SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a -16 or 15d -16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Report on Form 6-K dated February, 2012

(Commission File No. 1-13202)

 

Nokia Corporation

Nokia House

Keilalahdentie 4

02150 Espoo

Finland

(Name and address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F: x

Form 40-F: o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

Yes: o

No: x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

Yes: o

No: x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes: o

No: x

 

 

 

Enclosures:

 

1.               Proxy Material for ADR Holders for the Annual General Meeting on May 6, 2010

 

 

 

Depositary’s Notice of
Annual General Meeting of
Nokia Corporation

 

ADSs:		American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”).
ADS CUSIP No.:		654902204.
Deposited Securities:		Shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”).
ADS Ratio:		1 Share to 1 ADS.
Depositary:		Citibank, N.A.
Deposit Agreement:		Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2008, as amended from time to time, by and among the Depositary, the Company and the Holders from time to time of ADRs evidencing ADSs issued thereunder.

 

TIMETABLE

 

February 5, 2010		ADS Record Date
		Date on which ADR Holders are required to be record holders of the Company’s ADSs to receive proxy material.
April 16, 2010		Voting Deadline
5:00 P.M. (New York City time)		Date and time on which ADR Holders are required to have provided instructions to the Depositary to (i) vote their ADSs and (ii) temporarily record them on the Register of Shareholders of the Company as of the Finnish Record Date.
April 23, 2010		Reconciliation of Voting Position
		Any transfers between April 16 and close of business on April 23 will be reconciled for the correct voting position as of the Finnish Record Date.
April 26, 2010		Finnish Record Date
		Date on which ADR Holders are required to be recorded on the Register of Shareholders of the Company in order to vote at the Meeting.
May 6, 2010		Meeting Date
3:00 P.M.		Date on which the Company will hold its Annual General Meeting 2010 (the “Meeting”).
(Helsinki time)

 

A RECORD HOLDER OF THE COMPANY’S ADSs AS OF THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 23, 2010 WHO HAS PROVIDED VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE DEPOSITARY BY THE VOTING DEADLINE, WILL BE TEMPORARILY RECORDED ON THE REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ON THE FINNISH RECORD DATE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION. THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PAGE 3 AND 4 SHOULD ANSWER MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE VOTING PROCESS.

 

RESOLUTIONS BEING CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ARE SUMMARIZED ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE AGM PROXY CARD.

 

FULL DETAILS REGARDING THE PROPOSALS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS COMMITTEES TO THE AGM, AND OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MEETING ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.nokia.com/agm AND http://www.citi.com/dr (click on “Nokia AGM”).

 

Nokia’s Form 20-F Annual Report may be accessed through the Internet at http://citibank.ar.wilink.com (enter “Nokia” in the Company Name Search) or http://www.nokia.com/agm is scheduled to be published on or about March 15, 2010. You may also request a hard copy by calling the toll-free number, 1-877-NOKIA-ADR (1-877-665-4223), direct your written request to Citibank, N.A., Shareholder Services, PO Box 43077, Providence RI 02940-3077 or by calling Nokia Investor Relations US Main Office at 1-914-368-0555.

 

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The enclosed materials are provided to allow you to vote at the Meeting of the Company. There are four alternative ways for voting:

 

a)     Through the Internet: if you are a registered ADR Holder, i.e. you do not hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent, follow these instructions:

 

·    Access the website www.citi.com/dr;

·    Click on “Investors” and then click on “Voting by Internet”;

·    Enter your Proxy Access Number which is the circled number located on the front of the card in the shaded bar.

·    Complete the Voting Instructions provided on the Internet site by the Voting Deadline.

 

If you hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent and you wish to vote through the Internet, you should refer to other information provided by your agent.

 

b)             On the Telephone: if you are a registered ADR Holder, i.e. you do not hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent, follow these instructions:

 

·    Call the telephone voting access number: 1-800-652-Vote (8683);

·    Enter your Proxy Access Number which is the circled number located on the front of the card in the shaded bar.

·    Complete the Voting Instructions as indicated on a recording by the Voting Deadline.

