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): June 1222, 2018

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

On April 23, 2018, Mitel Networks Corporation (“Mitel”), entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to be acquired by MLN AcquisitionCo ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company (“Purchaser”), formed by funds advised by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. (“Searchlight”). Purchaser has obtained debt financing commitments to fund part of the acquisition costs required to complete the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, including the Arrangement. In connection with marketing the loans provided under such debt financing commitments, Purchaser intends to disclose certain financial information of Mitel to prospective lenders. Mitel is filing this current report on Form 8-K in order to publicly disclose such information.

Information presented below consists of (1) U.S. GAAP results for the ~~four~~five and twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018, (2) pro forma results for the twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 that include the operations of Shoretel, Inc. (“ShoreTel”), which was acquired by Mitel on September 25, 2017, as if the acquisition of ShoreTel by Mitel had been completed on January 1, 2017, and (3) the operations of DeTeWe Communications GmbH (“DeTeWe”), the Company’s former German systems ~~integration~~ integration business, which was sold by Mitel on April 30, 2018, for the ~~four~~five and twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 and the ~~four~~five months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2017. Such information is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with Mitel’s historical financial statements included in Mitel’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in Mitel’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 28, 2018 and May 3, 2018, respectively. The pro forma results ~~presented~~ presented are not necessarily indicative of results that actually would have occurred had the acquisition of ShoreTel by Mitel been completed on January 1, 2017 or of results that may occur in the future. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially.

Information presented below for the ~~four~~five months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 and for the twelve months ended ~~April~~ May 3031, 2018 includes preliminary results for the ~~one~~two-month period ending ~~April~~May 3031, 2018. In addition to being preliminary, such financial information is unaudited, subject to change and not necessarily indicative of results that Mitel will actually achieve for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 or the year ended December 31, 2018.

In addition, Mitel does not regularly report results for monthly periods during a quarter and the information presented below was prepared solely to assist Purchaser in connection with its debt financing. Readers are cautioned that such information for the ~~one~~two-month period ending ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 is preliminary and that actual results may differ materially.

MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION

(in millions of US dollars) ~~(unaudited)~~

	Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018(US GAAP, except asindicated otherwise)			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018(US GAAP, except asindicated otherwise)			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018(Pro forma)(1)			Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2017DeTeWe			Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018DeTeWe			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018DeTeWe
Revenues	$	407.9		$	1,187.6		$	1,336.0		$	14.2		$	16.0		$	71.3
Cost of revenues		171.2			523.1			570.0			12.6			13.5			55.6
Gross Margin		236.7			664.5			766.0			1.6			2.5			15.7
Expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		151.0			404.5			475.5			3.2			3.5			11.4
Research and development		48.7			123.0			152.0			—			—			—
Restructuring, integration and acquisition-related costs		15.9			88.0			101.4			0.1			0.1			5.6
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		36.4			79.8			110.2			—			—			—
		252.0			695.3			839.1			3.3			3.6			17.0
Operating loss		(15.3	)		(30.8	)		(73.1	)		(1.7	)		(1.1	)		(1.3	)
Interest expense		(12.8	)		(27.5	)		(36.4	)		—			—			—
Other income (expense)(2)		7.9			5.8			5.5			—			(0.2	)		(0.2	)
Loss from continuing operations, before income taxes		(20.2	)		(52.5	)		(104.0	)		(1.7	)		(1.3	)		(1.5	)
Current income tax recovery (expense)		(5.0	)		(10.1	)		(10.9	)		—			—			0.1
Deferred income tax recovery (expense)		10.0			21.7			21.7			0.4			0.4			1.3
Net loss	$	(15.2	)	$	(40.9	)	$	(93.2	)	$	(1.3	)	$	(0.9	)	$	(0.1	)
Non-GAAP measures:
Adjusted EBITDA	$	53.8		$	182.6		$	192.8		$	(1.6	)	$	(0.9	)	$	4.4

(unaudited)


	Five Months Ended May 31, 2018 (US GAAP, except as indicated otherwise)			Twelve Months Ended May 31, 2018 (US GAAP, except as indicated otherwise)			Twelve Months Ended May 31, 2018 (Pro forma)⁽¹⁾			Five Months Ended May 31, 2017 DeTeWe			Five Months Ended May 31, 2018 DeTeWe⁽³⁾			Twelve Months Ended May 31, 2018 DeTeWe⁽³⁾
Revenues	$	514.0		$	1,220.7		$	1,337.4		$	19.3		$	16.0		$	66.3
Cost of revenues		212.0			524.2			563.3			17.0			13.5			51.3

Gross Margin		302.0			696.5			774.1			2.3			2.5			15.0

Expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		189.6			415.6			469.6			4.1			3.5			10.6
Research and development		61.0			127.6			151.0			—			—			—
Restructuring, integration and acquisition-related costs		18.8			89.5			103.6			0.1			0.1			5.5
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		45.5			85.9			111.7			—			—			—

