Nokia Insider Purchases, Treasury Share Transfer and Two Contract Wins Cap a Busy Week
Published on 11/15/2026 at 12:40 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Seven Nokia executives picked up shares in the company on Thursday at EUR 7.6301 apiece, a disclosure Nokia published the following day. The buyers included David Heard and Raghav Sahgal, alongside five further members of the leadership circle: Louise Fisk, Victoria Hanrahan, Pallavi Mahajan, Konstanty Owczarek and Stephan Prosi.
Sahgal took 2,590 shares, while Heard acquired 1,139. The remaining purchases were spread across the other five executives, putting the reported buying across a broad slice of senior management rather than a single name.
Separate from those open-market transactions, Nokia transferred roughly 847,000 treasury shares free of charge to participants in its share-based compensation programmes. Following the handover, the company said it still holds about 80.3 million of its own shares. Nokia's stock slipped 1.8% on Friday; the company did not link the move to any of the disclosed transactions.
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One New Zealand Taps Nokia for AI-Driven Network Operations
On the operating side, One New Zealand on Wednesday selected Nokia's Assurance Center and Autonomous Networks Data Suite. According to Nokia, the technology is intended to drive stronger network automation and artificial-intelligence-based operations. The agreed scope also takes in joint research and development work plus consulting services from Nokia, tying software products to collaborative engineering rather than a straight licence sale. Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.
Nokia Federal Solutions reported a further order on Friday. Under the US Department of War's RAPID project, the company is to develop, build and test integrated sensor and communications capabilities, built on 5G and 6G infrastructure. The aim, per Nokia, is to detect and track objects. No contract value was given, and the award covers development, construction and trials of the planned functions.
Aalto Donation and Research Expansion
Nokia also announced on Thursday a EUR 1.5 million donation to Aalto University, alongside an expansion of its research and development cooperation with the institution. The partnership builds on joint projects worth roughly EUR 1.3 million a year, the company said.
The treasury share transfer to compensation programme participants was carried out on 9 November, the same disclosure cycle that produced the insider purchase filings.
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