UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2016

MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
					
Canada	 	001-34699	 	98-0621254	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
350 Legget Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2W7
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(613) 592-2122
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed by Mitel Networks Corporation (“Mitel”), Mitel and Polycom, Inc. (“Polycom”) have entered into a definitive merger agreement in which Mitel will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Polycom common stock (the “Pending Acquisition”). Mitel is filing under this Item 8.01 a copy of a slide deck presentation made available to the public by posting on its website and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (the “Presentation”). The contents of the Presentation include information about the Pending Acquisition. The Presentation is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1	Slide Deck Presentation, dated April 15, 2016	
 
Forward Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements (or forward-looking information) within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities laws. These include statements using the words believe, target, outlook, may, will, should, could, estimate, continue, expect, intend, plan, predict, potential, project and anticipate, and similar statements which do not describe the present or provide information about the past. There is no guarantee that the expected events or expected results will actually occur. Such statements reflect the current views of management of Mitel and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, operational and other factors. Any changes in these assumptions or other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. All forward-looking statements attributable to Mitel or Polycom, or persons acting on either of their behalf, and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in this paragraph. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. In addition, material risks that could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements include: the inherent uncertainty associated with financial or other projections; the integration of Mitel and Polycom and the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits from the combination of Mitel and Polycom; the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals for the transaction, the timing of obtaining such approvals and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the expected benefits of the transaction; the risk that the conditions to the transaction are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all and the failure of the transaction to close for any other reason; risks relating to the value of the Mitel common shares to be issued in connection with the transaction; the anticipated size of the markets and continued demand for Mitel and Polycom products and services, the impact of competitive products and pricing and disruption to Mitel’s and Polycom’s respective businesses that could result from the announcement of the transaction; and access to available financing on a timely basis and on reasonable terms, including the refinancing of Mitel and Polycom debt to fund the cash portion of the consideration in connection with the transaction. Additional risks are described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Mitel’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 29, 2016, and in Polycom’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, neither Mitel nor Polycom has any intention or obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements.

Additional Information
In connection with the proposed transaction between Mitel and Polycom, Mitel will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that is expected to include a Joint Proxy Statement of Mitel and Polycom that also constitutes a Prospectus of Mitel (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). Mitel and Polycom plan to mail to their respective shareholders the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with the transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF MITEL AND POLYCOM ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MITEL, POLYCOM, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Mitel and Polycom through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors will also be able to obtain free copies of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Mitel, through the website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on Mitel’s website at investor.Mitel.com or by contacting Mitel’s Investor Relations Department at 469-574-8134. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Polycom will be available free of charge on Polycom’s website at http://investor.polycom.com/company/investor-relations/default.aspx or by contacting Polycom’s Investor Relations Department at 408-586-4271.
Participants in the Merger Solicitation
Mitel, Polycom and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the respective shareholders of Mitel and Polycom in connection with the transaction, including a description of their respective direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus described above when it is filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Additional information regarding Mitel’s directors and executive officers is also included in Mitel’s proxy circular for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on April 15, 2015, and information regarding Polycom’s directors and executive officers is also included in Polycom’s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 15, 2015. These documents are available free of charge as described above.

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 15, 2016

MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ Greg Hiscock	
Name:	 	Greg Hiscock	
Title:	 	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	

April 15, 2016 Mitel + Polycom: Creating a Global Communications and Collaboration Leader Across Enterprise, Cloud, Mobile Exhibit 99.1

