Nortel Networks S.A. (In Administration and in Liquidation Judiciaire) ( the Company )

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1 Ernst & Young LLP 1 More London Place London SE1 2AF Tel: Fax: TO ALL KNOWN CREDITORS 9 February 2012 Ref: MLP/7E/SH/DM/HR/DW/LO3539 David Wright Direct line: +44 (0) dwright@uk.ey.com Dear Sirs S.A. (In Administration and in Liquidation Judiciaire) ( the Company ) High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division, Companies Court Case number 539 of 2009 We write, in accordance with Rule 2.47 of The Insolvency Rules 1986, to provide creditors with a sixth report on the progress of the Administration (the Report ). The Report covers the period from 14 July 2011 to 13 January 2012 and should be read in conjunction with the Joint Administrators previous reports dated 13 August 2009, 13 February 2010, 12 August 2010, 11 February 2011 and 12 August 2011, as well as the Joint Administrators Statement of Proposals dated 23 February Additional copies of this Report, and the previous reports referred to, can be made available on request or can be obtained at the following address: The Company entered administration (the "Administration") on 14 January 2009 when AR Bloom, AM Hudson, SJ Harris and CJW Hill of Ernst & Young LLP, 1 More London Place, London SE1 2AF, were appointed to act as joint administrators (the "Joint Administrators") by an order (the "Order") of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the "Court"), following an application made by the Company s directors. This was part of a wider restructuring of the Nortel group of companies. Corporation ( NNC ), the ultimate parent company of the Nortel group, Limited ( NNL ) and certain of its other Canadian subsidiaries filed an application for creditor protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act ( CCAA ) in Canada to facilitate a comprehensive business and financial restructuring under the CCAA. Inc ( NNI ), Capital Corporation and a number of other US Nortel group companies filed petitions in the United States under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. On the same day that the Company entered administration, the Court, following applications made by the directors of each company, made administration orders in respect of 18 other Nortel group companies based in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region ("EMEA"). Administration orders were also made in respect of Nortel Companies in North America and Canada. Article 3 of the EC Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings 1346/2000 (the "EC Regulation"), states that the court of the EC member state in which the centre of main The UK firm Ernst & Young LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC and is a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. A list of members names is available for inspection at 1 More London Place, London SE1 2AF, the firm s principal place of business and registered office.

2 2 interests ("COMI") of a company is situated has jurisdiction to open main insolvency proceedings in respect of that company. In the case of the 19 EMEA group companies (the "EMEA Companies"), the Court was satisfied that their COMI was in England and as such it had jurisdiction to open main insolvency proceedings, namely administration, in respect of each company. Details of the 19 companies are provided at Appendix 1. The Joint Administrators on 20 May 2009 filed an application at the French Tribunal de Commerce in Versailles (the Tribunal ) requesting that the Company be placed into liquidation judiciaire ( Liquidation ), a French insolvency procedure and secondary proceedings under the EC Regulation. The Tribunal placed the Company into Liquidation with authorisation to continue to trade (poursuite d activités) on 28 May The Nortel group of companies (the "Group") reports in US dollars ("US$"), and accordingly all amounts referred to in this report are in US$ unless otherwise stated. The official version of this report is in English. In the event of a conflict between the English version and any translated version, the English version shall be the definitive version to rely upon. Please refer to the disclaimer at the end of the principal section of this report. Secondary Proceedings In order to facilitate the progress and purpose of the administration, the Joint Administrators made a request to the Tribunal, resulting in the placing of the Company into liquidation judiciaire in May The successful conduct of the business located in France, has, since May 2009, been under the control of Maître Cosme Rogeau (Liquidateur Judiciare) and Maitre Frank Michel (Administrateur Judiciare), for the period of his appointment as such, (together the French Officeholders ). The Company was placed into Liquidation on 28 May 2009 with authorisation to continue to trade. On 30 November 2009 the Tribunal renewed the suspension period of the process of the Liquidation to permit the Company to continue its operations for a further three months. On 26 February 2010 the suspension of the process of liquidation was again renewed by the Tribunal to enable the preparation for completion of the sale of the GSM/GSM-R business of the Company to Kapsch (in the context of the global sale of the Nortel GSM/GSM-R business to Ericsson and Kapsch). On 17 December 2009, the French Supervisory Judge (Judge commissaire) authorised the Company to participate in the Enterprise transaction and enter into certain agreements for the transfer of certain assets and employees to Avaya France on the closing of the Enterprise transaction. On 26 February 2010 the Tribunal ordered that the suspension would end after three months, or, if earlier, upon receipt of a letter from Kapsch Carrier.Com AG stating that all of the conditions precedent contained in the offer of Kapsch Carrier.Com AG for the purchase of the Company s GSM/GSM-R business which had been filed with the French Officeholders had

