Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is given to the shareholders of Nokia Corporation (the "Company") of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Hartwall Areena, Veturitie 13, Helsinki, Finland. Registration of the persons who have given a prior notice to attend will commence at 1:30 p.m.
The matters specified in Article 12 of the Company's Articles of Association as well as the following other matters, will be on the agenda of the Meeting as follows:
Presentation of the Annual Accounts
Approval of the Income Statements and Balance Sheets
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Handling of the profit for the year, payment of dividend
The Board of Directors has decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting a dividend for the fiscal year 2004 of EUR 0.33 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders registered in the Register of Shareholders held by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd on the record date, April 12, 2005. The Board proposes that the dividend be paid on or about April 22, 2005.
Discharging of the Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, and the President, from liability
Resolution on the remuneration payable to the members of the Board of Directors
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Resolution on the number of the members of the Board of Directors
The Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee of the Board will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the number of Board members will be increased from eight to ten.
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Election of the members of the Board of Directors
The Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee of the Board will propose to the Annual General Meeting that all the present Board members - Paul J. Collins, Georg Ehrnrooth, Bengt Holmström, Per Karlsson, Jorma Ollila, Marjorie Scardino, Vesa Vainio and Arne Wessberg - be re-elected until the closing of the following Annual General Meeting. In addition, the Committee will propose that Dan Hesse and Edouard Michelin be elected as new members of the Board for the same one-year term. Hesse is a member of the Terabeam Wireless board of directors. Michelin is the CEO of Michelin Group.
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Auditor remuneration
The Board's Audit Committee will propose for the General Meeting's approval that the external auditor that will be elected, be reimbursed according to the auditor's invoice, and in compliance with the purchase policy approved by the Board's Audit Committee.
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Election of the Auditor
The external Auditor is elected by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, for one fiscal year at a time. The Audit Committee of the Board has evaluated the per-formance and the independence of the current auditor of Nokia, PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, for the fiscal year 2004. The Audit Committee recommends the re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy for the fiscal year 2005.
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Proposal by the Board of Directors to grant stock options to selected personnel of Nokia
The Board of Directors proposes that as a part of Nokia's equity-based incentive program 2005 selected personnel of Nokia Group and a fully owned subsidiary of Nokia Corporation be granted a maximum of 25 000 000 stock options, which entitle to subscribe for a maximum of 25 000 000 new Nokia shares. The intention is to grant stock options under the plan during the next two years.
The share subscription price (i.e. exercise price) applica-ble upon exercise of the stock option will be regularly determined for the stock options to be subsequently granted on a quarterly basis and, subject to the resolu-tion by the Board, on a monthly basis. According to the determination of the exercise price either quarterly or monthly, the stock options will also be divided into sub-categories.
The share subscription price for each subcategory of stock options will equal the trade volume weighted average price of Nokia shares on the Helsinki Exchanges for the first whole week of the second month of the calendar quarter (i.e. February, May, August or November) or for the monthly priced stock options, the first whole week of such calendar month, respectively.
Share subscription period (i.e. exercise period) will commence no earlier than July 1, 2006, and terminate no later than December 31, 2011 in accordance with the Board's resolution to be taken at a later time.
The Company's plan for its Equity program 2005 is avail-able on the Company's website at www.nokia.com/agm.
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Proposal by the Board of Directors to reduce the share capital through cancellation of shares
The Board of Directors proposes that the share capital be reduced by a minimum of EUR 10 560 000 and a maximum of EUR 13 800 000 through cancellation of a minimum of 176 000 000 and a maximum of 230 000 000 Nokia shares held by the Company prior to the Annual General Meeting.
The Board proposes that the share capital be reduced by transfer of the aggregate par value of the shares to be cancelled from the share capital to the share premium capital.
The cancellation comprises solely Nokia shares held by the Company and will have no effect on the relative holdings of the other shareholders of the Company and on the voting powers among them.
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Proposal by the Board of Directors to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve to increase the share capital
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board to resolve to increase the share capital of the Company with a maximum of EUR 53 160 000. As a result of share issuance an aggregate maximum of 886 000 000 new shares may be issued, at a subscription price and on the terms and conditions as decided by the Board.
The Board proposes that it be authorized to disapply the shareholders' pre-emptive rights to the Company's shares provided that from the Company's perspective important financial grounds exist. It is proposed that the Board be authorized to determine that a share subscription may be made against payment in kind or otherwise on certain terms.
