A. (as paying agent for the notes), which will
make payments to the common depositary, which will in turn
distribute payments to The Depository Trust Company.
Thereafter, payments will be made by The Depository Trust
Company to participants in these systems and then by such
participants to indirect participants. After payment to the
common depositary neither we, the trustee nor the paying agent
will have any responsibility or liability of any aspect of the
records related to, or payments of, interest, principal or other
amounts to The Depository Trust Company or to owners of
book-entry interests.
Unlike holders of the notes themselves, owners of book-entry
interests will not have the direct right to act upon our
solicitations or consents or requests for waivers or other
actions from holders of the notes that we may choose to make in
the future. Rather, owners of book-entry interests will be
permitted to act only to the extent that they have received
appropriate proxies to do so from The Depository
Trust Company or, if applicable, from a participant. We
cannot assure you that procedures implemented for the granting
of such proxies will be sufficient to enable you to vote on any
such solicitations or requests for actions on a timely basis.
You
may be unable to recover in civil proceedings for U.S.
securities laws violations.
Nokia Corporation is organized under the laws of the Republic of
Finland. Many of our assets are located outside the United
States. In addition, most of the members of our Board of
Directors and officers are residents of countries other than the
United States. As a result, it may be impossible for investors
to effect service of process within the United States upon us or
these persons, or to enforce against us or them judgements
obtained in U.S. courts predicated upon civil liability
provisions of the U.S. securities laws. In addition, we
cannot assure you that civil liabilities predicated upon the
federal securities laws of the United States will be
enforceable in the Republic of Finland. See Limitation on
Enforcement of U.S. Laws Against Us, Our Management and
Others.
S-7
USE OF
PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be
approximately $1 478 757 300, after the deduction
of the underwriting discounts and expenses payable by us
estimated to be $587 700. We expect to use the net proceeds
from the sale of the notes for general corporate purposes,
including working capital requirements, repayment of borrowings,
capital expenditures, acquisitions and stock repurchases.
S-8
RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table shows our ratio of earnings to fixed charges
for each of the five most recent fiscal years and for the three
months ended March 31, 2009.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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Three Months Ended
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Year Ended December 31,
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March 31,
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|
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2004
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2005
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|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
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|
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2008
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|
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2009
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|
|
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(EUR in millions, except for ratio)
|
|
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Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for
minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or
loss from equity investees
|
|
|
4 705
|
|
|
|
4 971
|
|
|
|
5 723
|
|
|
|
8 268
|
|
|
|
4 970
|
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Fixed charges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest expense on financial liabilities carried at amortised
cost
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
|
54
|
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Interest portion of rental expense
(33%)(1)
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total fixed charges
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for
minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or
loss from equity investees plus fixed charges
|
|
|
4 806
|
|
|
|
5 076
|
|
|
|
5 840
|
|
|
|
8 420
|
|
|
|
5 294
|
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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|
|
47.7
|
x
|
|
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48.2
|
x
|
|
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49.9
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x
|
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55.3
|
x
|
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16.3
|
x
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0.9
|
x
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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(1)
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Represents an appropriate interest
factor.
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S-9
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our cash and other liquid assets,
short-term debt and capitalization at March 31, 2009 on a
historical basis and as adjusted to give effect to our offering
of the notes. You should read this table in conjunction with our
financial statements and notes thereto and related
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
included in our annual report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement.
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March 31, 2009
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Actual
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As adjusted
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As adjusted
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(EUR in millions)
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|
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(USD in
millions)(1)
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Cash and other liquid
assets(2)
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|
|
8 114
|
|
|
|
9 230
|
(3)
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|
|
12 239
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(3)
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|
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|
|
|
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Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term
debt(4)
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|
|
2 710
|
|
|
|
2 710
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|
|
|
3 593
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.50% notes due 2014
|
|
|
1 250
|
|
|
|
1 250
|
|
|
|
1 658
|
|
6.75% notes due 2019
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
|
663
|
|
5.375% notes due 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
754
|
|
|
|
1 000
|
|
6.625% notes due 2039
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
377
|
|
|
|
500
|
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Other long-term interest-bearing
debt(5)
|
|
|
1 326
|
|
|
|
1 326
|
|
|
|
1 758
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total long-term debt
|
|
|
3 076
|
|
|
|
4 207
|
|
|
|
5 579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Shareholders Equity:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the parent
|
|
|
14 375
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|
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|
14 375
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|
|
|
19 061
|
|
Minority interests
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|
|
2 155
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|
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|
2 155
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|
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2 858
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Total Shareholders Equity
|
|
|
16 530
|
|
|
|
16 530
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|
21 919
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Total Capitalization
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19 606
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20 737
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27 498
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(1) |
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Amounts have been translated into Euro or USD, as appropriate,
using the Euro to USD exchange rate on March 31, 2009 of
1.326 to 1.00. |
(2) |
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Cash and other liquid assets consist of the following captions
from our consolidated balance sheet: (1) bank and cash;
(2) available-for-sale
investments, cash equivalents; and
(3) available-for-sale
investments, liquid assets. |
(3) |
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Cash and other liquid assets as adjusted to reflect the proceeds
of the offering of the notes after underwriting discount, but
before expenses. Please see Use of Proceeds for the
estimated net proceeds of the offering of the notes and
Underwriting for the estimated expenses of the
offering of the notes. |
(4) |
|
Short-term debt comprises approximately EUR
1 137 million, or $1 474 million, of
commercial paper and EUR 1 573 million, or
$2 039 million, of other short-term debt. Nokia has a
$1 923 million multicurrency revolving credit
facility, dated April 29, 2005 and maturing on
April 29, 2012. |
(5) |
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Other long-term interest-bearing debt consists of EUR
500 million drawn under our EUR 500 million loan
facility with the European Investment Bank, EUR 229 million
drawn in connection with pension premium loans, EUR
500 million under our EUR 500 million committed credit
facility maturing in 2011 and EUR 97 million in other
interest-bearing long-term loans. |
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE NOTES
This summary of certain provisions of the indenture and the
notes does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to, all the provisions of
the indenture (including the form of the notes), copies of which
are available upon request from us.
General
We will offer $1 000 000 000 initial aggregate
principal amount of 5.375% notes due 2019 (the
2019 notes) and $500 000 000
initial aggregate principal amount of 6.625% notes due 2039 (the
2039 notes, and, together with the 2019
notes, the notes). The notes will be governed
by New York law.
The notes will be issued as separate series under an indenture
between us and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as
trustee (the trustee) expected to be dated as
of May 7, 2009, as supplemented by the first supplemental
indenture among us, the trustee and Citibank, N.A. as indenture
agent (the paying agent) expected to be dated
also as of May 7, 2009. Herein, we refer to the indenture,
as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, as the
indenture. The terms of the notes
include those stated in the indenture and those made part of the
indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as amended (the Trust Indenture Act).
The notes will be unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness of
Nokia Corporation and will rank equally with all of Nokia
Corporations other unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness.
There is no sinking fund for the notes.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. There
is currently no public market for the notes.
Interest
Payments and Maturity
For purposes of the description below, business
day means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday,
which is not, in New York City, Helsinki, Finland, or the place
of payment of interest or principal with respect to the notes, a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are
authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to
close.
Maturity. The entire principal amount of each series
of the notes will mature and become due and payable, together
with any accrued and unpaid interest, as follows:
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the 2019 notes on May 15, 2019; and
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the 2039 notes on May 15, 2039.
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Interest Rate. The notes of each series will bear
interest from their original issue date or from the most recent
date to which interest on the notes has been paid or duly
provided for, until their maturity date, at the rate specified
below, calculated on the basis of a
360-day year
and twelve
30-day
months:
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the 2019 notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.375% per annum;
and
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the 2039 notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.625% per annum.
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Interest Payment Dates. Interest on the notes will
be paid semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and
November 15 of each year, commencing November 15, 2009
(each an Interest Payment Date). However, if
an Interest Payment Date would fall on a day that is not a
business day, the Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the
next succeeding day that is a business day (but no additional
interest shall be paid unless we fail to make payment on such
date).
Interest Periods. The first interest period for the
notes will be the period from and including the issue date to
but excluding the first Interest Payment Date. Thereafter, the
interest periods for the notes will be the periods from and
including the Interest Payment Dates to but excluding the
immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date (together with the
first interest period, each an Interest
Period). The final Interest Period will
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be the period from and including the Interest Payment Date
immediately preceding the maturity date to but excluding the
maturity date.
Record Dates. We will pay interest to you if you are
a direct holder of the notes at the close of business on
April 30 and October 31, as the case may be, preceding
the Interest Payment Date, even if you no longer own the notes
on the Interest Payment Date.
We will pay interest, principal and any other money due on the
notes at the office of the paying agent. See
Paying Agent below. Street name
and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers
for information on how they will receive payments.