		314.9			718.6			835.9			4.2			3.6			16.1

Operating loss		(12.9	)		(22.1	)		(61.8	)		(1.9	)		(1.1	)		(1.1	)
Interest expense		(16.1	)		(30.0	)		(37.9	)		—			—			—
Debt and warrant retirement costs, including write-off deferred financing costs		(0.9	)		(0.9	)		(0.9	)		—			—			—
Gains on divestitures⁽²⁾		19.1			19.1			19.1			—			—			—
Other income (expense)		3.3			1.8			0.9			—			(0.2	)		(0.1	)

Loss from continuing operations, before income taxes		(7.5	)		(32.1	)		(80.6	)		(1.9	)		(1.3	)		(1.2	)
Current income tax recovery (expense)		(5.3	)		(10.1	)		(11.0	)		—			—			0.1
Deferred income tax recovery (expense)		7.0			18.7			19.0			0.4			0.4			1.4

Net loss	$	(5.8	)	$	(23.5	)	$	(72.6	)	$	(1.5	)	$	(0.9	)	$	0.3

Non-GAAP measures:
Adjusted EBITDA	$	73.2		$	197.7		$	207.9		$	(1.7	)	$	(0.9	)	$	4.5

(1)

Pro forma results referenced reflect the Company's consolidated financial results as if the acquisition of ShoreTel had occured on January 1, 2017. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the combination occurred on such date.

(2) ~~The~~Gains ~~four~~on ~~and~~divestitures ~~twelve~~consists ~~months~~of ~~ended~~$4.3 ~~April~~for ~~30,~~the April 2018 ~~include~~dispostion of DeTeWe and $414.38 ~~gain~~for onthe ~~sale~~settlement of ~~DeTeWe~~a non-interest bearing note initially received from the divestiture of the Mobile business unit.

(3)	Includes the operations of DeTeWe until the date of sale, April 30, 2018.

MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

Revenue and Gross Margin

(in millions of US dollars)

(unaudited)

	Four Months EndedApril 30, 2018(US GAAP, except asindicated otherwise)			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018(US GAAP, except asindicated otherwise)			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018(Pro forma)(1)			Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2017DeTeWe			Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018DeTeWe			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018DeTeWe
	Five Months EndedMay 31, 2018(US GAAP, except asindicated otherwise)			Twelve MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018(US GAAP, except asindicated otherwise)			Twelve MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018(Pro forma)(1)			Five MonthsEndedMay 31, 2017DeTeWe			Five MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018DeTeWe			Twelve MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018DeTeWe
Revenues
On-Site – Product	$	~~198~~252.58		$	~~650~~663.34		$	703.0		$	57.28		$	5.6		$	3532.05
On-Site – Services		~~119~~148.80			~~339~~343.5			~~375~~373.94			911.05			10.4			3633.38
Total On-Site revenues		~~318~~400.38			~~989~~1,006.89			1,~~078~~076.94			1419.23			16.0			7166.3
Cloud – Recurring		91114.17			~~200~~216.8			~~261~~265.32			—			—			—
Purchase accounting adjustments		(1.5	)		(3.0	)		(4.2	)		—			—			—
Total revenues	$	~~407~~514.90		$	1,~~187~~220.67		$	1,~~336~~337.04		$	1419.23		$	16.0		$	7166.3
Gross margin
On-Site – Product	$	~~116~~148.38		$	~~368~~380.41		$	406.38		$	(3.06	)	$	(3.2	)	$	(65.37	)
On-Site – Services		6178.60			~~172~~177.46			~~193~~197.96			45.69			5.7			2220.07
Total On-Site gross margin(2)		~~177~~226.98			~~540~~557.87			~~600~~604.24			12.63			2.5			15.70
Cloud – Recurring(3)		6076.37			~~126~~141.78			~~170~~173.09			—			—			—
Purchase accounting adjustments		(1.5	)		(3.0	)		(4.2	)		—			—			—
Total gross margin	$	~~236~~302.70		$	~~664~~696.5		$	~~766~~774.01		$	12.63		$	2.5		$	15.70

(1)

(2) On-Site gross margin includes Amortization and Depreciation of $01.80 for the ~~four~~five months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 and $2.5 for the pro forma twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018. There is no depreciation included in the On-Site gross margin for DeTeWe.

(3) Cloud gross margin includes Amortization and Depreciation of $45.25 for the ~~four~~five months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 and $12.19 for the pro forma twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018.

MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

(in millions of US dollars)

(unaudited)

	Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018(Pro forma)(1)			Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2017DeTeWe			Four MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018DeTeWe			Twelve MonthsEndedApril 30, 2018DeTeWe
	Five MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018			Twelve MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018			Twelve MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018(Pro forma)(1)			Five MonthsEndedMay 31, 2017DeTeWe			Five MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018DeTeWe			Twelve MonthsEndedMay 31, 2018DeTeWe
Net loss	$	(155.28	)	$	(4023.95	)	$	(9372.26	)	$	(1.35	)	$	(0.9	)	$	(0.13	)
Adjustments:
Interest expense		1216.81			2730.50			3637.49			—			—			—
Income tax expense (recovery)		(51.07	)		(118.6	)		(~~10.~~8.0	)		(0.4	)		(0.4	)		(1.45	)
Amortization and depreciation		4557.82			~~103~~111.86			140.53			0.1			0.1			0.2
Foreign exchange loss		(2.62	)		(1.26	)		(01.91	)		—			—			(0.1	)
Restructuring, integration and acquisition-related costs		1518.98			8889.05			~~101~~103.46			0.1			0.1			5.65
Stock-based compensation		58.63			1516.35			19.04			—			—			—
Purchase accounting adjustments and other(2)		(3.5	)		1.7			0.4			(0.1	)		0.2			0.2
Debt and warrant retirement costs, including write-off deferred financing costs		0.9			0.9			0.9			—			—			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	53.8		$	182.6		$	192.8		$	(1.6	)	$	(0.9	)	$	4.4
Gains on divestitures(2)		(19.1	)		(19.1	)		(19.1	)		—			—			—
Purchase accounting adjustments and other		0.7			2.0			6.6			—			0.2			0.1
Adjusted EBITDA	$	73.2		$	197.7		$	207.9		$	(1.7	)	$	(0.9	)	$	4.5

(1)

Financial Information

Mitel’s independent auditors have not compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the (1) US GAAP results for the ~~four~~five and twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018, (2) pro forma results for the twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 or (3) DeTeWe results for the ~~four~~five and twelve months ended ~~April~~May 3031, 2018 and the ~~four~~five months ended ~~April~~ May 3031, 2017.

The financial information included in this current report on Form 8-K is not intended to, and does not, comply with financial statement and/or pro forma financial information disclosure requirements of the SEC that would apply to financial statements and/or pro forma financial information filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Compliance with such disclosure requirements could require the modification or exclusion of certain financial information and the presentation of certain other information not included herein or require the exclusion of certain information included herein.

Non-GAAP Financial Measurements

This current report on Form 8-K includes references to non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA. 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. 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Please see the reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure included in this report. In addition, we encourage you to evaluate the adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate, as well as the material limitations of non-GAAP measures and the manner that we compensate for those limitations, as described in Item 6. Selected Financial Data in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 28, 2018.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication may be deemed to be solicitation in respect of the arrangement. In connection with the arrangement, Mitel has filed relevant materials with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities, including Mitel’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and proxy circular. MITEL SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC AND CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING MITEL’S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND PROXY CIRCULAR, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENT. Investors and security holders may obtain the documents free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Canadian Securities Administrators’ website at www.sedar.com, and Mitel shareholders may obtain such documents free of charge from Mitel on Mitel’s website at www.mitel.com or by calling (613) 592-2122.

Mitel and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Mitel common shares in respect of the arrangement. Information about Mitel’s directors and executive officers is set forth in the proxy statement and proxy circular for Mitel’s 2018 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on March 29, 2018. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the definitive proxy statement and proxy circular regarding the arrangement.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this communication 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 persons acting on its behalf, 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 ability to obtain required regulatory, shareholder and court approvals for the arrangement, the timing of obtaining such approvals and the risk that such approvals may not be obtained in a timely manner or at all, and the risk that such approvals may be obtained on conditions that are not anticipated; the risk that the conditions to the arrangement are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all and the failure of the transaction to close for any other reason; the ability to achieve the expected benefits of the transaction; the inherent uncertainty associated with financial or other projections; the integration of Mitel and ShoreTel and the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of ShoreTel; the anticipated size of the markets and continued demand for Mitel’s products and services; the impact of competitive products and pricing and disruption to the combined business that could result from the acquisition of ShoreTel; access to available financing on a timely basis and on reasonable terms; Mitel’s ability to achieve or sustain profitability in the future; fluctuations in quarterly and annual revenues and operating results; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; current and ongoing global economic instability, political unrest and related sanctions; intense competition; reliance on channel partners for a significant component of sales; dependence upon a small number of outside contract manufacturers to manufacture products; and, Mitel’s ability to successfully implement and achieve its business strategies, including its growth of the company through acquisitions and the integration of recently acquired businesses and realization of synergies, including the acquisition of ShoreTel. Additional risks are described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Mitel’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in Mitel’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 filed with the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 28, 2018 and May 3, 2018, respectively. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, Mitel has no 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.

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: June 1222, 2018


MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

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

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