The authorization is proposed to be effective until April 7, 2006.
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Proposal by the Board of Directors to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve to repurchase Nokia shares
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board to resolve to repurchase a maximum of 443 200 000 Nokia shares by using funds available for distribution of profits. The proposed amount corresponds to nearly 10 per cent of the share capital of the Company and the total voting rights. The proposal is based on the assumption that the amend-ment of the Finnish Companies Act will be passed by the Parliament prior to or during the validity of the pro-posed authorization.
In the event that the proposed amendment does not enter into force, the authorization for the Board shall amount to a maximum of 221 600 000 Nokia shares. The amount corresponds to a maximum of 5 per cent of the Company's share capital or total voting rights as permitted by the current law.
The shares can be repurchased either
a) through a tender offer made to all the shareholders on equal terms and for an equal price determined by the Board; or
b) through public trading in which case the shares will be repurchased in another proportion than that of holdings of the current shareholders. The Company may enter into derivative, share lending or other arrangements within applicable regulatory limits, whereby the repurchase price is based on the market price of the Nokia share in public trading.
The shares may be repurchased in order to develop the capital structure of the Company, to finance or carry out acquisitions or related arrangements, to settle the Company's equity-based incentive plans, to be transferred for other purposes, or to be cancelled. Repurchases will reduce the Company's distributable retained earnings.
The authorization is proposed to be effective until April 7, 2006.
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Proposal by the Board of Directors to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve to dispose Nokia shares held by the Company
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board to resolve to dispose a maximum of 443 200 000 Nokia shares. However, the authorization is not proposed to exceed the authoriza-tion to be approved for repurchases of the Company's own shares.
The authorization includes that the Board has the right to resolve to whom, under which terms and conditions and how many shares are disposed. The shares may be disposed at a price determined by the Board, also for consideration in kind. The authorization also allows the Board to resolve to dispose the shares in another pro-portion than that of the shareholders' pre-emptive rights to the Company's shares, provided that from the Com-pany's perspective important financial grounds exist.
The authorization is proposed to be effective until April 7, 2006.
Annual Accounts 2004 and the proposals by the Board of Directors
The proposals by the Board presented under items 10 through 14 above are available at Nokia's Internet pages at www.nokia.com/agm no later than as of February 9, 2005. Paper copies of these documents with enclosures and the Annual Accounts of the Company are on display at the Head Office of the Company at Nokia House, Keilalahdentie 4, Espoo, Finland, as from March 31, 2005. The copies of the documents will be sent to shareholders upon request, and they are also available at the Meeting.
Right to Attend and to Vote at the Meeting
In order to attend and have a right to vote at the Meeting,
1) a shareholder must be registered in the Register of Shareholders of Nokia, held by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd., on Monday, March 28, 2005; and;
2) a shareholder must give to Nokia a prior notice to attend the Meeting by 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) on Friday, April 1, 2005.
Right to Attend and to Vote at the Meeting
In order to attend and have a right to vote at the Meeting,
1) a shareholder must be registered in the Register of Shareholders of Nokia, held by Finnish Central Securities Depositary Ltd., on Monday, March 15, 2004; and;
2) a shareholder must give a prior notice to attend the Meeting to Nokia by 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) on Friday, March 19, 2004.
Registration in the Register of Shareholders
In order to attend the Meeting, shareholders who hold their shares under a name of a nominee must contact their bank, broker or other custodian to be temporarily recorded in the Register of Shareholders. The recording must be made effective no later than on March 28, 2005.
Prior Notice to Attend
A prior notice to attend the Meeting may be given either
a) through Nokia's Internet pages at www.nokia.com/agm (available only for directly registered shareholders);
b) by letter to the Registry of Shareholders, Nokia Corporation, P.O. Box 226, FlN-00045 NOKIA GROUP;
c) by telefax to +358 7180 38984; or
d) by telephone to +358 7180 34700 from Monday to Friday at 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time).
The notice should arrive at the Company by 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) on Friday, April 1, 2005.
Advance Delivery of Proxies
Possible proxies for representing a shareholder at the Meeting shall arrive to the Registry of Shareholders of the Com-pany no later than on Friday, April 1, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time).
Espoo, January 27,2005
BOARD OF DIRECTORS