Redemption
As explained below, under certain circumstances we may redeem
the notes before they mature. This means that we may repay them
early. You have no right to require us to redeem the notes. The
notes will stop bearing interest on the redemption date, even if
you do not collect your money. We will give notice to DTC of any
redemption we propose to make at least 30 days, but no more
than 60 days, before the redemption date. Notice by DTC to
participating institutions and by these participating
institutions to street name holders of indirect interests in the
notes will be made according to arrangements among them and may
be subject to statutory or regulatory requirements.
Optional
Redemption
We may redeem any series of the notes, in whole or in part, at
any time and from time to time at our election, upon not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a redemption
price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal
amount of the notes of such series, and (ii) as determined
by the quotation agent, the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the
notes of such series to be redeemed (not including any portion
of such payments of interest accrued as of the date of
redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semiannual
basis (assuming a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months) at the treasury rate plus the make-whole spread (as set
forth below) plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the
date of redemption. In connection with such optional redemption,
the following defined terms apply:
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treasury rate means, with respect to any
redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual
equivalent yield to maturity of the comparable treasury issue,
assuming a price for the comparable treasury issue (expressed as
a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the comparable
treasury price for such redemption date;
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comparable treasury issue means the
U.S. Treasury security selected by the quotation agent as
having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the notes
that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in
accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new
issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to
the remaining term of such series of the notes;
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comparable treasury price means, with respect
to any redemption date, (i) the average of the reference
treasury dealer quotations for such redemption date, after
excluding the highest and lowest such reference treasury dealer
quotations, or (ii) if the trustee obtains fewer than three
such reference treasury dealer quotations, the average of all
such quotations;
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quotation agent means the reference treasury
dealer appointed by us;
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reference treasury dealer means (i) each
of Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and
their respective successors; provided, however, that if the
foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government
securities dealer in New York City (a primary treasury
dealer), we shall substitute therefor another primary
treasury dealer; and (ii) any other primary treasury dealer
selected by us;
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reference treasury dealer quotations means,
with respect to each reference treasury dealer and any
redemption date, the average, as determined by the quotation
agent, of the bid and asked prices
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for the comparable treasury issue (expressed in each case as a
percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the
trustee and the paying agent by such reference treasury dealer
at 3:30 p.m., New York City Time, on the third business day
preceding such redemption date; and
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Make-whole spread means 40 basis points
with respect to the 2019 notes and 40 basis points with
respect to the 2039 notes.
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Optional
Tax Redemption
We also have the option to redeem the notes, in whole but not in
part, if as a result of a change or amendment to any law or
related regulation or ruling of any jurisdiction in which we are
resident for tax purposes or through which we make payment, or
any change in the official application or interpretation of such
laws, regulations or rulings, we would have to pay additional
amounts as described under Payment of
Additional Amounts. The redemption price for the notes
will be equal to the principal amount of the notes being
redeemed plus accrued interest and any additional amounts due on
the date fixed for redemption. We must give you between 30 and
60 days notice before redeeming the notes; provided
that we shall give such notice not earlier than 60 days
before the first date on which we would be required to pay any
additional amounts.
We may only exercise this option in the case of changes or
amendments that become effective (or in the case of changes in
the official application or interpretation, are announced) on or
after the date hereof. If we are succeeded by another entity,
the applicable jurisdiction will be the jurisdiction in which
such successor is resident for tax purposes or through which
such successor makes payment, rather than the jurisdiction in
which we are resident for tax purposes or through which we make
payment, and the applicable date will be the date such entity
became successor, rather than the date hereof.
We would have the option to redeem the notes only if the payment
of such additional amounts cannot be avoided by the use of
reasonable measures available to us.
Further
Issuances
We may, from time to time, without the consent of the holders of
the notes of any series, issue additional notes of one or more
of the series offered hereby having the same ranking and same
interest rate, maturity date, redemption terms and other terms
(other than the issuance date and, possibly, the first Interest
Payment Date and issue price) as the notes described in this
prospectus supplement; provided that such additional notes will
be issued with no more than de minimis original issue
discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes or constitute
a qualified reopening for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Any such additional notes, together with the notes of such
series offered by this prospectus supplement, will constitute a
single series of securities under the indenture and are included
in the definition of notes in this summary where the
context requires. There is no limitation on the amount of notes
or other additional notes that we may issue under the indenture.
Form,
Denomination, Clearance and Settlement
We will issue the notes in fully registered form. The notes of
each series will be represented by one or more global securities
registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. You will hold
beneficial interests in the notes through DTC in book-entry
form. The notes will be issued in minimum denominations of
$2 000 and in integral multiples in excess thereof of
$1 000. The underwriters expect to deliver the notes
through the facilities of DTC on May 7, 2009. Indirect
holders trading their beneficial interests in the notes through
DTC must trade in DTCs
same-day
funds settlement system and pay in immediately available funds.
Secondary market trading through Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg will occur in the ordinary way following the
applicable rules and operating procedures of Euroclear and
Clearstream, Luxembourg. See Clearance and
Settlement for more information about these clearing
systems.
Payment of principal of and interest on the notes, so long as
the notes are represented by global securities, as discussed
below, will be made in immediately available funds. Beneficial
interests in the global securities will trade in the
same-day
funds settlement system of DTC, and secondary market trading
activity in such interests will therefore settle in
same-day
funds.
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Exchange
and Transfer
You may exchange or transfer the notes at the office of the
paying agent. See Paying Agent below.
The paying agent acts as our agent for registering the notes in
the names of holders and for transferring registered notes. We
may change this appointment to another entity or perform the
service ourselves. The entity performing the role of maintaining
the list of registered holders is called the security registrar.
It will also register transfers of the notes.
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You may not exchange your registered notes for bearer securities.
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There will be no service charge for any exchange or registration
of transfer of the notes, but we may require payment of an
amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
imposed in connection with any exchange or registration of
transfer or any other expenses (including the fees and expenses
of the trustee).
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The transfer or exchange of a registered note may be made only
if the security registrar is satisfied with your proof of
ownership.
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If we opt to redeem the notes and we redeem less than all of the
notes, we may block the transfer or exchange of the notes during
a specified period of time in order to freeze the list of
holders to prepare the mailing. The period begins 15 days
before the day we first mail the notice of redemption and ends
on the day of that mailing. We may also refuse to register
transfers or exchanges of the notes selected or called for
redemption. However, we will continue to permit transfers and
exchanges of the unredeemed portion of the notes if the notes
are being partially redeemed.
Payment
of Additional Amounts
We agree that any amounts to be paid by us under the notes of
principal, interest and any premium in respect of the notes will
be paid without deduction or withholding for, any and all
present and future taxes, levies, duties, assessments, imposts
or other governmental charges of whatever nature imposed,
assessed, levied or collected by or for the account of the
government of any jurisdiction in which we are resident for tax
purposes or through which we make payment or any political
subdivision or taxing authority of any such jurisdiction, unless
such withholding or deduction is required by law. If such
deduction or withholding is at any time required, we will pay
you such additional amounts as will result in your receipt of
such amounts as you would have received had no such withholding
or deduction been required.
We will not have to pay additional amounts if:
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the tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge would not
have been imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for the
holders connection to the jurisdiction in which we are
resident for tax purposes or through which we make payment,
other than by merely holding the notes or by receiving
principal, interest or any premium on the notes, or enforcing
the notes. These connections include (but are not limited to)
where the holder or related party:
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is or has been a domiciliary, national or resident of such
jurisdiction;
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is or has been engaged in a trade or business in such
jurisdiction;
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has or had a permanent establishment in such
jurisdiction; or
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is or has been physically present in such jurisdiction,
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the tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge would not
have been imposed, assessed, levied or collected but for
presentation of the notes for payment, if presentation is
required, more than 30 days after the note became due or
payment was provided for;
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the tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge is an estate,
inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, excise, personal property or
similar tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge;
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the tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge is payable in
a manner that does not involve deduction or withholding from
payments on or in respect of the notes;
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the tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge would not
have been imposed or withheld but for the failure of the holder
or beneficial owner following a written request from us to
comply with any certification, identification or other reporting
requirement concerning the nationality, residence, identity or
connection with any jurisdiction in which we are resident for
tax purposes or through which we make payments, as required by
any statute, regulation or administrative practice of such
jurisdiction as a condition to relief or exemption from such
tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge;
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the tax, levy, impost or other governmental charge is imposed on
a payment to or for an individual and is required to be made
pursuant to the European Union Directive 2003/48/EC on the
taxation of savings or any other directive implementing the
conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of
26-27 November
2000 or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in
order to conform to, such Directive;
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the holder would have been able to avoid such withholding or
deduction by presenting the notes to another paying agent in a
Member State of the EU;
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the holder of the notes is a fiduciary, partnership or a person
other than the sole beneficial owner of any payment that would
be required, by the laws of the jurisdiction in which we are
resident for tax purposes, to be included in income, for tax
purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the
fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner
who would not have been entitled to the additional amounts had
that beneficiary, settlor, partner or beneficial owner been the
holder; or
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any combination of the above.
