Nokia Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
March 8, 2017 at 19:00 (CET +1)
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Nokia Announces Early Results for its Offer to Purchase and Pricing of its New Euro-Denominated
Notes
Espoo, Finland - Nokia Corporation ("Nokia") announces the early results of its offers to purchase
Euro Notes and Dollar Notes and the pricing for each series of Dollar Notes (each as defined below) for its previously announced
tender offers (the "Tender Offers") to purchase for cash up to a Maximum Acceptance Amount of: (i) the EUR 500,000,000 6.75%
notes due February 4, 2019 issued under its Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the "Euro Notes"); (ii) the USD 300,000,000
6.50% Debentures due January 15, 2028 (the "2028 Notes"); and (iii) the USD 1,360,000,000 6.45% Debentures due March 15,
2029 (the "2029 Notes" and, together with the 2028 Notes, the "Dollar Notes", and together with the Euro Notes, the
"Notes"). The Dollar Notes were issued by Lucent Technologies Inc. (the predecessor to Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Nokia's
wholly-owned subsidiary (the "USD Notes Company")). The Tender Offers are being made on the terms and subject to the
conditions set out in the offer to purchase dated February 22, 2017 (the "Offer to Purchase"). Capitalized terms not defined
herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.
On February 22, 2017, Nokia announced its intention to issue new euro-denominated fixed-rate notes to non-U.S. persons outside the
United States. On March 6, 2017, Nokia priced its EUR 500 million 1.00% Senior Notes due 2021 and EUR 750 million 2.00% Senior
Notes due 2024 issued under its 5,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the "New Notes"). Application will be made
for the New Notes to be admitted to listing and trading on the Irish Stock Exchange. The New Notes are expected to settle on or
around March 15, 2017.
Nokia intends to use the proceeds of the New Notes to fund the Tender Offer for the Euro Notes, with the remaining proceeds used to
fund the Tender Offers for the Dollar Notes on a pro rata basis. This stock exchange release does not constitute an offer to
sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes, and the New Notes will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933 (the "Act"), as amended. The New Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an exemption from the
registration requirements under the Act.
Early Tender Results
As of 5:00 p.m. (New York time), on March 7, 2017 (the "Early Tender Date"), according to information provided by
Lucid Issuer Services Limited (the "Tender Agent"), the aggregate principal amounts of the Euro Notes and the Dollar Notes
listed in the table below have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Tender Offers.
Descrip- tion |
ISIN/ CU SIP |
Princ ipal Amou nt Out stand
ing |
Ac cept ance Prio rity Le vel |
Princ ipal Amo unt
Tend ered |
Per cent Tend ered of Prin cipal Amo
unt Outsta nding |
Ear ly Ten der Pay
ment(1) |
6.75% Notes
due February 4, 2019 |
XS0411735482 |
EUR 500,000,000 |
1 |
EUR 262,605,000 |
52.52% |
EUR 30 per EUR 1,000 |
6.50% Debentures
due January 15, 2028 |
US549463AC10/
549463AC1 |
USD 300,000,000 |
2 |
USD 85,950,000 |
28.65% |
USD 30 per USD 1,000 |
6.45% Debentures
due March 15, 2029 |
US549463AE75/
549463AE7 |
USD 1,360,000,000 |
2 |
USD 400,861,000 |
29.48% |
USD 30 per USD 1,000 |
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- The purchase price calculated from the applicable Fixed Yield or Fixed Spread includes the Early Tender Payment. The Late
Consideration for each series of Notes will deduct the Early Tender Payment from the purchase price calculated from the
applicable Fixed Spread or Fixed Yield.
The principal amount of each series of Notes listed in the table above that is ultimately accepted for purchase
will be determined in accordance with the Maximum Acceptance Amount (as defined below) and the Acceptance Priority Levels set forth
in the table above, as described in the Offer to Purchase.
Withdrawal rights for the Tender Offers expired on the Early Tender Date. As a result, tendered Notes may no
longer be withdrawn, except as required by law.
The Tender Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on March 21, 2017 (the "Expiration Date"). Nokia reserves the
right, subject to applicable law, at any time, for any reason, to extend the Expiration Date. Any such extension will be announced
in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase.
The Tender Offers are expected to be settled on March 23, 2017 or as soon as practicable thereafter (the "Tender Offer
Settlement Date"), subject to any amendment or extension of the Expiration Date.
