October 1, 2007 -- Nokia and NAVTEQ today announced a definitive agreement for Nokia to acquire NAVTEQ. Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia will pay $78 in cash for each share of NAVTEQ including outstanding options for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $8.1 billion (€5.7 billion), or approximately $7.7 billion (€5.4 billion) net of NAVTEQ existing cash balance. The acquisition has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals and NAVTEQ shareholders' approval.
The navigation area is a fast growing business, and with location-based services expanding rapidly into mobile communications devices, the industry is poised for even further growth. NAVTEQ brings a number of key assets to Nokia: a great team with best-in-world maps and navigation industry expertise, a strong customer base and an industry-leading map data and technology platform with the broadest geographical coverage.
NAVTEQ will continue to provide the most advanced and flexible map data platform to navigation industry players. With NAVTEQ, Nokia will further strengthen its location based services offering and bring to market the most innovative, context aware Nokia Internet services with accelerated time to market.
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ also owns Traffic.com, a web and interactive service that provides traffic information and content to consumers. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985, generated 2006 revenues of $582 million and has approximately 3,000 employees located in 168 offices in 30 countries.
Nokia is the world's largest mobile device manufacturer with more than 900 million people using a Nokia mobile device around the world. Driven by Internet and digital convergence, Nokia is expanding its offering to include areas such as entertainment, communities and location based services. Shipping with the GPS-enabled Nokia N95 multimedia computer, the Nokia Maps solution is one of the most advanced location based services in the marketplace today.
''Location based services are one of the cornerstones of Nokia's Internet services strategy. The acquisition of NAVTEQ is another step toward Nokia becoming a leading player in this space,'' said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President and CEO, Nokia. ''By joining forces with NAVTEQ, we will be able to bring context and geographical information to a number of our Internet services with accelerated time to market. We also look forward to maintaining and enhancing the services and support provided to NAVTEQ's existing and future customers".
"Nokia's unique vision for location based services aligns perfectly with NAVTEQ's vision to enable everyone to find their way to people, places and opportunities on mobile communications devices, cars, desktop computers and in all the other places that are important to them," said NAVTEQ President and CEO Judson Green. "It's really exciting to imagine what we can achieve by combining our location experience with the resources of a company that has a customer base of more than 900 million people.''
In commenting on the transaction, Christopher Galvin, Chairman of the Board of NAVTEQ, said "Nokia's offer of $78 per share reflects a very attractive valuation for NAVTEQ's stockholders, representing a 34% premium to our stock price of one month ago. In considering the offer, we approached other potential purchasers about their possible interest in NAVTEQ and our Board took those contacts and discussions into account in determining that Nokia's proposal was the best opportunity available to maximize value for our stockholders."
After completion of the transaction, NAVTEQ's current map data business will continue operationally independent, but organizationally a Nokia Group company. Judson Green will report directly to Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. This will ensure that NAVTEQ's current and future customers continue to have a dedicated and strengthened unit serving them as before with digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, as well as government and business solutions.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008. Nokia plans to finance the acquisition with a combination of cash and debt, and has secured a commitment on the debt. Nokia anticipates that the acquisition would not impact its share buy-backs under the current mandate, or its future cash distribution strategy in terms of dividends and share buybacks which is subject to the shareholders' approval. The acquisition is expected to be dilutive to Nokia earnings in 2008 and 2009 on a reported basis. However on a cash basis Nokia expects it to be only slightly dilutive in 2008 and slightly accretive in 2009.
Notes to editors and analysts:
Nokia and NAVTEQ will host a conference call today, Monday, October 1, 2007 beginning at 16:00 in Helsinki / 14:00 in London / 08:00 in Chicago. The conference call will be available via live webcast at www.nokia.com/investor or by calling +1-888-636-1561 (North America) or +1-706- 634-5012 (international), with conference ID 19082045
For your convenience, a replay of the call will be accessible by calling +1-800-642-1687 (Nokia America) or +1-706-645-9291 (international), with conference ID 19082045.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia makes a wide range of mobile devices and provides people with experiences in music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games and business mobility through these devices. Nokia also provides equipment, solutions and services for communications networks. www.Nokia.com
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world.
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Important Additional Information Regarding the Merger will be filed with the SEC. In connection with the solicitation of proxies by NAVTEQ with respect to the meeting of its stockholders to be called with respect to the proposed merger, NAVTEQ will file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ''SEC''). NAVTEQ STOCKHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT IS FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE STOCKHOLDERS BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
Stockholders will be able to obtain a free-of-charge copy of the proxy statement (when available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. Stockholders will also be able to obtain a free-of-charge copy of the proxy statement and other relevant documents (when available) by directing a request by mail to NAVTEQ Corporation, Investor Relations, 425 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60606, telephone (312) 894 7500, or from NAVTEQ's website at www.NAVTEQ.com.
NAVTEQ and certain of its directors and executive officers may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be ''participants'' in the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information concerning the interests of the persons who may be ''participants'' in the solicitation is set forth in NAVTEQ's proxy statements and annual reports on Form 10-K (including any amendments thereto), previously filed with the SEC, and in the proxy statement relating to the merger and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
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Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. NAVTEQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document.
NAVTEQ Corporation ("NAVTEQ" or the "Company") will file a preliminary and definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with respect to the proposed merger. The definitive proxy statement, when available, will be sent to NAVTEQ stockholders seeking their approval of the proposed merger. Investors and NAVTEQ stockholders are urged to read carefully the preliminary and definitive proxy statement and other materials when they become available before making any voting decision because it will contain important information about the proposed merger. In addition, the documents filed with the SEC by NAVTEQ may be obtained free of charge from NAVTEQ's website at www.NAVTEQ.com or by directing a request to NAVTEQ Thomas R. Fox, 425 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60606. Attention: Investor Relations, telephone: 1 312 894 7500
NAVTEQ and certain of its executive officers, directors and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from NAVTEQ's stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the executive officers, directors and other employees of NAVTEQ and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, in the merger will be set forth in the proxy statement when it becomes available and is also included in NAVTEQ's proxy statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on April 10, 2007 and Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and from Investor Relations at NAVTEQ as described above.