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Mergers
and Similar Events
We are permitted to amalgamate, reconstruct, consolidate or
merge with another company or other legal entity that is
organized under the laws of the Republic of Finland, the United
States or any other country which is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. We are
also permitted to sell or convey all or substantially all of our
property to such other entity. Our ability to take these actions
is restricted in that any entity succeeding us, or acquiring all
or substantially all of our property, must assume our
obligations in relation to the notes and under the indenture,
including the obligation to pay any additional amounts as
described under Payment of Additional
Amounts.
Covenants
Limitation
on Liens
Some of our property and the property of our subsidiaries may be
subject to a mortgage, pledge, assignment, charge or other legal
mechanism that gives a lender preferential rights in that
property over other lenders, including you and the other direct
holders of the notes, or over our general creditors if we fail
to repay them. These preferential rights are generally called
liens.
We undertake that we and certain of our subsidiaries, which we
refer to as restricted subsidiaries, will not become
obligated on any new debt for borrowed money that is secured by
a lien on any principal property or on any shares of stock or
indebtedness of any of our restricted subsidiaries unless we
grant an equivalent or higher-ranking lien on the same property
to you and the other holders of the notes.
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A restricted subsidiary means any
wholly-owned subsidiary which owns a principal property, but
excludes any wholly-owned subsidiary which is principally
engaged in leasing or in financing installment receivables or
which is principally engaged in financing the operations of us
and our consolidated subsidiaries.
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A wholly-owned subsidiary means any
subsidiary in which control, directly or indirectly, of all of
the stock with ordinary voting power to elect the board of
directors of that subsidiary is owned by us,
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or by one or more of our wholly-owned subsidiaries or by us and
one or more of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
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A subsidiary means with respect to any
person, any corporation or other legal entity in which that
person owns or controls directly or indirectly at least a
majority of the outstanding stock having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power (not dependent upon the occurrence of a
contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors of
such person, corporation or other legal entity.
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Principal property means any manufacturing
plant or facility or any research facility owned by us or any
restricted subsidiary that has a book value (without deduction
of any depreciation reserve) exceeding 2% of our total
consolidated assets. Principal property does not include:
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any plant or facility or research facility which is not
materially important to the total business conducted by us and
our subsidiaries considered as a whole; or
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any portion of a property described above which is not
materially important to the use or operation of the property.
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We do not need to comply with this restriction if the amount of
all debt that would be secured by liens on our principal
properties and the shares of stock or indebtedness of our
restricted subsidiaries plus the total amount of attributable
debt attributable to sale and lease-back transactions (but
excluding sale and lease-back transactions that we or a
restricted subsidiary would be entitled to enter into as
described under Limitation on Sale and
Lease-Back Transactions below) is no more than 10% of our
total consolidated assets.
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Our total consolidated assets means Nokia
Corporations consolidated total assets, as shown on the
audited consolidated balance sheet contained in the latest
annual report to our shareholders.
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This restriction on liens does not apply to debt secured by a
number of different types of liens. These types of liens include
the following:
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any lien on property, shares of stock or indebtedness of any
corporation or other legal entity existing at the time such
corporation or other legal entity becomes a restricted
subsidiary;
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any lien on property or shares of stock existing at the time of
acquisition of that property or those shares of stock, or to
secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of
that property or those shares of stock, or to secure any debt
incurred before, at the time of, or within twelve months after,
in the case of shares of stock, the acquisition of the shares of
stock and, in the case of property, the later of the
acquisition, completion of construction (including any
improvements on an existing property) or commencement of the
commercial operation of the property, where the debt is incurred
to finance all or any part of the purchase price;
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any lien securing debt owed to us or to any of our restricted
subsidiaries by us or any of our restricted subsidiaries;
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any lien existing at the date of issue of a series of notes;
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any lien on a principal property to secure debt incurred to
finance all or part of the cost of improving, constructing,
altering or repairing any building, equipment or facilities or
of any other improvements on all or any part of that principal
property, if the debt is incurred before, during, or within
twelve months after completing the improvement, construction,
alteration or repair;
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any lien on property owned or held by any corporation or other
legal entity or on shares of stock or indebtedness of any
corporation or other legal entity, where the lien existed either
at the time such corporation or other legal entity is merged,
consolidated or amalgamated with either us or a restricted
subsidiary or at the time of a sale or conveyance of the
property of a corporation or other legal entity as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety to us or a restricted subsidiary;
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any lien arising by operation of law;
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any rights of financial institutions to offset credit balances
in connection with the operation of cash management programs
established for our benefit
and/or the
benefit of any restricted subsidiary;
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any lien incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
business, including but not limited to:
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any mechanics, materialmens, carriers,
workmens, vendors or other similar liens;
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any liens securing amounts in connection with workers
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security;
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any easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, licenses, title
defects, rights of others for rights-of-way, utilities, sewers,
electrical lines, telephone lines, telegraph wires,
restrictions, encroachments and other similar charges; and
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liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention,
consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods;
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any liens incurred or deposits made securing the performance of
tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal
bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money
bonds and other obligations of a similar nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
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any lien in favor of the trustee;
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any lien securing taxes or assessments or other applicable
governmental charges or levies;
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any extension, renewal or replacement or successive extensions,
renewals or replacements, in whole or in part, of any lien
included in the preceding paragraphs or of any of the debt
secured under the preceding paragraphs, so long as the principal
amount of debt secured does not exceed the principal amount of
debt secured at the time of the extension, renewal or
replacement, and that the extension, renewal or replacement lien
is limited to all or any part of the same property or shares of
stock that secured the lien extended, renewed or replaced
(including improvements on that property), or property received
or shares of stock issued in substitution or exchange;
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any lien in favor of us or any subsidiary of ours; and
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any lien in respect of any interest, currency, commodity or
other hedging arrangement entered into with one or more
financial institutions in the ordinary course of business that
is designed to protect us or any of our subsidiaries against
fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or
commodity prices relating to then existing financial obligations
and not for purposes of speculation.
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The following types of transactions will not be deemed to create
debt secured by a lien and, therefore, will also not be subject
to the restriction on liens:
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any liens on property of ours or a restricted subsidiary in
favor of the U.S. or any State of the U.S., or the Republic
of Finland, or any other country, or any political subdivision
of, or any department, agency or instrumentality of, these
countries or states, to secure partial, progress, advance or
other payments under provisions of any contract or statute
including, but not limited to, liens to secure debt of pollution
control or industrial revenue bond type, or to secure any
indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any
part of the purchase price or cost of construction of the
property subject to these liens.
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Limitation
on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions
Neither we nor any of our restricted subsidiaries will enter
into any sale and lease-back transaction involving a principal
property without complying with this covenant.
A sale and lease-back transaction is an arrangement between us
or a restricted subsidiary and any person in which we or the
restricted subsidiary leases back for a term of more than three
years a principal property that we or the restricted subsidiary
has sold or transferred to that person.
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We and our restricted subsidiaries may enter into sale and
lease-back transactions provided that the total amount of
attributable debt attributable to all sale and lease-back
transactions plus other debt of ours or any of our restricted
subsidiaries that is secured by liens (but excluding debt
secured by liens on property that we or a restricted subsidiary
would be entitled to incur, assume or guarantee without equally
and ratably securing the notes as described under
Limitation on Liens above) does not
exceed 10% of total consolidated assets.
This restriction does not apply to any sale and lease-back
transaction if:
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we or the restricted subsidiary seeking to enter into the sale
and lease-back could incur, assume or guarantee debt secured by
a lien on the principal property to be leased without equally
and ratably securing the debt securities offered by this
prospectus as a result of one or more of the exceptions to the
limitation on liens as described under
Limitation on Liens above; or
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within twelve months before or after the sale or transfer,
regardless of whether the sale or transfer may have been made by
us or a restricted subsidiary, we apply, an amount equal to the
net proceeds of the sale or transfer (in the case of a sale or
transfer for cash), or an amount equal to the fair value of the
principal property so leased at the time of entering into the
sale or transfer as determined by our board of directors (in the
case of a sale or transfer otherwise than for cash), to:
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the retirement of indebtedness for money borrowed, incurred or
assumed by us or any restricted subsidiary which matures at, or
is extendible or renewable at the option of the obligor to, a
date more than twelve months after the date of incurring,
assuming or guaranteeing such debt, or
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This restriction on sale and lease-back transactions also does
not apply to any transaction between us and a restricted
subsidiary, or between restricted subsidiaries.
Attributable debt means the present value
(discounted at a rate equal to the weighted average of the rate
of interest on all securities then issued and outstanding under
the indenture, compounded semi-annually) of our or a restricted
subsidiarys obligation for rental payments for the
remaining term of any lease in respect of a sale and lease-back
transaction, including in each case any period for which any
such lease has been extended. Such rental payments will not
include amounts payable by or on behalf of the lessee for
maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water
rates and similar charges.