Consideration
Holders of Notes were required to validly tender and not validly withdraw their Notes prior to or at the Early
Tender Date to be eligible to receive the Euro Notes Early Consideration or the Dollar Notes Early Consideration (each as defined
below), as applicable, which include the Early Tender Payment applicable to the relevant series of Notes.
Holders of Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Date but at or prior to the Expiration Date and accepted for purchase
pursuant to the Tender Offers will receive the Euro Notes Late Consideration or the Dollar Notes Late Consideration (each as
defined below), as applicable.
The applicable Euro Notes Early Consideration, Euro Notes Late Consideration, Dollar Notes Early Consideration or Dollar Notes
Late Consideration (plus any Accrued Interest, as defined below) will be payable on the Tender Offer Settlement Date.
Euro Notes Consideration
Nokia will pay for Euro Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted by it for purchase
pursuant to the Tender Offers an amount in cash in euros (the "Euro Notes Early Consideration") to be determined in the
manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to a fixed purchase yield of -0.10 per cent. (the "Euro Notes Purchase
Yield").
For information purposes only, assuming the Tender Offer Settlement Date is March 23, 2017, the Euro Notes Early
Consideration will be EUR 1,128.37 per EUR 1,000 of Euro Notes accepted and the Euro Notes Late Consideration will be EUR 1,098.37
per EUR 1,000 of Euro Notes accepted. Should the Tender Offer Settlement Date be postponed, the Early Consideration and Late
Consideration for the Euro Notes will be recalculated and will be announced, for information purposes only, as provided in the
Offer to Purchase.
Holders of Euro Notes subject to the Tender Offers tendering after the Early Tender Date, but at or prior the
Expiration Date, will only be eligible to receive an amount equal to the Euro Notes Early Consideration; minus an
amount in cash equal to the applicable amount listed in the table above under the heading "Early Tender Payment".
Dollar Notes Consideration
Nokia will pay for Dollar Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted by it for purchase pursuant to the
Tender Offers, subject to the Maximum Acceptance Amount, an amount in cash in U.S. dollars (the "Dollar Notes Early
Consideration") equal to an amount (rounded to the nearest cent) that would reflect, as of the Tender Offer Settlement Date, a
yield to the maturity date of such series of Notes equal to the sum of: (i) the Reference Yield (announced hereby) for such Dollar
Notes, plus (ii) the Fixed Spread set forth in the table below.
The "Reference Yield" is the bid-side yield of the Reference U.S. Treasury security set forth in the table below, and has
been determined by the USD Dealer Managers (as defined below) in accordance with standard market practice as of 11:00 a.m. (New
York time) on the date hereof. The Dollar Notes Early Consideration for each series of Dollar Notes is based on the Reference Yield
plus the Fixed Spread as set forth in the table below.
Subject to the Maximum Acceptance Amount, holders of Dollar Notes subject to the Tender Offers tendering after the Early Tender
Date, but at or prior to the Expiration Date, will only be eligible to receive an amount equal to the Dollar Notes Early
Consideration; minus an amount in cash equal to the applicable amount listed in the table above under the heading
"Early Tender Payment" for the relevant series of the Dollar Notes (the "Dollar Notes Late Consideration").
The table set below sets forth the expected Dollar Notes Early Consideration and Dollar Notes Late Consideration assuming the
Tender Offer Settlement Date is March 23, 2017:
Descri ption |
ISIN/ CUSIP |
Princ ipal Amo unt Out stand
ing |
Fix ed Spr ead |
Refe rence U.S. Trea sury Sec
urity |
Refe rence Yie ld |
Dol lar No tes Ear
ly Con sid era tion |
Dol lar Not es Late Con
sid era tion |
6.50% Debentures due January 15, 2028 |
US549463AC10/
549463AC1 |
USD 300,000,000 |
285bps |
2.25% U.S. Treasury Security due February 15, 2027 |
2.569% |
USD 1,087
.47
per USD 1,000 |
USD 1,057
.47
per USD 1,000 |
6.45% Debentures due March 15, 2029 |
US549463AE75/
549463AE7 |
USD 1,360,000,000 |
285bps |
2.25% U.S. Treasury Security due February 15, 2027 |
2.569% |
USD 1,089
.96
per USD 1,000 |
USD 1,059
.96
per USD 1,000 |
Accrued Interest
For both Euro Notes and Dollar Notes that are validly tendered and accepted for purchase, Nokia will pay, on the Tender Offer
Settlement Date, accrued interest from (and including) the immediate preceding interest payment date for such Notes, to (but
excluding) the Tender Offer Settlement Date, calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase
("Accrued Interest").