3 3 been met and the offer had thus become irrevocable. This letter was filed at the French Court on 10 March On 30 March 2010, the Tribunal approved the sale of the Company s GSM/GSM-R business to Kapsch Carrier.Com AG or its French subsidiary, Kapsch Carrier.com France S.A. and set the effective date for the transfer of the operation of the business as 1 April 2010, dovetailing the wider business disposal of GSM/ GSM-R by the Group. On 30 March 2010 the Tribunal also appointed Maître Frank Michel as Mandataire ad hoc of the Company (his mission as Administrateur Judiciare having come to an end) and ordered Maître Cosme Rogeau to carry out the liquidation of the residual assets of the Company. On 7 May 2010 the Company ceased to trade. A liquidation cell was set up by an order of the Tribunal dated 30 March 2010 to assist the Liquidator with winding down the Company On 25 May 2010 the Tribunal authorised the Liquidator to request the directors of the Company, being the majority shareholder of Northern Telecom France S.A., to convene a shareholders meeting for the shareholders to decide upon the amicable dissolution of Northern Telecom France S.A. and the appointment of Maître Cosme Rogeau as liquidator of Northern Telecom France S.A. On 26 May 2010, the French Supervisory Judge authorised the Company to participate in the CVAS transaction and enter into an agreement for the transfer of certain assets and contracts to Genband on the closing of the CVAS transaction. On 11 July 2011, the French Supervisory Judge authorised Maître Cosme Rogeau as liquidator of the Company to participate in the sale of the residual intellectual property portfolio of the Nortel group to the to a consortium which included Apple Inc, Telefonaktiebolaget Ericsson and Microsoft Corporation Limited and enter into any agreements to carry out this sale. The Report does not seek to set out matters that are specific to the Secondary Proceedings, but sets out the progress of the wider Administration. The Report does not contain details of realisation of local assets, agreement of creditor claims or the wind down of the Company subsequent to the appointment of the French Officeholders, which is a matter for the French Officeholders in the context of their appointments.

4 4 1. Executive Summary of Progress of the Administration Purpose of the Administration The Joint Administrators continued to trade the Company's businesses with a view to achieving either a rescue of the Company as a going concern or a better result for the Company s creditors as a whole than would be likely if the Company were wound up. In 2009, it became clear that, owing to the financial and market pressures facing the Nortel businesses, the sale of all businesses would be necessary and a rescue of the Company as a going concern would not be possible. The Joint Administrators considered that the decision to continue to trade, even at a carefully monitored loss, in order to achieve going concern values for the businesses and business assets, and to avoid contingent claims, would be to the benefit of creditors as a whole. This decision is justified by the realisations achieved (subject to a final apportionment of those proceeds to the Company) and contingent claims avoided. Sale of Businesses and Assets The Group principally operated in four business segments: Enterprise Solutions ( Enterprise ); Metro Ethernet Networks ( MEN ); Carrier Networks, which comprises Global System for Mobile Communications ( GSM ), Carrier VoIP Application Solutions ( CVAS ) and the Multi Service Switch business ( MSS ); and Code Division Multiple Access ( CDMA ). The disposal of all core global businesses and the principal assets of the Group was completed in Following these global sales, the Group has very few assets left to realise. The aggregate gross sale proceeds of the global disposals, including the gross sale proceeds from the sale of the residual Intellectual Property, totals approximately $7.5 billion (before transaction costs, adjustments and escrow balances) and in accordance with the agreed basis for the global disposals, this amount remains in escrow pending allocation within the Group (as further explained below). Since our last report, the EMEA transitional services agreements ( TSA ), which were set up to provide ongoing support to the purchasers of the businesses to enable them to integrate each business with their own, have now completed and all support functions have been fully transferred. The EMEA Companies will fully recover their respective direct costs in providing these services. Next Steps The Joint Administrators, having completed the principal trading phase of the Administration, remain focused on winding down the Company s affairs and resolving outstanding issues with the other Group companies. The key remaining issues for the Company are to deal with the resolution of intra-group issues, such as purchase price allocation of the sale proceeds amongst the Group ( PPA ), intercompany claims, including claims brought by the Company and other EMEA companies against the Canadian and US estates, the winding-up of the affairs of certain of the Company s

5 5 subsidiary companies in EMEA, including the return of surplus assets to the Company, the Financial Support Direction ( FSD ) claims of the UK Pensions Regulator ( TPR ) asserted against certain of the EMEA Companies and the development of an appropriate process to agree creditors claims and distribute available funds to them. The Joint Administrators have continued to work with the Liquidateur Judiciare and continue to hold confidential meetings with the Company s creditors committee (the Committee ) in order to update it on events and the strategy adopted. Further information is contained in the sections that follow.