Safe Harbor Statement Forward Looking Statements Some of the statements in this presentation are forward-looking statements (or forward-looking information) within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities laws. These include statements using the words believe, target, outlook, may, will, should, could, estimate, continue, expect, intend, plan, predict, potential, project and anticipate, and similar statements which do not describe the present or provide information about the past. There is no guarantee that the expected events or expected results will actually occur. Such statements reflect the current views of management of Mitel and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, operational and other factors. Any changes in these assumptions or other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. All forward-looking statements attributable to Mitel or Polycom, or persons acting on either of their behalf, and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in this paragraph. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. In addition, material risks that could cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements include: the inherent uncertainty associated with financial or other projections; the integration of Mitel and Polycom and the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits from the combination of Mitel and Polycom; the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals for the transaction, the timing of obtaining such approvals and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the expected benefits of the transaction; the risk that the conditions to the transaction are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all and the failure of the transaction to close for any other reason; risks relating to the value of the Mitel common shares to be issued in connection with the transaction; the anticipated size of the markets and continued demand for Mitel and Polycom products and services, the impact of competitive products and pricing and disruption to Mitel’s and Polycom’s respective businesses that could result from the announcement of the transaction; access to available financing on a timely basis and on reasonable terms, including the refinancing of Mitel and Polycom debt to fund the cash portion of the consideration in connection with the transaction. Additional risks are described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Mitel’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 29, 2016, and in Polycom’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, neither Mitel nor Polycom has any intention or obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measurements In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company's results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company also discusses, in its earnings press release and earnings presentation materials, the following Non-GAAP information which management believes provides useful information to investors. Mitel provides a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information in our quarterly results announcements and in the supplemental slides used in conjunction with the company’s quarterly call. This information is available on our website at www.mitel.com under the “Investor Relations” section http://investor.mitel.com/events.cfm. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This presentation includes references to non-GAAP financial measures including Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP Revenues and non-GAAP Gross Margin. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to assist management and investors in understanding our past financial performance and prospects for the future, including changes in our operating results, trends and marketplace performance, exclusive of unusual events or factors which do not directly affect what we consider to be our core operating performance. Non-GAAP measures are among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for our planning and forecasting of future periods. Investors are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures should not be relied upon as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Please see the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure attached to our quarterly results announcement. Mitel completed the acquisition of Mavenir Systems Inc. on April 29, 2015. “As reported” results in our quarterly results announcement and the attached tables refer to the U.S. GAAP results of Mitel, which include the results of Mavenir from the date of acquisition. Pro-forma results reflect the results of the company as if it had been fully combined with Mavenir Systems for the full presented period. Non-GAAP Revenues and non-GAAP Gross Margin have been adjusted to exclude the effect of purchase accounting. These adjustments have no impact on Mitel’s business or cash flows, but adversely affect the Company`s reported revenues and gross margin in the period following an acquisition. For a reconciliation of Mitel’s as-reported results to the pro-forma results and non-GAAP results, please see the tables attached to our quarterly announcement as well as the Form 8-K presenting combined historical results of Mitel and Mavenir filed with the SEC on August 6, 2015. Constant Currency Estimates Management refers to growth rates at constant currency or adjusting for currency so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of the company's business performance. Financial results adjusted for currency are calculated by translating prior period activity in local currency using the current period currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries where the functional currency is the local currency. Generally, when the US dollar either strengthens or weakens against other currencies, the growth at constant currency rates or adjusting for currency will be higher or lower than growth reported at actual exchange rates. Annualized Exit Monthly Cloud Recurring Revenue Annualized Exit Monthly Cloud Recurring Revenue is a leading indicator of our anticipated cloud recurring revenues. We believe that trends in revenue are important to understanding the overall health of our cloud business. Our Annualized Exit Monthly Cloud Recurring Revenue equals our Monthly Cloud Recurring Revenue multiplied by 12. Our Monthly Cloud Recurring Revenue equals the monthly value of all customer subscriptions in effect at the end of a given month. For example, our Monthly Recurring Subscriptions at December 31, 2015 were $9.66 million. As such, our Annualized Exit Monthly Cloud Recurring Revenue at December 31, 2015 were $115.9 million.

Additional Disclosures No Offer or Solicitation This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. Important Information For investors In connection with the proposed transaction between Mitel and Polycom, Mitel will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that is expected to include a Joint Proxy Statement of Mitel and Polycom that also constitutes a Prospectus of Mitel (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). Mitel and Polycom plan to mail to their respective shareholders the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with the transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF MITEL AND POLYCOM ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MITEL, POLYCOM, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Mitel and Polycom through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors will also be able to obtain free copies of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Mitel, through the website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com. In addition, investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on Mitel’s website at investor.Mitel.com or by contacting Mitel’s Investor Relations Department at 469-574-8134. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Polycom will be available free of charge on Polycom’s website at http://investor.polycom.com/company/investor-relations/default.aspx or by contacting Polycom’s Investor Relations Department at 408-586-4271. Participants in the Merger Solicitation Mitel, Polycom and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the respective shareholders of Mitel and Polycom in connection with the transaction, including a description of their respective direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus described above when it is filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Additional information regarding Mitel’s directors and executive officers is also included in Mitel’s proxy circular for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on April 15, 2015, and information regarding Polycom’s directors and executive officers is also included in Polycom’s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 15, 2015. These documents are available free of charge as described above.

