NOKIA PRESS RELEASE
January 10, 2002
Nokia warrants exercised for share subscription
A total of 3,871,116 Nokia shares were subscribed for after the
increase in the share capital registered on December 20, 2001. The
shares were subscribed for with the warrants under the Nokia Stock
Option Plans issued to the key personnel of Nokia. With the A, B and
C warrants of the Nokia Stock Option Plan 1997, a total of 3,824,416
shares were subscribed for and with the A warrants of the Nokia Stock
Option Plan 1999, a total of 46,700 shares. The Stock Option Plans
were approved by the Annual General Meetings of March 25, 1997 and
March 17, 1999, respectively.
The corresponding increase in the share capital, in total EUR
232,266.96 has been registered in the Finnish Trade Register on
January 10, 2002. As a result of the increase, the share capital of
Nokia is currently EUR 284,251,807.26 and the total number of shares
is 4,737,530,121. Nokia received as additional shareholders' equity a
total of EUR 13,129,558.63.
The holders of the new shares are entitled to all shareholders'
rights from the registration date January 10, 2002. The new shares
will be listed on the Helsinki Exchanges together with the other
shares on January 11, 2002. Listing of the shares will also be
applied for on the Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris and Stockholm
Stock Exchanges.
The subscription period for the A warrants of the Nokia Stock Option
Plan 1997 began in December 1997, for the B warrants in November 1999
and for C warrants in November 2001. The subscription period for the
A warrants of the Nokia Stock Option Plan 1999 began in April 2001.
The A, B and C warrants of the Nokia Stock Option Plan 1997 are
listed on the Helsinki Exchanges as one security.
Further information:
Nokia
Corporate Communications
tel. +358 7180 34459
fax. + 358 7180 38226
email: communications.corporate@nokia.com |
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