Events of
Default and Related Matters
A holder of the notes will have enforcement rights if any event
of default occurs and is not cured, as described later in this
subsection.
What is an event of default? With respect to each
series of the notes, an event of default means each of the
following events:
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Interest default for thirty days in the
payment of any installment of interest on the notes of such
series;
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Principal default in the payment of all or
any part of the principal of or any premium on the notes of such
series when such principal becomes due and payable either at
maturity, upon redemption, by acceleration or otherwise;
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Covenant breach of or default by us in the
performance of a covenant in the indenture which has not been
remedied for ninety days after we receive written notice of the
default from the trustee or we and the trustee receive written
notice of the default from the holders of at least 25% of the
principal amount of all series of notes affected thereby;
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Cross-default or cross-acceleration
(i) non-payment when due (taking into
account grace periods and extensions) of all or any part of the
principal of any indebtedness of Nokia Corporation or any of our
restricted subsidiaries or the declaration of any indebtedness
of Nokia Corporation or any of our restricted subsidiaries due
and payable (or if such indebtedness otherwise becomes due and
payable)
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prior to its specified maturity by reason of the occurrence of
an event of default (howsoever described); and (ii) the
aggregate of all indebtedness referred to in clause (i)
exceeds 75 000 000 or its equivalent in other
currencies; or
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Bankruptcy certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization affecting us.
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An event of default with respect to any series of notes would
not necessarily constitute an event of default with respect to
any other series of notes.
Remedies if an event of default occurs. If an event
of default, other than a Bankruptcy default, has
occurred (but only if the default has occurred for less than all
series of notes then issued under the indenture and outstanding)
and has not been cured, the trustee or the holders of at least
25% of the principal amount of the notes of the affected series
(each affected series voting as a separate class) may declare
the principal amount of such series of notes, together with any
accrued interest, to be due and payable immediately. If a
Bankruptcy default has occurred, the principal of
all notes then issued under the indenture and outstanding,
together with any accrued interest, will be due and payable
immediately. If any other event of default has occurred with
respect to all series of the notes then issued under the
indenture and outstanding and has not been cured, the trustee or
the holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of all the
notes then issued under the indenture and outstanding (treated
as one class) may declare the principal of all notes then issued
under the indenture and outstanding, together with any accrued
interest, to be due and payable immediately. In each such case,
this is called a declaration of acceleration of maturity. A
declaration of acceleration of maturity may be canceled by the
holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the notes
of the affected series or by at least a majority in principal
amount of all the notes then issued under the indenture and
outstanding (voting as one class), as the case may be, if
certain conditions are met.
Before a declaration of acceleration of maturity, past defaults
that do not affect all series of notes then issued under the
indenture and outstanding may be waived by the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the notes of each affected
series (each such series voting as a separate class). Past
defaults that affect all series of notes then issued under the
indenture and outstanding (including any Bankruptcy
defaults) may be waived by the holders of a majority in
principal amount of all the notes then issued under the
indenture and outstanding (treated as one class). Default in the
payment of principal of or interest on any series of the notes
or default or breach of a covenant or provision of the indenture
that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the
holder of each note affected may only be waived, modified or
amended with the consent of such holder.
Except in cases of default, where the trustee has some special
duties, the trustee is not required to take any action under the
indenture at the request of any holders unless the holders offer
the trustee reasonable protection against costs, expenses and
liability. This protection is called an indemnity. If reasonable
indemnity is provided, the holders of a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding notes of the relevant series may,
subject to certain limitations and conditions, direct the time,
method and place of conducting any lawsuit or other formal legal
action seeking any remedy available to the trustee. These
majority holders may also, subject to certain limitations and
conditions, direct the trustee in performing any other action
under the indenture.
Before you bypass the trustee and bring your own lawsuit or
other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce your
rights or protect your interests relating to the notes, the
following must occur:
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you must give the trustee written notice that an event of
default has occurred and remains uncured;
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the holders of 25% in principal amount of all outstanding notes
of the relevant series must make a written request that the
trustee take action because of the default, and must offer
reasonable indemnity to the trustee against the cost and other
liabilities of taking that action; and
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the trustee must have not taken action for 60 days after
receipt of the above notice and offer of indemnity and the
trustee must not have received an inconsistent direction from
the holders of a majority in principal amount of all outstanding
notes of the relevant series during that period.
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These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by you for
the enforcement of payment of the principal of or interest on
the notes on or after the respective due dates.
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We will file annually with the trustee on or before March 31 in
each year a written statement of certain of our officers
certifying that, to their knowledge, we have not defaulted on
our covenants under the indenture or else specifying any default
that exists.
Modification
of the Indenture and Waiver
There are three types of changes we can make to the indenture
and any series of the notes.
Changes not requiring approval. The first
type of change does not require any vote by holders of the
notes. Your consent is not required to do any of the following:
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to transfer or pledge any property or assets to the trustee as
security for any series of the notes;
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to evidence the succession of any successor corporation to us as
described under Mergers and Similar
Events above;
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to evidence the succession of any successor trustee under the
indenture or to add to or change any provisions of the indenture
as necessary to provide for the appointment of an additional
trustee or trustees;
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to add to our covenants or to add additional events of default
for the benefit of the holders of any series of the notes;
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to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision
of the indenture that may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provision of the indenture;
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to provide for the issuance of additional notes as described in
Further Issuances above; or
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to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under the indenture as our board of directors
may deem necessary or desirable and that shall not adversely
affect the interests of holders of any series of the notes in
any material respect.
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Changes requiring the approval of a majority of
holders. The second type of change to the indenture
and the notes requires a vote in favor by holders of notes
owning at least a majority of the principal amount of the notes
then outstanding and affected by such change (each affected
series voting as a separate class). In this manner, any
provision of such affected series of notes or the indenture
relating to such affected series of notes may be changed or
eliminated unless the provision relates to a matter that
requires the consent of each affected holder as discussed below.
Changes requiring your approval. Third, there
are changes that cannot be made to the notes without the
specific approval of each affected holder. Your consent is
required before we can do any of the following:
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extend the final maturity of the notes;
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reduce the principal amount of the notes;
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reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of any interest on
the notes;
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reduce any amount payable on redemption of the notes;
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impair your right to sue for payment;
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impair any right of repayment at the option of the holder;
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reduce the percentage of holders of the notes whose consent is
needed to modify or amend the indenture; or
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change in any manner adverse to the holders of the notes our
obligations relating to the payment of principal, interest and
any premium.
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Satisfaction,
Defeasance and Discharge
We may terminate our repayment and other obligations with
respect to any series of the notes when:
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we have paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest,
if any, then due and payable on such series of outstanding notes;
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we have delivered to the paying agent for cancellation all of
such series of outstanding notes; or
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all of such series of the outstanding notes that have not been
delivered to the paying agent for cancellation have become or
will become due and payable within one year and we have made
arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of
notice of redemption by the trustee in our name, and we have
deposited with the trustee or paying agent sufficient funds to
pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the notes to pay
principal and interest.
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We may elect to have our obligations under the notes discharged
or elect to have our obligations with respect to the covenants
under the indenture released, except for various obligations
described below, if we, in addition to other actions, put in
place the following arrangements for you:
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we must deposit in trust for your benefit and the benefit of all
other direct holders of all of such series of notes a
combination of money and government obligations that will
generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other
payments on the notes on their various due dates; and
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we must deliver to the trustee either (i) a legal opinion
of recognized counsel with respect to U.S. federal income
tax matters to the effect that the holders of all of such series
of notes will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal
income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance and will be
subject to the same federal income tax as would be the case if
the defeasance did not occur, which opinion, in the case of an
election to have our obligations under the notes discharged,
shall state that it is based on a change of law after the date
of the indenture or (ii) a ruling to that effect received
from or published by the United States Revenue Service, which,
in the case of an election to have our obligations under the
notes discharged, is received or published after the date of the
indenture.
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However, even if we take these actions, a number of our
obligations relating to the notes will remain. These include the
following obligations:
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to register the transfer and exchange of notes and our right of
optional redemption, if any;
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to replace mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen notes;
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immunities and indemnities of the trustee; and
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to hold money for payment in trust.
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Government obligations means securities that
are:
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direct obligations of the U.S. or any foreign government of
a sovereign state, the payment of which is pledged by the full
faith and credit of the U.S. or such foreign
government; or
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obligations of an entity controlled or supervised by and acting
as an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. or any foreign
government of a sovereign state the payment of which is
unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation
of the U.S. or such foreign government;
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and are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer
of such securities. Government obligations also include:
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a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as
custodian for these government obligations, or specific payment
of interest on or principal of these government obligations,
held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a
depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law)
such custodian is not authorized to make any deductions from the
amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any
amount received by the custodian in respect of these government
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obligations, or the specific payment of interest on or principal
of these government obligations, evidenced by such depositary
receipt.
