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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOKIA AUXILIARY PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2006

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Title: TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOKIA AUXILIARY PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2006
Date: 3/30/2006
Industry: Communications Equipment     Sector: Technology

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOKIA AUXILIARY PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2006, Parties: nokia corp
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.7

NOKIA                                                                    1(7)

                                                 March 30, 2006
Group Legal






TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOKIA AUXILIARY PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN 2006


1. Definitions



         Board: Board of Directors of Nokia Corporation.

         Grant Agreement: Agreement entered into between the Participant and
         Nokia on the grant of Performance Share Units under the Plan.

         Grant Amount: The number of Units that will be allocated to a
         Participant. The Units are tied to one or more performance criteria
         indicated defined in the Grant Agreement. The Grant Amount equals the
         number of Units at Target and may represent one or more Threshold
         Numbers, depending on how many performance criteria are used, as
         indicated in the Grant Agreement.

         Interim Measurement Period 1: The time period from January 1, 2006
         through 31 December, 2006. The achievement of the pre-determined
         performance criteria for the Interim Measurement Period 1, defined in
         the Grant Agreement, is measured for this Period.

         Interim Measurement Period 2: The time period from January 1, 2007
         through 31 December, 2007. The achievement of the pre-determined
         performance criteria for the Interim Measurement Period 2, defined in
         the Grant Agreement, is measured for this Period.

         Nokia: Nokia Corporation, Nokia Inc. Nokia Holding Inc, as the case may
         be, and as indicated in the Grant Agreement.

         Nokia Group: The consolidated group of companies with Nokia Corporation
         as the parent company.

          Maximum Number: The number of Units to vest as Shares, provided that
         the Maximum Performance is achieved with respect to the performance
         criterion, to which the Maximum Number is tied, as indicated in the
         Grant Agreement. The Maximum Number of Units equals 2.5 times the
         Threshold Number.

         Maximum Performance: The maximum performance level, defined for the
         performance criterion independently in the Grant Agreement affecting
         the number of granted Units to vest.

         Merger: Business acquisition transaction completed by Nokia Corporation
         or any company within Nokia Group, as the case may be and indicated in
         the

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NOKIA                                                                     2(7)

                                                 March 30, 2006
Group Legal



         Grant Agreement with the Participant, related to which transaction
         the Grants under the Plan have been awarded.

         Participant: Eligible persons among employees of Nokia Group who, in
         connection with the Merger and based on the approval by Board,
         Personnel Committee, or its assignee, have been approved to receive a
         grant of Units under the Plan.

          Personnel Committee: Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors of
         Nokia Corporation.

         Performance Period: The time period from January 1, 2006 through
         31 December, 2007. The achievement of the pre-determined performance
         criteria defined in the Grant Agreement is measured for this Period.

         Performance Share Unit or Unit: Each Participant receives a Grant
         Amount of Performance Share Units. The Units will vest as Shares for
         the Participant to the extent of and subject to the Vesting and other
         conditions under the Plan.

         Plan: The Nokia Auxiliary Performance Share Plan 2006.

         Plan Rules: This document as approved by the Board as of 30 March,
         2006.

          Settlement: Represents the moment in time when Nokia arranges for
         the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Participant's
         book-entry,brokerage or other account, subject to the fulfilment of
         the Vesting conditions under the Plan.

         Settlement Date: A banking day in Helsinki, Finland, 30 days after the
         Vesting Date, or as soon as practicable thereafter, as determined by
         Nokia. However, the Settlement Date shall not be earlier than the third
          banking day immediately following the day of the announcement of
         Nokia's earnings release for 2007.

         Special Cash Equivalent: Cash payment to the Participants under early
         termination in situations defined under paragraph 7 below. The Special
         Cash Equivalent will be based on achieved performance levels, defined
         in the Grant Agreement. Unless stipulated otherwise in these Plan
         Rules, the Settlement of the Special Cash Equivalent is carried out to
          the extent possible like the Settlement of Shares.

         Share/Shares: Nokia ordinary shares to be transferred to Participants
         based on vested Units. Nokia may, however, in its sole discretion, use
         for the Settlement of vested Units one or more of the ways of funding
         described under paragraph 6, including cash settlement. What is said
         about Shares in these Plan Rules, is applicable 'mutatis mutandis' to
         their cash equivalent, including the Special Cash Equivalent, unless
         stipulated differently in the Plan Rules.

         Target Performance: The targeted performance level, defined for each
         performance criterion independently in the Grant Agreement affecting
         the number of granted Units to vest.

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NOKIA                                                                    3(7)

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         Threshold Number: The number of Units to vest as Shares, provided that
         the Threshold Performance is achieved with respect to the one
         performance criterion, to which the Threshold Number is tied, as
         determined in the Grant Agreement.

         Threshold Performance: The minimum performance level, defined for each
         performance criterion independently in the Grant Agreement, affecting
         the number of granted Units to vest.

         Vesting: Represents the moment in time when the Participant earns the
         Shares, subject to the Plan Rules, and shall acquire the right to
         receive full ownership of such number of Shares at Settlement.

         Vesting Date: December 31, 2007.

2. Eligible Employees

         Nokia may grant under the Plan Performance Share Units to eligible
          Participants. The Board, Personnel Committee or its assignee shall
         approve the grant of Units under the Plan to Participants in accordance
         with either.

         a) Nokia's Global Grant guidelines or

         b) A specific grant nomination or specific guidelines applicable to an
         acquisition or acquisitions, as approved by the Board, Personnel
         Committee or its assignee.

3. Grant of Units

         At grant, each Participant will receive a Grant Amount of Units at
         Target, as indicated in the Grant Agreement. The Units will vest as
         Shares to the Participants, subject to the Vesting conditions described
         below under paragraph 4, and other provisions in these Plan Rules.

         In connection with the grant of Units, the Participant may be required
         to give Nokia such authorizations and consents, as Nokia deems
         necessary in order to administer the Plan. The fulfilment of such
         requirements and the compliance by the Participant with such
         instructions by Nokia forms a precondition of a valid grant.

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NOKIA                                                                    4(7)

                                                 March 30, 2006
Group Legal

4. Vesting Conditions of the Performance Share Units

         The granted Units shall vest as Shares provided and to the extent that
         the performance level reaches or exceeds the pre-determined financial
         performance levels defined in Grant Agreement for each of the Interim
         Measurement Periods, 1 and 2, independently.

         Further, the following rules shall be applied to the Units to be vested
         under the Plan:

         a) The total amount of Units to be vested as Shares shall not exceed
         2.5 times the Threshold Number or 1.25 the Grant Amount.

         b) If the Threshold Performance is not reached, no Units shall be
         vested as Shares.

         c) To the extent that the Threshold Performance is exceeded, the number
         of Units to be vested as Shares shall increase linearly from the
         Thresh


 
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