Speakers on Today’s Call Rich McBee President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitel Steve Spooner Chief Financial Officer Mitel Peter Leav President and Chief Executive Officer, Polycom

Positions Mitel to lead convergence of voice and video segments across Enterprise, Cloud and Mobile Achieves immediate operational and financial scale Creates opportunity to address attractive video market with the #2 video brand in the world Delivers attractive installed customer base with 82% of Fortune 500 companies Extends geographic footprint by leveraging Polycom’s established presence in Asia-Pacific Mobile deployments in 47 of the top 50 global economies Drives significant cost synergies and reduced debt leverage Seamless Communications & Collaboration Creates the ONLY company across Enterprise, Cloud & Mobile with all technology pieces to deliver Compelling Strategic Business Rationale

Transaction Highlights Mitel to acquire Polycom in a $1.96 billion transaction Polycom shareholders will receive $3.12 per share in cash and 1.31 Mitel common shares for each share they hold Represents 22% premium to Polycom’s “unaffected” share price on April 5, 2016 Transaction Summary Unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies Polycom and Mitel shareholder and regulatory approvals required Expected to close in Q3, 2016 Approvals and Timing Combined company to be owned 40% by current Mitel shareholders and 60% by current Polycom shareholders Polycom brand to be retained Rich McBee to become CEO; Steve Spooner to become CFO Combined company to be headquartered in Ottawa, Canada 2 Polycom directors to join Mitel board Transaction Structure 2x revenue expansion to $2.5B Combined non-GAAP proforma CY15 Adjusted EBITDA of $353M $160M of targeted synergies Expected to be accretive in CY 2017 Financial Impact

Creating a Global Collaboration Leader Across Enterprise, Cloud, Mobile #1 Business cloud communications Only company in 5 Gartner Magic Quadrants Corporate Telephony; Unified Communications; UC for mid-size Enterprises; UC as a Services; Contact Center 130 mobile operators: more than half of world’s top 20 60 million business users worldwide #1 in Europe; #4 globally Mobile, Cloud, Enterprise $1.2 billion revenue #1 in conference phones #1 SIP sets Gartner Magic Quadrant leader Group Video Systems 400,000+ customers worldwide 82% of the Global Fortune 500 Strong presence in Asia $1.3 billion revenue

We’re Doing it Again 2015 $1.2 billion revenue Mobile, Cloud, Enterprise solutions Limited conference footprint #1 in global business cloud 130 mobile service providers: more than half of world’s top 20 Limited footprint in Fortune 500 #1 in Europe #3 North America #4 total PBX globally 2016* $2.5 billion revenue Complete video & voice across Mobile, Cloud, Enterprise Leading positions in multiple markets, including video #1 in global business cloud Doubled # of mobile footprints since acquisition 82% of Fortune 500 #1 in Europe #3 North America Significant presence in APAC #4 total PBX globally 2011 $600 million revenue Premises solutions No video business No cloud business No mobile business No footprint in Fortune 500 Europe: Strong position in two countries Top 10 total PBX globally *Estimated and subject to closing of the Mitel-Polycom transaction x2 x2 +

Building a Competitive Powerhouse with Leading Market Share #1 #1 #1 #1 #2 #2 Conference phones Next-generation SIP sets Business cloud communications IP/PBX extensions in Europe Videoconferencing Installed audio Strong presence 100+ countries, expand in APAC In more than 82% of Fortune 500 companies Nearly 9,000 channel partners Deep product integration with Microsoft solutions RCS, VoWiFi, VoLTE in more than half of top 20 mobile operators More than 2,100 patents; 500 patents pending