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Paying
Agent
Citibank, N.A. is the paying agent for the notes. The paying
agents current address is (a) for transfer purposes
and for purposes of presentment and surrender of the notes for
the final distributions thereon, Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall
Street,
15th Floor,
New York, NY 10005, Attn:
15th Floor
Window, and (b) for all other purposes, Citibank, N.A., 388
Greenwich Street,
14th Floor,
NY, NY 10013, Attn: Global Transaction Services
Nokia Corp. We may at any time designate additional paying
agents or rescind the designation of paying agents or approve a
change in the office through which any paying agent acts. We may
also choose to act as our own paying agent, but must also
maintain a paying agency in the Borough of Manhattan, City of
New York. Whenever there are changes in the paying agent for the
notes we must notify the trustee.
The paying agent will also initially serve as the security
registrar for the notes. See Exchange and
Transfer.
Trustee
Law Debenture Trust Company of New York is the trustee
under the indenture. The trustees current address is 400
Madison Avenue,
4th Floor,
New York, NY 10017. As trustee, it has two main roles:
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first, it can enforce your rights against us if we default on
the notes. There are some limitations on the extent to which the
trustee may act on your behalf, described under
Events of Default and Related
Matters Remedies if an event of default occurs
above; and
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second, the trustee or an agent on its behalf performs
administrative duties for us, such as sending you interest
payments and notices.
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Notices
We and the trustee will send notices only to direct holders,
using their addresses registered in the security
registrars records.
Regardless of who acts as paying agent, all money that we pay to
a paying agent that remains unclaimed at the end of two years
after the amount is due to direct holders of the notes will be
repaid to us. After that two-year period, you may look only to
us for payment and not to the trustee, any other paying agent or
anyone else.
Governing
Law
The notes and the indenture will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
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CLEARANCE
AND SETTLEMENT
Securities we issue may be held through one or more
international and domestic clearing systems. The principal
clearing systems we will use are the book-entry systems operated
by The Depository Trust Company (DTC) in the
United States, Clearstream Banking, société
anonyme, in Luxembourg (Clearstream, Luxembourg)
and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. in Brussels, Belgium
(Euroclear). These systems have established
electronic securities and payment transfer, processing,
depositary and custodial links among themselves and others,
either directly or through custodians and depositaries. These
links allow securities to be issued, held and transferred among
the clearing systems without the physical transfer of
certificates.
Special procedures to facilitate clearance and settlement have
been established among these clearing systems to trade
securities across borders in the secondary market. Where
payments for securities we issue in global form will be made in
U.S. dollars, these procedures can be used for cross-market
transfers and the securities will be cleared and settled on a
delivery against payment basis.
Cross-market transfers of securities that are not in global form
may be cleared and settled in accordance with other procedures
that may be established among the clearing systems for these
securities. Investors in securities that are issued outside of
the United States, its territories and possessions must
initially hold their interests through Euroclear, Clearstream,
Luxembourg or the clearance system that is described in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
The policies of DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear will
govern payments, transfers, exchange and other matters relating
to the investors interest in securities held by them. This
is also true for any other clearance system that may be named in
a prospectus supplement.
We have no responsibility for any aspect of the actions of DTC,
Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear or any of their direct or
indirect participants. We have no responsibility for any aspect
of the records kept by DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear
or any of their direct or indirect participants. We also do not
supervise these systems in any way. This is also true for any
other clearing system indicated in a prospectus supplement.
DTC, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear and their
participants perform these clearance and settlement functions
under agreements they have made with one another or with their
customers. You should be aware that they are not obligated to
perform these procedures and may modify them or discontinue them
at any time.
The description of the clearing systems in this section reflects
our understanding of the rules and procedures of DTC,
Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear as they are currently in
effect. Those systems could change their rules and procedures at
any time.
The
Clearing Systems
DTC
DTC has advised us as follows:
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a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the
State of New York;
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a banking organization within the meaning of the New
York Banking Law;
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a member of the Federal Reserve System;
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a clearing corporation within the meaning of the
Uniform Commercial Code; and
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a clearing agency registered pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to
facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions between participants through electronic book-entry
changes to accounts of its participants. This eliminates the
need for physical movement of certificates.
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Participants in DTC include securities brokers and dealers,
banks, trust companies and clearing corporations and may include
certain other organizations. DTC is partially owned by some of
these participants or their representatives.
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Indirect access to the DTC system is also available to banks,
brokers, dealers and trust companies that have relationships
with participants.
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The rules applicable to DTC and DTC participants are on file
with the SEC.
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Clearstream,
Luxembourg
Clearstream, Luxembourg has advised us as follows:
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Clearstream, Luxembourg is a duly licensed bank organized as a
société anonyme incorporated under the laws of
Luxembourg and is subject to regulation by the Luxembourg
Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector
(Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier).
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Clearstream, Luxembourg holds securities for its customers and
facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities
transactions among them. It does so through electronic
book-entry changes to the accounts of its customers. This
eliminates the need for physical movement of certificates.
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Clearstream, Luxembourg provides other services to its
participants including safekeeping, administration, clearance
and settlement of internationally traded securities and lending
and borrowing of securities. It interfaces with the domestic
markets in over 30 countries through established depositary and
custodial relationships.
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Clearstream, Luxembourgs customers include worldwide
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and
clearing corporations and may include professional financial
intermediaries. Its U.S. customers are limited to
securities brokers and dealers and banks.
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Indirect access to the Clearstream, Luxembourg system is also
available to others that clear through Clearstream, Luxembourg
customers or that have custodial relationships with its
customers, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies.
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Euroclear
Euroclear has advised us as follows:
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Euroclear is incorporated under the laws of Belgium as a bank
and is subject to regulation by the Belgian Banking and Finance
Commission (Commission Bancaire et Financière) and
the National Bank of Belgium (Banque Nationale de
Belgique).
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Euroclear holds securities for its customers and facilitates the
clearance and settlement of securities transactions among them.
It does so through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery
against payment, thereby eliminating the need for physical
movement of certificates.
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Euroclear provides other services to its customers, including
credit custody, lending and borrowing of securities and
tri-party collateral management. It interfaces with the domestic
markets of several other countries.
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Euroclear customers include banks, including central banks,
securities brokers and dealers, trust companies and clearing
corporations and may include certain other professional
financial intermediaries.
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Indirect access to the Euroclear system is also available to
others that clear through Euroclear customers or that have
relationships with Euroclear customers.
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All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis. This
means that specific certificates are not matched to specific
securities clearance accounts.
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Other
Clearing Systems
We may choose any other clearing system for a particular series
of securities. The clearance and settlement procedures for the
clearing system we choose will be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
Primary
Distribution
The distribution of the securities will be cleared through one
or more of the clearing systems that we have described above or
any other clearing system that is specified in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Payment for securities will be made on a
delivery versus payment or free delivery basis. These payment
procedures will be more fully described in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
Clearance and settlement procedures may vary from one series of
securities to another according to the currency that is chosen
for the specific series of securities. Customary clearance and
settlement procedures are described below.
We will submit applications to the relevant system or systems
for the securities to be accepted for clearance. The clearance
numbers that are applicable to each clearance system will be
specified in the prospectus supplement.
Clearance
and Settlement Procedures - DTC
DTC participants that hold securities through DTC on behalf of
investors will follow the settlement practices applicable to
United States corporate debt obligations in DTCs
Same-Day
Funds Settlement System, or such other procedures as are
applicable for other securities.
Securities will be credited to the securities custody accounts
of these DTC participants against payment in
same-day
funds, for payments in U.S. dollars, on the settlement
date. For payments in a currency other than U.S. dollars,
securities will be credited free of payment on the settlement
date.
Clearance
and Settlement Procedures - Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg
We understand that investors that hold their securities through
Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg accounts will follow the
settlement procedures that are applicable to conventional
Eurobonds in registered form for debt securities, or such other
procedures as are applicable for other securities.
Securities will be credited to the securities custody accounts
of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg participants on the
business day following the settlement date, for value on the
settlement date. They will be credited either free of payment or
against payment for value on the settlement date.
Secondary
Market Trading
Trading
between DTC Participants
Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in
the ordinary way in accordance with DTCs rules. Secondary
market trading will be settled using procedures applicable to
United States corporate debt obligations in DTCs
Same-Day
Funds Settlement System for debt securities, or such other
procedures as are applicable for other securities.
If payment is made in U.S. dollars, settlement will be in
same-day
funds. If payment is made in a currency other than
U.S. dollars, settlement will be free of payment. If
payment is made other than in U.S. dollars, separate
payment arrangements outside of the DTC system must be made
between the DTC participants involved.