New Financing Conditions and Other Conditions
Whether Nokia will accept for purchase Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offers is subject to, among other things, Nokia's
successful completion (in the sole and absolute determination of Nokia) and settlement of the issue of the New Notes at an amount
equal to or exceeding the Maximum Acceptance Amount, as defined below (the "New Financing Condition"). Nokia may waive the
New Financing Condition in its sole discretion. The New Notes are expected to settle on or around March 15, 2017. As of the date of
this press release, the aggregate principal amount of the New Notes is expected to exceed the Maximum Acceptance Amount.
The Tender Offers are subject to additional conditions, further detailed in the Offer to Purchase.
Maximum Acceptance Amount and Pro-ration
If Nokia decides to accept any Notes for purchase, Nokia proposes to accept for purchase pursuant to the Tender
Offers an aggregate principal amount of Notes such that the total amount payable by Nokia for all Notes accepted for purchase
pursuant to the Tender Offers (excluding any Accrued Interest) is no greater than the cash amount equal to USD 1.0 billion (such
amount, which may be increased or decreased, the "Maximum Acceptance Amount"). Nokia will determine whether the Maximum
Acceptance Amount has been reached from time to time by converting the principal amount of the Euro Notes validly tendered and
accepted for purchase into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of EUR 1.00 to USD 1.0557.
Subject to the terms of the Tender Offers, Nokia will only accept for purchase Notes for an aggregate purchase
price (excluding any Accrued Interest) that will not exceed the Maximum Acceptance Amount. Nokia reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to accept Notes for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offers for an aggregate purchase price that is more or less than
the Maximum Acceptance Amount or to increase the Maximum Acceptance Amount. Any Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offers will be
accepted for purchase by Nokia based on the Maximum Acceptance Amount and the acceptance priority levels noted in the first table
above (the "Acceptance Priority Levels") and the Dollar Notes may be subject to pro-ration, each as more fully described in
the Offer to Purchase.
All Notes validly tendered having a higher Acceptance Priority Level will be accepted before any validly
tendered Notes having a lower Acceptance Priority Level. Because the Maximum Acceptance Amount is expected to exceed the
aggregate principal amount of Euro Notes outstanding, and the Euro Notes are the only Notes at the highest Acceptance Priority
Level, all Euro Notes validly tendered and accepted prior to the Expiration Date are expected to be accepted in full
(subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase). Each series of the Dollar Notes has the same priority level
and, if pro-rated, will be pro-rated equally.
Each Dollar Note that is pro-rated will be rounded down, and Nokia will only accept tenders subject to
pro-ration if pro-ration does not result in the relevant holder of Dollar Notes transferring Dollar Notes to Nokia in an aggregate
principal amount of less than USD 1,000.
Nokia may, subject to applicable law, at its option and sole discretion, extend, re-open or amend the Tender Offers in any
respect or terminate the Tender Offers as described in the Offer to Purchase. Subject to applicable law, the Tender Offer for each
series of Notes is being made independently of the other Tender Offers, and Nokia reserves the right to terminate, withdraw, amend
or extend the Tender Offers for each series of Notes without also terminating, withdrawing, amending or extending the other Tender
Offers.
Joint Dealer Managers
Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Merrill Lynch International (the "USD
Dealer Managers") are acting as Joint Dealer Managers for both Tender Offers. Nordea Bank AB (publ) is acting as Joint Dealer
Manager exclusively for the Tender Offer for the Euro Notes and solely outside the United States. Investors with questions may
contact the Joint Dealer Managers at the addresses and numbers shown below.
Citigroup Global Markets Limited |
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch |
Citigroup Centre
Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB
United Kingdom |
Winchester House
1 Great Winchester Street
London EC2N 2DB
United Kingdom |
London
Tel.: +44 20 7986 8969
United States
Tel (toll-free): +1 (800) 558-3745
Tel (collect): +1 (212) 723-6106
Attn.: Liability Management
Group
|
London
Tel: +44 20 7545 8011
United States
Tel (toll-free): +1 (855) 287-1922
Tel (collect): +1 (212) 250-7527
Attn.: Liability Management
Group
|
liabilitymanagement.europe@citi.com |
liability.management@db.com |
Merrill Lynch International |
Nordea Bank AB (publ) |
2 King Edward Street
London EC1A 1HQ
United Kingdom |
Smålandsgatan 17
SE-105 71 Stockholm
Sweden |
London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7996 5420
United States
Tel (toll-free): +1 (888) 292-0070
Tel (collect): +1 (980) 387-3907
Attn.: Liability Management
Group |
Europe
Tel: +45 6161 2996
Attn.: Nordea Liability
Management
NordeaLiabilityManagement@nordea.com
|
DG.LM_EMEA@baml.com |
|
Copies of the Offer to Purchase can be requested from, and questions regarding the procedures for tendering
Notes may be directed to, the Tender Agent at +44 (0) 20 7704 0880 or at nokia@lucid-is.com.
