Nokia Completes Its Acquisition of NAVTEQ
10 Juli 2008 - 1:56PM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ announced today
that Nokia has completed its previously announced acquisition of
NAVTEQ. The transaction is valued at approximately $8.1 billion.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, which was approved by
NAVTEQ stockholders at a special meeting held on December 12, 2007,
NAVTEQ stockholders are entitled to receive $78.00 in cash without
interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, for each share
of common stock they owned immediately prior to the effective time
of the merger. NAVTEQ common stock will cease trading on the New
York Stock Exchange prior to the commencement of trading on July
10, 2008 and will no longer be listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. Stockholders of record as of the effective time of the
merger will receive a letter of transmittal and instructions on how
to surrender their shares of NAVTEQ common stock in exchange for
the merger consideration. Stockholders should wait to receive the
letter of transmittal before surrendering their shares. NAVTEQ maps
will continue to be broadly available and NAVTEQ expects to
increase its investment in its map and traffic capabilities as part
of Nokia. NAVTEQ maps are available in 73 countries today and are
distinguished by their detailed inclusion of over 260 road network
attributes essential to dynamic, turn-by-turn route guidance and
navigation. 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. The
Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has more than 3,600
employees located in 187 offices and in 39 countries. NAVTEQ is a
trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.
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to various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under
"Item 1A. Risk Factors" in each of the Company's most recent Annual
and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Actual results may differ materially from these
expectations due to changes in global political, economic,
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