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Trading
between Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg
Participants
We understand that secondary market trading between Euroclear
and/or
Clearstream, Luxembourg participants will occur in the ordinary
way following the applicable rules and operating procedures of
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg. Secondary market trading
will be settled using procedures applicable to conventional
Eurobonds in registered form for debt securities, or such other
procedures as are applicable for other securities.
Trading
between a DTC Seller and a Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg
Purchaser
A purchaser of securities that are held in the account of a DTC
participant must send instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream,
Luxembourg at least one business day prior to settlement. The
instructions will provide for the transfer of the securities
from the selling DTC participants account to the account
of the purchasing Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg
participant. Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case
may be, will then instruct the common depositary for Euroclear
and Clearstream, Luxembourg to receive the securities either
against payment or free of payment.
The interests in the securities will be credited to the
respective clearing system. The clearing system will then credit
the account of the participant, following its usual procedures.
Credit for the securities will appear on the next day, European
time. Cash debit will be back-valued to, and the interest on the
securities will accrue from, the value date, which would be the
preceding day, when settlement occurs in New York. If the trade
fails and settlement is not completed on the intended date, the
Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg cash debit will be valued
as of the actual settlement date instead.
Euroclear participants or Clearstream, Luxembourg participants
will need the funds necessary to process
same-day
funds settlement. The most direct means of doing this is to
preposition funds for settlement, either from cash or from
existing lines of credit, as for any settlement occurring within
Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg. Under this approach,
participants may take on credit exposure to Euroclear or
Clearstream, Luxembourg until the securities are credited to
their accounts one business day later.
As an alternative, if Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg has
extended a line of credit to them, participants can choose not
to preposition funds and will instead allow that credit line to
be drawn upon to finance settlement. Under this procedure,
Euroclear participants or Clearstream, Luxembourg participants
purchasing securities would incur overdraft charges for one
business day (assuming they cleared the overdraft as soon as the
securities were credited to their accounts). However, interest
on the securities would accrue from the value date. Therefore,
in many cases, the investment income on securities that is
earned during that one business day period may substantially
reduce or offset the amount of the overdraft charges. This
result will, however, depend on each participants
particular cost of funds.
Because the settlement will take place during New York business
hours, DTC participants will use their usual procedures to
deliver securities to the depositary on behalf of Euroclear
participants or Clearstream, Luxembourg participants. The sale
proceeds will be available to the DTC seller on the settlement
date. For the DTC participants, then, a cross-market transaction
will settle no differently than a trade between two DTC
participants.
Special
Timing Considerations
You should be aware that investors will only be able to make and
receive deliveries, payments and other communications involving
the securities through Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear on
days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may
not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other
institutions are open for business in the United States.
In addition, because of time-zone differences, there may be
problems with completing transactions involving Clearstream,
Luxembourg and Euroclear on the same business day as in the
United States. U.S. investors who wish to transfer their
interests in the securities, or to receive or make a payment or
delivery of the securities, on a particular day, may find that
the transactions will not be performed until the next business
day in Luxembourg or Brussels, depending on whether Clearstream,
Luxembourg or Euroclear is used.
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TAXATION
Certain
Material Finnish Tax Considerations
The comments below are of a general nature based on the
Issuers understanding of current law and practice in
Finland. They relate only to the position of persons who are the
absolute beneficial owners of the notes and who are not resident
in Finland for tax purposes. They may not apply to certain
classes of person such as dealers. Prospective investors who are
in any doubt as to their personal tax position or who may be
subject to tax in any other jurisdiction should consult their
professional advisers. It should be noted that the tax laws of
Finland may be amended with retrospective application.
Taxation
of Notes
Under present Finnish domestic tax law, payments in respect of
the notes will be exempt from all taxes, duties, fees and
imports of whatever nature, imposed or levied by or within the
Republic of Finland or by any municipality or other political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, except when
the holder of the notes to which any such payment relates is
connected with the Republic of Finland otherwise than solely by
such holders holding of such notes or the receipt of
income therefrom.
Finnish
Capital Gains Taxes
Holders of notes who are not resident in Finland for tax
purposes and who do not engage in trade or business through a
permanent establishment or a fixed place of business in Finland
will not be subject to Finnish taxes or duties on gains realised
on the sale or redemption of the notes.
Finnish
transfer tax
No Finnish transfer tax shall be levied on any transfers of the
notes.
Certain
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion is a general summary of certain
material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the
purchase, ownership and disposition of notes to a
U.S. Holder (as defined below) that holds its notes as a
capital asset (generally, property held for investment) and that
purchases the notes in the initial offering and at the
issue price (as defined below). This summary is
based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder, rulings, judicial decisions
and administrative pronouncements, all as of the date hereof,
and all of which are subject to change or changes in
interpretation, possibly with retroactive effect.
This summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal
income taxation that may apply to holders that are subject to
special tax rules, including persons who have ceased to be
U.S. citizens or to be taxed as resident aliens, insurance
companies, tax-exempt entities, banks and certain financial
institutions, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax,
securities-broker dealers, regulated investment companies,
traders in securities that mark to market, dealers in
securities, persons holding their notes as part of a straddle,
hedging transaction or conversion transaction, or persons whose
functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. These holders
may be subject to U.S. federal income tax consequences
different from those set forth below.
For purposes of this discussion, the term
U.S. Holder means a beneficial owner of notes
who is (a) a citizen or individual resident of the United
States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (b) a
corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in
or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof
(including the District of Columbia), (c) an estate the
income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation
regardless of its source, or (d) a trust if a court within
the United States can exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons
are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the
trust. If a partnership (including for this purpose any entity
treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) holds notes, the tax treatment of a partner generally
will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of
the partnership. A partner
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in a partnership that holds notes is urged to consult its tax
advisor regarding the specific tax consequences of the purchase,
ownership and disposition of the notes.
The issue price of a note is equal to the first
price at which a substantial amount of the notes is sold for
money other than to bond houses, brokers or similar persons or
organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement
agents or wholesalers.
U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding
the specific Finnish and U.S. federal, state and local tax
consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of notes in
light of their particular circumstances as well as any
consequences arising under the laws of any other relevant taxing
jurisdiction.
Payments
of Interest
Payments of interest on a note will be taxable to a
U.S. Holder as ordinary interest income at the time such
payments are received or are accrued in accordance with the
U.S. Holders method of accounting for U.S. tax
purposes. Interest paid on a note generally will constitute
foreign-source income. For purposes of computing allowable
foreign tax credits for U.S. tax purposes, interest
generally will be treated as passive category
income, or, in the case of certain U.S. Holders,
general category income. The rules relating to
foreign tax credits and the timing thereof are complex and
U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors
regarding the availability of a foreign tax credit and the
application of the foreign tax credit limitations to their
particular situation.
Sale
or Other Disposition
Upon the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of a note, a
U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss
in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized
on the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement (other than
amounts attributable to accrued and unpaid interest, which will
be taxable as ordinary interest income in accordance with the
U.S. Holders method of tax accounting) and the
U.S. Holders adjusted tax basis in the note
(generally its cost). Any such gain or loss generally will be
U.S.-source
capital gain or loss, and will be treated as long-term capital
gain or loss if the note has been held for more than one year at
the time of the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement.
Capital gains recognized by an individual U.S. Holder
generally are subject to U.S. federal income taxation at
preferential rates if certain minimum holding periods are met.
The deductibility of capital losses for all taxpayers is subject
to significant limitations.
U.S.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments of interest on and proceeds from the sale or other
disposition of the notes may be subject to information reporting
to the Internal Revenue Service and backup withholding at a
current rate of 28%. Backup withholding will not apply to a
holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number or
certificate of foreign status and makes any other required
certification, or who is otherwise exempt from backup
withholding. U.S. persons who are required to establish
their exempt status generally must provide IRS
Form W-9
(Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).
Non-U.S. holders
generally will not be subject to U.S. information reporting
or backup withholding. However, these holders may be required to
provide certification of
non-U.S. person
status (generally on IRS
Form W-8BEN)
in connection with payments received in the United States or
through certain
U.S.-related
financial intermediaries.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as
backup withholding may be credited against a holders
U.S. federal income tax liability. A holder may obtain a
refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup
withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate claim for
refund with the Internal Revenue Service and furnishing any
required information.
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UNDERWRITING
The company and the underwriters named below have entered into
an underwriting agreement and a pricing agreement with respect
to the notes. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter
has severally agreed to purchase the principal amount of notes
indicated in the following table.
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Banc of America Securities LLC
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266 668 000
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133 335 000
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Barclays Capital Inc
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266 668 000
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133 335 000
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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133 333 000
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66 667 000
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J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
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133 333 000
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66 667 000
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Calyon Securities (USA) Inc.
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33 333 000
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16 666 000
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Nordea Bank Danmark A/S
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33 333 000
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16 666 000
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RBS Securities Inc.
