Nokia - Company Announcement

Planned sale of substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business to Microsoft has received regulatory approval from China

Nokia Corporation
Stock exchange release
April 8, 2014 at 9:58 (CET +1)

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced that the planned transaction whereby Nokia
plans to sell substantially all of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft
has today received regulatory approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the
People's Republic of China. 

As previously communicated, the closing of the transaction, which was announced
on September 3, 2013, is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary
closing conditions. Nokia and Microsoft have now received regulatory approvals
from the People's Republic of China, the European Commission, the U.S.
Department of Justice and numerous other jurisdictions. Nokia and Microsoft
continue to expect the transaction to close during April 2014, as communicated
in our press release from March 24, 2014. 

The regulatory approval process has involved a thorough review of Nokia's
patent licensing practices by several competition authorities around the world.
During that process, no authority has challenged Nokia's compliance with its
FRAND undertakings related to standard-essential patents (licensing on fair,
reasonable and non-discriminatory terms) or requested that Nokia make changes
to its licensing program or royalty terms. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

It should be noted that Nokia and its business 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: A)
the planned sale by Nokia of substantially all of Nokia's Devices & Services
business, including Smart Devices and Mobile Phones (referred to below as "Sale
of the D&S Business") pursuant to the Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated
as of September 2, 2013, between Nokia and Microsoft International Holdings
B.V.(referred to below as the "Agreement"); B) the closing of the Sale of the
D&S Business; C) receiving timely, if at all, necessary regulatory approvals
for the Sale of the D&S Business; D) expectations, plans or benefits related to
or caused by the Sale of the D&S Business; E) expectations, plans or benefits
related to Nokia's strategies, including plans for Nokia with respect to its
continuing businesses that will not be divested in connection with the Sale of
the D&S Business; F) expectations, plans or benefits related to changes in
leadership and operational structure; G) expectations and targets regarding our
operational priorities, financial performance or position, results of
operations and use of proceeds from the Sale of the D&S Business; and H)
statements preceded by "believe,""expect,""anticipate,""foresee,""sees,""target,""estimate,""designed,""aim", "plans,""intends,""focus,""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 we currently expect. Factors, including risks
and uncertainties that could cause these differences include, but are not
limited to: 1) the inability to close the Sale of the D&S Business in a timely
manner, or at all, for instance due to the inability or delays in obtaining
necessary regulatory approvals for the Sale of the D&S Business, or the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to
the termination of the Agreement; 2) the potential adverse effect on the sales
of our mobile devices, business relationships, operating results and business
generally  resulting from the announcement of the Sale of the D&S Business or
from the terms that we have agreed for the Sale of the D&S Business; 3) any
negative effect from the implementation of the Sale of the D&S Business, as we
may forego other competitive alternatives for strategies or partnerships that
would benefit our Devices & Services business and if the Sale of the D&S
Business is not closed, we may have limited options to continue the Devices &
Services  business or enter into another transaction on terms favorable to us,
or at all; 4) our ability to effectively and smoothly implement planned changes
to our leadership and operational structure or maintain an efficient interim
governance structure and preserve or hire key personnel; 5) any negative effect
from the implementation of the Sale of the D&S Business, including our internal
reorganization in connection therewith, which will require significant time,
attention and resources of our senior management and others within the company
potentially diverting their attention from other aspects of our business; 6)
disruption and dissatisfaction among employees caused by the plans and
implementation of the Sale of the D&S Business reducing focus and productivity
in areas of our business; 7) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and
charges related to or triggered by the Sale of the D&S Business; 8) any
impairments or charges to carrying values of assets or liabilities related to
or triggered by the Sale of the D&S Business; 9) potential adverse effects on
our business, properties or operations caused by us implementing the Sale of
the D&S Business; 10) the initiation or outcome of any legal proceedings,
regulatory proceedings or enforcement matters that may be instituted against us
relating to the Sale of the D&S Business, as well as the risk factors specified
on pages 12-47 of Nokia's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2012 under Item 3D. "Risk Factors." and risks outlined in our
fourth quarter and full year 2013 results report available for instance at
www.nokia.com/financials. 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. 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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integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3
billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access
information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's
technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most
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