 

If you hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent and you wish to vote on the telephone, you should refer to other information provided by your agent.

 

c)              By Mailing the Voting Card, please

 

·      Complete all of the required information on the Voting Card;

·      Sign the Voting Card; and

·      Return the Voting Card by the Voting Deadline to Nokia Proxy, C/O Citibank Shareholder Services, PO Box 43124, Providence RI 02940-5140.

 

If you hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent, you may have special instructions from your agent.

 

d)             Moreover, you may attend the Meeting in person in Helsinki, Finland. If you want to attend the meeting in person, please call Citibank, N.A., ADR Services at 1-877-NOKIA-ADR (1-877-665-4223).

 

By voting through the Internet or on the telephone or by signing and returning the Voting Card, you are:

 

·                  Certifying that you are a record holder of ADSs as of the close of business on April 23, 2010;

·                  Instructing the Depositary to arrange for the temporary recording of the Deposited Securities represented by your ADSs in your name on the Register of Shareholders of the Company, on the Finnish Record Date of April 26, 2010;

·                  Instructing the Depositary to vote your Deposited Securities in the manner indicated in the Internet or Telephone Voting Instructions or Voting Card; and

·                  Authorizing and directing the disclosure of your name, address, number of Deposited Securities held and account number to the Depositary, the Company, and the Finnish Registrar for the purpose of temporarily recording your name and number of shares on the Register of Shareholders of the Company.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AND YOUR VOTES WILL NOT BE COUNTED IF YOU DO NOT SIGN (IF APPLICABLE) OR COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION, INCLUDING YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND ACCOUNT NUMBER.

 

Please note that the Deposit Agreement provides that in connection with the Meeting the Depositary shall not be responsible for instructions not carried out or for the manner in which such instructions are carried out or the effect of any such action or omission, provided that such action or omission is without negligence and in good faith.

 

If you have any questions concerning the enclosed material or if you need further explanation of the questions covered therein, please call Citibank, N.A., ADR Services at 1-877-NOKIA-ADR (1-877-665-4223).

 

You may also find additional information on the website www.citi.com/dr.

 

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Citibank, N.A., as Depositary

 

The information contained in this notice regarding the Meeting has been provided by the Company. Citibank, N.A. is forwarding this information to you solely as Depositary and in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement and disclaims any responsibility with respect to the accuracy or completeness of such information. Citibank, N.A. does not, and should not be deemed to, express any opinion with respect to the proposals to be considered at the Meeting.

 

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Questions and Answers

 

Which ADR Holders are entitled to vote?

 

Please note that Holders and Beneficial Owners must be holders of the Company’s ADSs on February 5, 2010 in order to receive the proxy materials.  Only those Holders and Beneficial Owners of the Company’s ADSs who are holders on the close of business on April 23, 2010 are entitled to vote at the meeting, although their voting position will be reconciled to the Finnish Record Date of April 26, 2010.

 

What is the Finnish Record Date?

 

According to Finnish law, a shareholder must be recorded on the Register of Shareholders of the Company eight business days prior to the Meeting, i.e. on the Finnish Record Date of April 26, 2010, in order to be entitled to vote at the Meeting. This means that although you have voted correctly before 5:00 P.M. on April 16, 2010, your voting position will be reconciled as of the Finnish Record Date.

 

Will I be recorded on the Register of Shareholders of the Company on the Finnish Record Date?

 

Yes. If you are a record holder of the Company’s ADSs as of the close of business on April 23, 2010, and you have provided your voting instructions to the Depositary as instructed in this Depositary’s Notice, you will be automatically recorded on the Register on a temporary basis for you to vote at the Meeting.

 

Are there any other requirements in connection with the Finnish Record Date?

 

No. Being a record holder of the Company’s ADSs as of the close of business on April 23, 2010 and providing voting instructions to the Depositary by the Voting Deadline automatically ensures that the ADR Holder will be temporarily recorded on the Register of Shareholders of the Company on the Finnish Record Date of April 26, 2010.