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33 333 000
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16 666 000
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SG Americas Securities, LLC
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33 333 000
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16 666 000
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Standard Chartered Bank
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33 333 000
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16 666 000
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UBS Securities LLC
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33 333 000
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16 666 000
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Standard Chartered Bank and Nordea Bank Danmark A/S are not U.S.
registered broker-dealers and therefore, to the extent that they
intend to effect any sales of the notes in the United States,
they will do so through one or more U.S. registered
broker-dealers as permitted by FINRA regulations.
The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the
notes being offered, if any are taken.
Notes sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be
offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the
cover of this prospectus supplement. If all the notes are not
sold at the initial offering price, the underwriters may change
the offering price and the other selling terms. The offering of
the notes by the underwriters is subject to receipt and
acceptance and subject to the underwriters right to reject
any order in whole or in part.
The issuer has agreed in the underwriting agreement that it will
not offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any
securities that are substantially similar to the notes during
the period from the date of this prospectus supplement until the
date of the delivery of the notes. The notes are a new issue of
securities with no established trading market. The company has
been advised by the underwriters that the underwriters intend to
make a market in the notes but are not obligated to do so and
may discontinue market making at any time without notice. No
assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market
for the notes.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase
and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may
include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to
cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the
sale by the underwriters of a greater number of notes than they
are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing
transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the
purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price
of the notes while the offering is in progress.
These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases
by the underwriters for their own accounts, may stabilize,
maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the notes. As a
result, the price of the notes may be higher than the price that
otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities
are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at
any time. These transactions may be effected in the
over-the-counter market or otherwise.
Delivery of the notes will be made through the facilities of
DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream unless otherwise instructed by
the underwriters. The notes will not be listed on any securities
exchange.
The underwriters expect that delivery of the notes will be made
against payment therefor on the settlement date specified on the
cover page of this prospectus supplement which will be the fifth
business day following the pricing date of the notes (this
settlement cycle being referred to as T+5). Under
Rule 15c6-1
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under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle
in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade
expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to
trade notes prior to the third business day before the delivery
of the notes will be required, by virtue of the fact that the
notes initially will settle on a delayed basis, to agree to a
delayed settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to
prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own
advisors.
We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against
certain liabilities, including civil liabilities under the
Securities Act, or contribute to payments the underwriters may
be required to make in respect thereof. The underwriters have
agreed to reimburse us for certain expenses.
The following are the estimated expenses to be incurred in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the notes:
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45 000
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Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates
have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future
perform, various financial advisory and investment banking
services for the company, for which they received or will
receive customary fees and expenses and may do so in the future.
Banc of America Securities LLC may be contacted at One Bryant
Park, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10036. Barclays Capital
Inc. may be contacted at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
10019. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC may be contacted at
Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010. J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. may be contacted at 270 Park Avenue, New York,
New York 10017.
Selling
Restrictions
The notes are offered for sale only in jurisdictions where it is
legal to make such offers. The offer and sale of the notes are
subject to the following limitations. Neither the underwriters
nor we have taken any action in any jurisdiction that would
constitute a public offering of the notes, other than in the
United States.
European
Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant
Member State), each underwriter has represented and agreed that
with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus
Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the
Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make
an offer of notes to the public in that Relevant Member State
prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the
notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that
Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another
Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in
that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the
Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and
including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of
notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
(a) to legal entities which are authorized or
regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so
authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to
invest in securities;
(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of
(1) an average of at least 250 employees during the
last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
43 000 000 and (3) an annual net turnover
of more than 50 000 000, as shown in its last
annual or consolidated accounts;
(c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other
than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive)
subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives
for any such offer; or
(d) in any other circumstances which do not require
the publication by the Issuer of a prospectus pursuant to
Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.
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For the purposes of this provision, the expression an
offer of notes to the public in relation to any
notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in
any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the notes, as the
same may be varied in that Member State by any measure
implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and
the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC
and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant
Member State.
United
Kingdom
Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:
(a) it has only communicated or caused to be
communicated and will only communicate or cause to be
communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment
activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA)
received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the notes
in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does
not apply to us; and
(b) it has complied and will comply with all
applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done
by it in relation to the notes in, from or otherwise involving
the United Kingdom.
Hong
Kong
The notes may not be offered or sold by means of any document
other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an
offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies
Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to
professional investors within the meaning of the
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong)
and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other
circumstances which do not result in the document being a
prospectus within the meaning of the Companies
Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement,
invitation or document relating to the notes may be issued or
may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue
(in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is
directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed
or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do
so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to notes
which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons
outside Hong Kong or only to professional investors
within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.
571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.
Japan
The securities have not been and will not be registered under
the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan (the Securities and
Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan
or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term
as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any
corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan),
or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly,
in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law and any
other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of
Japan.
Singapore
This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus
and any other document or material in connection with the offer
or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the
notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be
offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional
investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures
Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the SFA),
(ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise
pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other
applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under
Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a
corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole
business of which is to hold investments and the entire share
capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
hold investments and each
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beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and
units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the
beneficiaries rights and interest in that trust shall not
be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that
trust has acquired the notes under Section 275 except:
(1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of
the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions,
specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no
consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by
operation of law.
VALIDITY
OF NOTES
The validity of the notes will be passed upon for us by
Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP, London, United
Kingdom, as to certain matters of New York law, and for the
underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell, as to certain
matters of New York law. The validity of the notes will be
passed upon for us by Roschier, Attorneys Ltd. as to certain
matters of Finnish law.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and managements assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
(which is included in Managements Annual Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this
prospectus supplement by reference to the Annual Report on
Form 20-F
for the year ended December 31, 2008 have been so
incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an
explanatory paragraph on the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting due to the exclusion of certain
elements of the internal control over financial reporting of
Symbian Limited which the registrant acquired during the year
ended December 31, 2008) of PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy,
an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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PROSPECTUS
NOKIA CORPORATION
DEBT SECURITIES
We may from time to time offer to sell our debt securities covered by this prospectus to or
through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or
delayed basis. We will provide specific terms of the debt securities to be offered in supplements
to this prospectus or possibly other offering material. The prospectus supplements may also add to,
update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the
applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our debt securities.
Our
ordinary shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange under the symbol NOK1V.
American Depository Shares, each representing one of our shares, are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol NOK.
Investing
in our debt securities involves risks that are described in the Risk Factors
section of our annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these debt securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS MARCH 25, 2008.
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This document is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in
matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the Financial Promotion Order), (ii)
are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated
associations, etc) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, or
(iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the
meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA)) in connection
with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be
communicated (all such persons together being referred to as relevant persons). This document
is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not
relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available
only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
In any member state of the European Economic Area (the EEA) that has implemented Directive
2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any member state, the
Prospectus Directive) this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified
investors in that member state within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.
This prospectus has been prepared on the basis that all offers of securities made pursuant to
it will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to
produce a prospectus for offers of securities. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make
any offer within the EEA of securities pursuant to this prospectus should only do so in
circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a
prospectus for such offer.
In connection with any issue of securities through this prospectus, a stabilizing manager or
any person acting for him may over-allot or effect transactions with a view to supporting the
market price of such securities and any associated securities at a level higher than that which
might otherwise prevail for a limited period after the issue date. However, there may be no
obligation on the stabilizing manager or any agent of his to do this. Such stabilizing, if
commenced, may be discontinued at any time, and must be brought to an end after a limited period.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
The information contained in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. You should
rely only on the information provided in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any
prospectus supplement or documents to which we otherwise refer you. We have not authorized anyone
else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of any debt securities
in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in
this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference is accurate as
of any date other than the date of the document in which it is contained or such other date
referred to in such document, regardless of the time of any sale or issuance of a debt security.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a shelf registration process. Each time we sell or issue
debt securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement and, if applicable, a pricing supplement
that will contain specific information about the terms of that specific offering of debt securities
and the specific manner in which they may be offered. The prospectus supplement and any applicable
pricing supplement may also add to, update or change any of the information contained in this
prospectus. The prospectus supplement and any applicable pricing supplement may also contain
information about any material US federal income tax considerations relating to the debt securities
described in the prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus, the applicable
prospectus supplement and any applicable pricing supplement, together with the additional
information described under Where You Can Find More Information, before making an investment
decision. This prospectus may not be used to sell our debt securities unless it is accompanied by a
prospectus supplement.
In this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, any reference to we, us, the
Group or Nokia means Nokia Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, except
where we make clear that the term means Nokia Corporation or a particular subsidiary or business
group only.
This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents
described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of
the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the
documents referred to herein have been filed or will be filed or incorporated by reference as
exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain
copies of those documents as described below under Where You Can Find More Information.
The registration statement that contains this prospectus, including the exhibits to the
registration statement, contains additional information about us and the debt securities offered
under this prospectus. That registration statement can be read at the SECs web site (www.sec.gov)
or at the SECs offices mentioned under the heading Where You Can Find More Information.