This stock exchange release must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. The Offer to Purchase
contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offers. This
stock exchange release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to buy any securities. The Tender Offers are being
made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. None of Nokia, the USD Notes Company, the Joint Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent, or
the Trustee for the Dollar Notes makes any recommendation in connection with the Tender Offers. Please refer to the Offer to
Purchase for a description of the offer terms, conditions, disclaimers and other information applicable to the Tender Offers.
Holders should seek their own financial advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, from their broker,
bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes are
held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to
tender such Notes pursuant to the Tender Offers. The Joint Dealer Managers will not be responsible to any holders of Notes for
providing the protections afforded to customers of the Joint Dealer Managers or for advising any other person in connection with
the Tender Offers.
Offer and Distribution Restrictions
The Tender Offers are not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance
thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. Tenders will not be accepted
from holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. If a jurisdiction requires that the
Tender Offers be made by a licensed broker or dealer and either of the Joint Dealer Managers or any of their respective affiliates
is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Tender Offers shall be deemed to be made by such Joint Dealer Manager or
affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of Nokia in the jurisdiction where it is so licensed.
Each holder wishing to submit a tender in respect of any of the Notes will be deemed to make and give certain
agreements, acknowledgements, representations, warranties and undertakings in respect of the jurisdictions referred to below and as
set out in the Offer to Purchase. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to a tender from a holder that is unable to make or
give such agreements, acknowledgements, representations, warranties and undertakings will be invalid.
European Economic Area ("EEA")
The communication of this stock exchange release, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials
relating to the Tender Offers does not constitute an offer of securities to the public for the purposes of Article 2(1)(d) of
Directive 2003/71/EC and accordingly the requirement to produce a prospectus does not apply to the Tender Offers.
United Kingdom
This stock exchange release and the Offer to Purchase are for distribution within the United Kingdom only to
persons: (i) who are existing holders of Notes that are creditors of Nokia or the USD Notes Company within the meaning of Article
43(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Order") or are
otherwise within the scope of Article 43(2) thereof; (ii) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments
falling within the definition of investment professional in Article 19(5) of the Order; (iii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to
(d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc") of the Order; or (iv) 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) 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 stock exchange release and the Offer to Purchase 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 stock exchange release or the Offer to Purchase relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in
only with relevant persons.
Italy
None of the Tender Offers, this stock exchange release, the Offer to Purchase or any other documents or
materials relating to the Tender Offers has been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale
per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB").
Therefore, the Tender Offers may only be carried out in the Republic of Italy ("Italy") pursuant to an
exemption under article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended (the
"Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended.
Holders of each series of Notes may tender their Notes through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial
intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No.
16190 of October 29, 2007, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in
compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.
Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis
its clients in connection with the Notes and the Tender Offers.
Belgium
Neither this stock exchange release or the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to
the Tender Offers have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Belgian Banking, Finance and
Insurance Commission (Commission bancaire, financière et des assurances/Commissie voor het Bank-, Financie- en
Assurantiewezen) and, accordingly, the Tender Offers may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in
Article 3 of the Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids or as defined in Article 3 of the Belgian Law of June 16,
2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets, each
as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Tender Offers may not be advertised and the Tender Offers will not be
extended, and neither this stock exchange release or the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the
Tender Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or shall be distributed
or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than "qualified investors" in the sense of Article 10 of
the Belgian Law of June 16, 2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments
on regulated markets (as amended from time to time), acting on their own account. Insofar as Belgium is concerned, this stock
exchange release and the Offer to Purchase have been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and
exclusively for the purpose of the Tender Offers.
Accordingly, the information contained in this stock exchange release or in the Offer to Purchase may not be
used for any other purpose or disclosed to any other person in Belgium.