 

What is the temporary recording of the Deposited Securities on the Company’s Register of Shareholders and why is it required?

 

As mentioned above, only shareholders registered on the Register of Shareholders of the Company on the Finnish Record Date of April 26, 2010, may vote at the Meeting. As an ADR Holder, in the normal course, your Deposited Securities are registered on the Register of Shareholders of the Company in the name of Citibank’s local custodian. For you to vote at the Meeting, the Deposited Securities underlying your ADSs must be temporarily re-recorded from Citibank’s local custodian’s name to your name on the Register of Shareholders of the Company as of the Finnish Record Date. This is done temporarily for the purpose of voting at the Meeting only.

 

Can voting instructions be changed?

 

Yes, voting instructions may be changed at any time prior to the Voting Deadline of 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on April 16, 2010 by completing new Voting Instructions on the Internet Voting website, by giving new Telephone Voting Instructions at 1-800-652-Vote (8683) or by calling Citibank’s ADR Services at 1-877-NOKIA-ADR (1-877-665-4223) and requesting a new Voting Card and returning the new and completed Voting Card to the Depositary.

 

Please note that the last instructions received by the Depositary (whether it be a new Voting Card, Internet Voting Instructions, or Telephone Voting Instructions) by the Voting Deadline will be the Voting Instructions followed by the Depositary.

 

What information is required from me to vote my ADSs?

 

Finnish law and regulations require at the minimum the following information from a beneficial owner:

 

· Name;

 

· Address;

 

· Number of Deposited Securities held; and

 

· Identification number (i.e. account number).

 

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Please note that by voting your ADSs, you are authorizing your bank, broker, or nominee to disclose the above-mentioned information to the Depositary, the Company, and the Finnish Registrar for the purpose of temporarily recording your name and number of shares on the Company’s Register of Shareholders. Without disclosure of this information, your votes will not be counted.

 

Why is it important to vote?

 

The Company considers it important that as many shareholders as possible use their vote at the Meeting. In addition, resolution under some of the agenda items requires a qualified majority of the votes cast, as well as of the shares represented at the Meeting. ADR Holders form a significant number of Nokia shares represented at the Meeting. Therefore, the Company also encourages ADR Holders to vote at the Meeting.

 

Where is the Proxy Material available?

 

In addition to mailing the ADR Holders this Depositary’s Notice and the Voting Card as well as the Company’s Meeting Notice, Nokia is providing the ADR Holders with the possibility to access the proxy material on the Internet. The proxy material can be accessed on the Internet through http://www.citi.com/dr and http://www.nokia.com/agm.

 

Are the proposals on the Agenda available in their entirety?

 

Yes. The proposals by the Nokia Board and its Committees are available in their entirety on the Internet through http://www.citi.com/dr and http://www.nokia.com/agm. Nokia’s Form 20-F Annual Report is also scheduled to be published on or about March 15, 2010 and be available on Nokia’s website.

 

Delivery of shareholder documents via the Internet.

 

ADR holders may receive Nokia Corporation’s shareholder documents (such as disclosure documents, proxy material, etc.) over the internet. As a registered ADR shareholder, i.e. if you do not hold your ADSs through a custodian, broker or other agent, you may receive your shareholder documents electronically by registering at the website http://www.computershare.com/investor, clicking on eDelivery Signup on right hand side of screen.  On the next screen, click on the drop-down arrow and locate Nokia Corporation and follow the instructions.

 

When is the payment date of the ADR dividend?

 

The dividend payment date for ADR holders will be on or about May 28, 2010.

 

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NOTICE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Notice is given to the shareholders of Nokia Corporation (the “Company”) to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Helsinki Fair Centre, Amfi Hall, Messuaukio 1, Helsinki, Finland. The reception of persons who have registered for the Meeting will commence at 1:30 p.m.