Providing Unmatched Voice and Video Portfolio Complete technology suite - sets combined company apart from competition Voice Open SIP Proprietary Cloud and Mobile Video UC cloud services Mobile, Telco, Cable, VoLTE, VoWiFi, RCS Video cloud services SMB Enterprise Desktop phones Conference phones Voice Switching - PBX Video endpoints Video switching - MCU

Expanded Market Presence 49% 49% 50% 4% + By Region (% revenue) By People Americas EMEA APAC World Employees Mitel ~1700 ~1600 ~1000 ~4,400 Polycom ~1500 ~600 ~1200 ~3,300 Combined ~3300 ~2200 ~2200 ~7,700 46% 49% 25% 15% 36% Americas EMEA APAC Revenues are calculated on a pro forma basis for CY 2015

Leveraging Strong M&A Track Record and Integration Strategy Successfully completed 5 acquisitions in 5 years Demonstrated ability to: Identify and integrate large, complex acquisitions Achieve synergy realization and EBITDA growth Create value through M&A Dedicated Integration Management Office (IMO) to lead integration Potential for further upside with longer-term transformational programs Targeting $160M of synergies $80M of realized synergies 2014 $23M of synergies on track for 2017 2015 2016 * *Subject to closing of the Mitel-Polycom transaction 2013 2015

Generating Attractive Potential Revenue Synergies Adds installed customer base that includes over 82% of Fortune 500 Polycom sales to existing Mitel customers Net new customers Sale of Polycom endpoints through Mitel’s existing channels and existing customers Accounts for all voice desktop, voice conferencing, video conferencing and voice / video services Mitel sales to existing Polycom customers Sale of Mitel products through Polycom’s expansive channel footprint Addition of Polycom’s Fortune 500 customer base Includes on-premises, UC apps, Cloud, non-SIP phones, and associated services Increase in conversion of sales leads because of native integration into communications & collaboration product offerings (Telephony + Video + Conferencing) Interest in video collaboration across cloud & mobile environments (e.g., ViLTE)

Financing the Transaction Expected purchase price Corresponds to an EV of $1.5B (~7.3x LTM EBITDA of $206M) Proposed acquisition and refinancing of existing debt is expected to be financed with a new $1.05 billion term loan and Polycom and Mitel cash Pro Forma total leverage at close 2.0x LTM Adjusted EBITDA of $513M (includes $160M of synergies expected to be realized by 2018) Expected cash at closing More than $300M

Providing Attractive Scale & Operating Leverage (Non-GAAP for Year End December 31, 2015) Revenue $1,204.9 $1,267.2 $2,472.1 Gross profit $639.3 $747.7 $1,387.0 Gross margin % 53.1% 59.0% 56.1% Operating expenses1 $535.2 $591.9 $1,127.1 Operating profit1 $104.1 $155.8 $259.9 Operating margin % 8.6% 12.3% 10.5% EBITDA1 $147.2 $205.7 $352.9 EBITDA margin % 12.2% 16.2% 14.3% Pro Forma EBITDA* $512.9 1 Excludes amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs, litigation and reserves payments, and transaction-related payments. + *Assumes $160M of synergies by 2018

Driving Significant Shareholder Value Accelerates growth and earnings potential Expands market leadership in multiple categories Strengthens balance sheet, with significant deleveraging Attractive cash flow Attractive premium to last closing share price Cash consideration provides immediate value to shareholders Enables participation in upside of combined company through stock component Operational synergies drive significant incremental value Expected to be accretive to earnings in CY17 and thereafter Improved access to capital for strategic investments and sustainable shareholder returns

Mitel Strategy – Build Growth Pillars on a Firm Foundation OWN The Enterprise Cloud OWN 4G LTE / 5G Mobile Grow business > 20% Grow business > 20% Video Seamless Communications and Collaboration Private Cloud Managed Services Leverage Vertical Applications to Extend the Base Firm foundation Maximize value in the base Leverage video Build growth pillars Foundation • Solid Revenue • Excellent Improvement in Gross Margin • Hardware to Software Transition • Large Installed Base • Contact Center

April 2016 Q&A