France
The Tender Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France
("France"). Neither this stock exchange release or the Offer to Purchase nor any other document or material relating to the
Tender Offers has been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only: (i) providers of investment services relating to
portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le service d'investissement de gestion de
portefeuille pour compte de tiers); and/or (ii) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés), other than individuals,
acting for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, D.411-1 to D.411-3, D.734-1,
D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code Monétaire et Financier, are eligible to participate in the Tender Offers.
This stock exchange release and the Offer to Purchase have not been and will not be submitted for clearance to nor approved by the
Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
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Forward-Looking Statements
It should be noted that Nokia and its businesses are exposed to various risks and uncertainties and certain
statements herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding: (i)
Nokia's ability to integrate Alcatel-Lucent into its operations and achieve the targeted business plans and benefits, including
targeted synergies in relation to the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent; (ii) expectations, plans or benefits related to Nokia's
strategies and growth management; (iii) expectations, plans or benefits related to future performance of Nokia's businesses; (iv)
expectations, plans or benefits related to changes in organizational and operational structure; (v) expectations regarding market
developments, general economic conditions and structural changes; (vi) expectations and targets regarding financial performance,
results, operating expenses, taxes, currency exchange rates, hedging, cost savings and competitiveness, as well as results of
operations including targeted synergies and those related to market share, prices, net sales, income and margins; (vii) timing of
the deliveries of Nokia's products and services; (viii) expectations and targets regarding collaboration and partnering
arrangements, joint ventures or the creation of joint ventures, as well as Nokia's expected customer reach; (ix) outcome of pending
and threatened litigation, arbitration, disputes, regulatory proceedings or investigations by authorities; (x) expectations
regarding restructurings, investments, uses of proceeds from transactions, acquisitions and divestments and Nokia's ability to
achieve the financial and operational targets set in connection with any such restructurings, investments, divestments and
acquisitions, including the proposed tender offers; and (xi) statements preceded by or including "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"foresee," "sees," "target," "estimate," "designed," "aim," "plans," "intends," "focus," "continue," "project," "should," "will" or
similar expressions.
These statements are based on management's 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 Nokia
currently expects. Factors, including risks and uncertainties that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to:
(1) Nokia's ability to execute its strategy, sustain or improve the operational and financial performance of its business and
correctly identify and successfully pursue business opportunities or growth; (2) Nokia's ability to achieve the anticipated
benefits, synergies, cost savings and efficiencies of the Alcatel-Lucent acquisition, and Nokia's ability to implement its
organizational and operational structure efficiently; (3) general economic and market conditions and other developments in the
economies where Nokia operates; (4) competition and Nokia's ability to effectively and profitably compete and invest in new
competitive high-quality products, services, upgrades and technologies and bring them to market in a timely manner; (5) Nokia's
dependence on the development of the industries in which it operates, including the cyclicality and variability of the information
technology and telecommunications industries; (6) Nokia's global business and exposure to regulatory, political or other
developments in various countries or regions, including emerging markets and the associated risks in relation to tax matters and
exchange controls, among others; (7) Nokia's ability to manage and improve its financial and operating performance, cost savings,
competitiveness and synergies after the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent; (8) Nokia's dependence on a limited number of customers and
large multi-year agreements; (9) exchange rate fluctuations, as well as hedging activities; (10) Nokia's exposure to direct and
indirect regulation, including economic or trade policies, and the reliability of Nokia's governance, internal controls and
compliance processes to prevent regulatory penalties in its business or in its joint ventures; (11) Nokia's exposure to various
legislative frameworks and jurisdictions that regulate fraud and enforce economic trade sanctions and policies, and the possibility
of proceedings or investigations that result in fines, penalties or sanctions; (12) the potential complex tax issues, tax disputes
and tax obligations Nokia may face in various jurisdictions, including the risk of obligations to pay additional taxes; (13)
Nokia's actual or anticipated performance, among other factors, which could reduce its ability to utilize deferred tax assets; (14)
Nokia's ability to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled employees; (15) disruptions to Nokia's
manufacturing, service creation, delivery, logistics and supply chain processes, and the risks related to Nokia's
geographically-concentrated production sites; (16) the impact of litigation, arbitration, agreement-related disputes or product
liability allegations associated with Nokia's business; (17) Nokia's ability to optimize its capital structure as planned and
re-establish its investment grade credit rating or otherwise improve its credit ratings; and (18) Nokia's ability to achieve
targeted benefits from or successfully implement planned transactions, including the proposed new issuance and tender offers, as
well as the liabilities related thereto, as well as the risk factors specified in Nokia's filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proven to be incorrect could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does 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.
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