 

A. Matters on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting

 

At the Annual General Meeting, the following matters will be considered:

 

1.              Opening of the Meeting

 

2.              Matters of order for the Meeting

 

3.              Election of the persons to confirm the minutes and to verify the counting of votes

 

4.              Recording the legal convening of the Meeting and quorum

 

5.              Recording the attendance at the Meeting and adoption of the list of votes

 

6.              Presentation of the Annual Accounts 2009, the report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor’s report for the year 2009

 

·  Review by the President and CEO

 

7.              Adoption of the Annual Accounts

 

8.              Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividend

 

The Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting a dividend of EUR 0.40 per share for the fiscal year 2009. The dividend will be paid to shareholders registered in the Register of Shareholders held by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date of the dividend payment, May 11, 2010. The Board proposes that the dividend will be paid on or about May 25, 2010.

 

9.              Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the President from liability

 

10.       Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

 

The Board’s Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the remuneration payable to the members of the Board to be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a term ending at the Annual General Meeting in 2011, be unchanged from 2008 and 2009 and be as follows: EUR 440 000 for the Chairman, EUR 150 000 for the Vice Chairman, and EUR 130 000 for each member. In addition, the Committee proposes that the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Personnel Committee will each receive an additional annual fee of EUR 25 000 and other members of the Audit Committee an additional annual fee of EUR 10 000 each. The Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee proposes that approximately 40 per cent of the remuneration be paid in Nokia shares purchased from the market, which shares shall be retained until the end of the board membership in line with the Nokia policy (except for those shares needed to offset any costs relating to the acquisition of the shares, including taxes).

 

11.       Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors

 

Georg Ehrnrooth, Nokia Board Audit Committee Chairman since 2007 and Board member since 2000, has informed that he will not stand for re-election. The Board’s Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the number of Board members be ten.

 

12.       Election of members of the Board of Directors

 

The Board’s Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the following current Nokia Board members be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for a term ending at the Annual General Meeting in 2011: Lalita D. Gupte, Dr. Bengt Holmström, Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Per Karlsson, Isabel Marey-Semper, Jorma Ollila, Dame Marjorie Scardino, Risto Siilasmaa and Keijo Suila.

 

13.       Resolution on the remuneration of the Auditor

 

The Board’s Audit Committee proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the external auditor to be elected at the Annual General Meeting be reimbursed according to the invoice of the auditor and in compliance with the purchase policy approved by the Audit Committee.

 

14.       Election of Auditor

 

The Board’s Audit Committee proposes to the Annual General Meeting that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy be re-elected as the auditor of the Company for the fiscal year 2010.

 

15.       Resolution on the amendment of the Articles of Association

 

The Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting the Articles of Association of the Company to be amended as follows:

 

·                  Amend the provision on the object of the Company to reflect more precisely its current business activities (Article 2).

 

·                  Amend the provision on the notice of a General Meeting to the effect that the provisions on the publication date of the notice corresponds to the amended provisions of the Finnish Companies Act and to allow the publication of the notice in the same manner as the other official disclosures of the Company (Article 10).

 

16.       Authorizing the Board of Directors to resolve to repurchase the Company’s own shares

 

The Board proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board to resolve to repurchase a maximum of 360 million Nokia shares by using funds in the unrestricted shareholders’ equity. Repurchases will reduce funds available for distribution of profits. The shares may be repurchased in order to develop the capital structure of the Company, finance or carry out acquisitions or other arrangements, settle the Company’s equity-based incentive plans, be transferred for other purposes, or be cancelled.

 

The shares may be repurchased either

 

a)              through a tender offer made to all the shareholders on equal terms; or

b)             through public trading by repurchasing the shares in another proportion than that of the current shareholders.

 

It is proposed that the authorization be effective until June 30, 2011 and terminate the corresponding authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on April 23, 2009.

 

17.       Authorization to the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares

 

The Board proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorizes the Board to resolve to issue a maximum of 740 million shares during the validity period of the authorization through issuance of shares or special rights entitling to shares (including stock options) under Chapter 10, Section 1 of the Finnish Companies Act in one or more issues.

 

The Board proposes that the authorization may be used to develop the Company’s capital structure, diversify the shareholder base, finance or carry out acquisitions or other arrangements, settle the Company’s equity-based incentive plans, or for other purposes resolved by the Board.

