HELSINKI (AP) Nokia shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the sale of the ailing cellphone division and a portfolio of patents and services to Microsoft Corp. for 5.4 billion euros ($7.2 billion).
The vote came at the end of a five-hour extraordinary meeting of shareholders on Tuesday called by the Finnish phone maker that has seen its global market share shrink as it battles stiff competition from Apple and Google Inc. in the lucrative smartphone trade.
The approval, representing 99.5 percent of shares owned by 3,900 voters at the meeting, had been widely expected as Nokia's stock price has more than doubled since the September announcement of the deal. On Tuesday, however, it closed down 3 percent at 5.82 euros on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
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