In this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, references to EUR, euro or A are
to the common currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union and references to dollars,
USD or $ are to the currency of the United States.
LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT OF US LAWS AGAINST US, OUR MANAGEMENT
AND OTHERS
We are a Finnish corporation. Most of our directors and a majority of our executive officers
(and certain experts named in this prospectus or in documents incorporated herein by reference) are
resident outside the United States, and a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of such
persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for you to effect
service of process within the United States upon these persons or to enforce against them or us in
US courts judgments obtained in US courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the
federal securities laws of the United States. In addition, it may be difficult for investors to
enforce, in original actions
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brought in courts in jurisdictions located outside the United States or in actions for enforcement
of judgments of US courts, liabilities predicated solely upon the federal securities laws of the
United States.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual reports with, and furnish periodic reports, proxy materials and other
information to, the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SECs
web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file or furnish at the
SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it into this
prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus,
and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the
previously filed information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future
filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, other than any portions of the respective filings that
were furnished, under applicable SEC rules, rather than filed, until we complete our offerings of
the debt securities:
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Our annual report on Form 20-F and our reports filed or furnished on Form 6-K are available
free of charge on our Internet website, located at http://www.nokia.com. We have included our
website address as an inactive textual reference only. The contents of the website are not
incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings at no cost
by contacting us at the following address or telephone number:
Nokia
Investor Relations US Main Office
102 Corporate Park Drive
White Plains, NY 10604
USA
+1 914 368 0555
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including statements contained in filings with the SEC, in reports
to shareholders and in press releases and investor Webcasts. Certain statements herein which are
not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding the timing of product,
services and solution deliveries; our ability to develop, implement and commercialize new products,
services, solutions and technologies; expectations regarding market growth, developments and
structural changes; expectations regarding our mobile device volume growth, market share, prices
and margins; expectations and targets for our results of operations; the outcome of pending and
threatened litigation; expectations regarding the successful completion of contemplated
acquisitions on a timely basis and our ability to achieve the set targets upon the completion of
such acquisitions; and statements preceded by believe, expect, anticipate, foresee,
target, estimate, designed, plans, will or similar expressions are
forward-looking statements.
These statements are based on managements best assumptions and beliefs in light of the
information currently available to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results
may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these
differences include, but are not limited to:
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license, from claims that we have infringed third parties intellectual property rights, as
well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our
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our ability to protect numerous Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks patented, standardized or
proprietary technologies from third-party infringement or actions to invalidate the
intellectual property rights of these technologies; |
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Nokia Siemens Networks ability to achieve the expected benefits and synergies from its
formation to the extent and within the time period anticipated and to successfully integrate
its operations, personnel and supporting activities; |
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whether, as a result of investigations into alleged violations of law by some current or
former employees of Siemens AG (Siemens), government authorities or others take further
actions against Siemens and/or its employees that may involve and affect the carrier-related
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employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected
additional violations that may have occurred prior to the transfer, or ongoing violations
that may have occurred after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could result
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any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing
government investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia
Siemens Networks; |
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occurrence of any actual or even alleged defects or other quality issues in our products,
services and solutions; |
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our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure
the quality, safety, security and timely delivery of our products, services and solutions; |
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inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market demand; |
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our ability to source sufficient amounts of fully functional components and sub-assemblies
without interruption and at acceptable prices; |
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any disruption to information technology systems and networks that our operations rely on; |
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developments under large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers; |
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economic or political turmoil in emerging market countries where we do business; |
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our success in collaboration arrangements relating to development of technologies or new
products, services and solutions; |
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the success, financial condition and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers
and customers; |
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exchange rate fluctuations, including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which
is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, the UK pound sterling and the
Japanese yen, as well as certain other currencies; |
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the management of our customer financing exposure; |
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allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations
and mobile devices and lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; |
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unfavorable outcome of litigations; |
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our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees; |
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our ability to effectively and smoothly implement our new organizational structure; |
as well as the risk factors specified in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2007 which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be
incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the
extent legally required.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks,
uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the caption Risk
Factors included in our annual
report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 which is incorporated by reference in this
prospectus, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports
we file with the SEC in the future. You should also carefully consider any additional risks
discussed or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement,
together with all the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any
such prospectus supplement.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless indicated otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from
the sale of our debt securities for general corporate purposes, including working capital
requirements, repayment of borrowings, capital expenditures, acquisitions and stock repurchases.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table shows our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the five most
recent fiscal years.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
The terms of any series of debt securities that we offer will be described in the
prospectus supplement to be attached to the front of this prospectus.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities (i) through underwriters, (ii) through dealers, (iii) through
agents or (iv) directly to purchasers. The prospectus supplement with respect to the securities
being offered thereby will set forth the terms of the offering of such securities, including the
names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of such securities, the principal
amounts or number of securities, as the case may be, to be purchased by any such underwriters and
any applicable commissions or discounts. The net proceeds to us will also be set forth in the
prospectus supplement.
If underwriters are used in the sale, the securities being sold will be acquired by the
underwriters for their own account and distribution of the securities may be effected from time to
time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at
negotiated prices. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement with respect to the
securities being offered thereby, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase such securities
will be subject to certain conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase
all such securities if any of such securities are purchased. The initial public offering price of
any securities and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be
changed from time to time.
If dealers are used in the sale, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement with
respect to the securities being offered thereby, we will sell such securities to the dealers as
principals. The dealers may then resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be
determined by such dealers at the time of resale.
Securities may also be sold through agents designated by us from time to time or directly by
us. Any agent involved in the offering and sale of the securities in respect of which this
prospectus is being delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will
be set forth, in the prospectus supplement with respect to such securities. Unless otherwise
indicated in such prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for
the period of its appointment.
Underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of the securities may be
entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to
payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform
services for, Nokia in the ordinary course of business.
Selling Restrictions
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the
Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), each underwriter has represented and agreed
that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in
that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make an
offer of securities to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a
prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that
Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified
to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus
Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date,
make an offer of securities to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:
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to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees
during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than 43,000,000 and (3) an
annual net turnover of more than 50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated
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to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in
the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any
such offer; |
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For the purposes of this provision, the expression an offer of securities to the public in
relation to any securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by
any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so
as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the securities, as the same may be
varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member
State and the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant
implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:
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it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to
be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the
meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the
securities in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and |
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has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to
anything done by it in relation to the securities in, from or otherwise involving the United
Kingdom. |
The securities may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in
circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies
Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to professional investors within the meaning of
the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or
(iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a prospectus within the
meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or
document relating to the securities may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the
purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the
contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if
permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to securities which are or
are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to professional
investors within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong
Kong) and any rules made thereunder.
The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Securities and Exchange Law
of Japan (the Securities and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer
or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident
of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation
or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale,
directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from
the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Securities and Exchange Law
and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
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This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of
Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the
offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the securities may not be circulated
or distributed, nor may the securities be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation
for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than
(i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289
of Singapore (the SFA), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A),
and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise
pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which
is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold
investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom
is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose
sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares,
debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries rights and
interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust
has acquired the securities under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under
Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in
accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is
given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.
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LEGAL MATTERS
In connection with particular offerings of the debt securities in the future, and if stated in
the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of those securities may be passed upon for Nokia
by Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP, London, England.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and managements assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Managements Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 have been so incorporated in reliance on the
report of PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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THE
ISSUER
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Nokia Corporation
Keilalahdentie 4, P.O. Box 226
FI-00045 NOKIA GROUP
Espoo, Finland
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TRUSTEE
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Law Debenture Trust Company
of New York
400 Madison Avenue,
4th
Floor
New York, NY 10017
United States
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For purposes of note transfer,
exchange and final payment
Citibank, N.A.
111 Wall Street,
15th
Floor Window
New York, NY 10005
United States
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For all purposes other than note transfer,
exchange and final payment
Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street,
14th
Floor
New York, NY 10013
United States
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LEGAL
ADVISORS TO THE COMPANY
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As to US law
Shearman & Sterling LLP
9 Appold Street
London EC2A 2AP
United Kingdom
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As to Finnish law
Roschier, Attorneys Ltd.
Keskuskatu 7 A
FI-00100 Helsinki
Finland
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LEGAL
ADVISORS TO THE UNDERWRITERS
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As to US law
Davis Polk & Wardwell
99 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7NG
United Kingdom
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$1 500 000 000
Nokia Corporation
$1 000 000 000
5.375% Notes Due 2019
$500 000 000 6.625%
Notes Due 2039
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
April 30, 2009
Banc of America Securities
LLC
Barclays Capital
Credit Suisse
J.P. Morgan
CALYON
Nordea Markets
RBS
Société
Générale
Standard Chartered
Bank
UBS Investment Bank