 

It is proposed that the authorization include the right for the Board to resolve on all the terms and conditions of the issuance of shares and such special rights, including to whom shares or special rights may be issued as well as the consideration to be paid. The authorization thereby includes the right to deviate from the shareholders’ pre-emptive rights within the limits set by law.

 

It is proposed that the authorization be effective until June 30, 2013 and terminate the corresponding authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2007.

 

18.       Closing of the Meeting

 

B. Documents of the Annual General Meeting

 

The proposals of the Board of Directors and its Committees relating to the agenda of the Annual General Meeting as well as this notice are available on the Company’s website at www.nokia.com/agm. The “Nokia in 2009” document, which includes the Company’s annual accounts, the review of the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report, is scheduled to be available on the above-mentioned website on week 12. The proposals of the Board of Directors and the annual accounts are also available at the Meeting. Copies of these documents and of this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request.

 

C. Instructions for the participants in the Annual General Meeting

 

1.              The right to participate and registration

 

Each shareholder, who is registered on April 26, 2010 in the Register of Shareholders of the Company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd, has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting. A shareholder, whose shares are registered on his/her personal book-entry account, is registered in the Register of Shareholders of the Company. A shareholder, who wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting, shall register for the Meeting by giving a prior notice of participation no later than April 30 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) by which time the registration needs to arrive in the Company. Such notice can be given:

 

a)              through Nokia’s website at www.nokia.com/agm (available only for directly registered shareholders);

b)             by telephone to +358 7180 34700 from Monday to Friday at 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time);

 

 

c)              by telefax to +358 7180 38984; or

d)             by letter to the Registry of Shareholders, Nokia Corporation, P.O. Box 226, Fl-00045 NOKIA GROUP.

 

In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her name, personal identification number, address, telephone number, the name of a possible assistant and the name and the personal identification number of a possible proxy representative.

 

Pursuant to chapter 5, section 25 of the Company’s Act, a shareholder who is present at the Annual General Meeting has the right to request information with respect to the matters to be considered at the Meeting.

 

2.              Advance Voting

 

A shareholder, who has a Finnish book-entry account, may vote in advance on certain items of the agenda of the Annual General Meeting through the Company’s website from February 1, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. to April 30, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. A shareholder voting in advance may not use his/her right under the Finnish Companies Act to ask questions or request a vote and his/her possibility to vote on an item regarding which the decision proposals may have changed after the beginning of the advance voting period may be restricted unless he/she will attend the meeting in person or by way of proxy representation. The conditions and other instructions relating to the electronic advance voting may be found on the Company’s website www.nokia.com/agm. The Finnish book-entry account number of the shareholder is needed for voting in advance.

 

3.              Proxy representative and powers of attorney

 

A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting and exercise his/her rights at the Meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the Annual General Meeting. Should a shareholder participate in the meeting by means of several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares in different book-entry accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative represents the shareholder shall be identified in connection with the registration for the Annual General Meeting. Possible proxy documents should be delivered in originals to Nokia’s Registry of Shareholders before the last date for registration.

 

4.              Holders of nominee registered shares

 

A holder of nominee registered shares is advised without delay to request from his/her custodian bank necessary instructions regarding the registration in the Register of Shareholders of the Company, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the Annual General Meeting. The account management organization of the custodian bank will register a holder of nominee registered shares, who wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting, to be temporarily entered in the shareholders’ register of the Company at the latest on May 3, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Further information on these matters can also be found on the Company’s website www.nokia.com/agm.

 

5.              Other instructions and information

 

On the date of this notice to the Annual General Meeting, January 28, 2010, the total number of shares and votes in Nokia Corporation is 3 744 956 052.

 

The Meeting will be conducted in Finnish, and simultaneous translation will be available into Swedish and English.

 

Espoo, January 28, 2010

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Nokia Corporation, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: February 12, 2010		Nokia Corporation
		By:	/S/ KAARINA STÅHLBERG
		Name:	Kaarina Ståhlberg
		Title:	Assistant General Counsel