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NOKIA IN 201404 NOKIA IN 2014
2014—A year of reinvention
April
April 25, 2014
Nokia completed the sale
of substantially all of its
Devices & Services
business to Microsoft.
The transaction, which also
included an agreement to
license patents to Microsoft,
was originally announced
on September 3, 2013.
April 29, 2014
The Nokia Board of
Directors appointed
Rajeev Suri as the
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(“President and CEO”)
of Nokia Corporation
and announced the
appointment of the
Nokia Group Leadership
Team effective as of
May 1, 2014.
Nokia announced its new
strategy that builds on its
three businesses: Nokia
Networks, HERE and
Nokia Technologies.
Nokia announced plans
for a EUR 5 billion capital
structure optimization
program focused on
recommencing dividend
payments, distributing
excess capital to
shareholders, and
reducing interest-
bearing debt.
March
March 24, 2014
Nokia Networks completed
the acquisition of Mesaplexx
Pty Ltd., including its
compact, high-performance
radio frequency lter
technology which can be
used to reduce the size
of a radio base station.
May
May 12 and May 15, 2014
Nokia’s credit rating was
upgraded by both Moody’s
and Standard & Poor’s,
respectively, supporting
Nokia’s long-term target
of re-establishing its
investment grade
credit rating.
May 28, 2014
HERE completed the
acquisition of Desti, which
helps travelers nd what
they are looking for by
using articial intelligence
and natural language
processing technology.
June
June 17, 2014
Nokia’s Annual General
Meeting resolved to
distribute an ordinary
dividend of EUR 0.11 per
share for the scal year
2013 and a special
dividend of EUR 0.26 per
share. The Annual General
Meeting also selected a
new Board of Directors
for a term ending at
the close of the Annual
General Meeting in 2015.
Risto Siilasmaa continued
to serve as the Chairman
of the Board of Directors.
April 25, 2014
Nokia completed the sale of
substantially all of its Devices &
Services business to Microsoft.
The transaction, which also
included an agreement to license
patents to Microsoft, was originally
announced on September 3, 2013.