6 6 2. Business Disposal Strategy The Joint Administrators have completed the disposal of the businesses. The Joint Administrators consider that this will achieve a better return for creditors of the Company than would otherwise have been possible, owing to likely higher levels of realisations, the preservation of jobs through the transfer of employees to new entities and the orderly transfer of contracts to purchasers. All sales of the major businesses were dealt with on a global basis in conjunction with the rest of the Group. The disposals, excluding the GSM transaction, followed a stalking horse auction process under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code. The Joint Administrators were actively involved in these auction processes and in setting the auction parameters subsequently approved by the US and Canadian Courts. Please see the Joint Administrators previous reports for further details. The proceeds of sale, which now stand at almost US$7.5 billion (before transaction costs, adjustments and escrow balances) remain in escrow for distribution once the PPA has been agreed between the Group. Post Completion Transitional Services Since our last report, the TSAs which were required to provide ongoing support to the purchasers of the businesses to enable them to integrate each business with their own, have completed and all support functions have been fully transferred. The EMEA Companies will fully recover their respective direct costs in providing these services. Transactions and Disposals - Main Developments CVAS The sale of the CVAS business was completed to Genband for a headline consideration of US$282 million, less balance sheet and other adjustments then estimated to be approximately US$100 million. After completion, a dispute arose around working capital adjustments. A US$34 million escrow account was established pending resolution of this dispute. The dispute was argued in the US and Canadian Courts and was settled following a mediation, whereby it was agreed that Genband should be paid US$24.9 million.

7 7 3. Receipts and Payments Account Attached at Appendix 2 is the Joint Administrators receipts and payments ( R & P ) account for the period from 14 July 2011 to 13 January The R & P is separated between the pre and post Liquidation periods. Control of the Company s assets situated in France passed to the French Officeholders upon the opening of the Liquidation. The Joint Administrators maintained accounts in the UK on behalf of the Company and the balance of those accounts at the time of the appointment of the French Officeholders was transferred to the accounts controlled by the French Officeholders. The R & P shows only the cash and transactions in the control of the Joint Administrators. The R & P account is a statement of cash received and cash paid out and does not reflect estimated future realisations or costs, including proceeds from the sales of businesses held in escrow pending allocation amongst the Group. Further detailed notes are provided in Appendix 2.

8 8 4. Joint Administrators Remuneration and Disbursements It is the responsibility of the Committee to approve the Joint Administrators fees incurred. During the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011, the Joint Administrators incurred time costs of GB 313,155 and transaction time costs of GB 474,783. An analysis of the time spent is at Appendix 3 and includes a statement of the Joint Administrators policy in relation to charging time and disbursements. In respect of work that is undertaken for the benefit of all the EMEA Companies, the Joint Administrators continue to ensure that a proportionate and reasonable allocation of time billed for this type of work is apportioned and absorbed by the other EMEA Companies. During the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011 GB 464,187 has been allocated to the Company in respect of these apportionments (being 20.28% of total costs apportioned across all EMEA Companies). Please see Appendix 4 for further details. Payments to Other Professionals The Joint Administrators continue to engage the following professional advisors to assist them in the Administration. These professionals work on a time cost basis and internal review processes are undertaken to assess their invoices. During the period from 14 July 2011 to 13 January 2012 the following has been paid: Herbert Smith LLP GB 680,975 (Legal Advisors)

9 9 5. Future Conduct of the Administration Purchase Price Allocation The Business Disposals The task of apportioning the $7.5 billion sale proceeds (before transaction costs, adjustments and escrow balances) from the co-ordinated business sales amongst the selling companies in the various jurisdictions is complex. The parties initially attempted to agree a global protocol but as a result of the parties being unable to finalise the outstanding issues, the protocol negotiations were suspended and the parties attempted to resolve PPA consensually, first through multi-party discussions and then through mediation. To date the parties have undertaken two consensual mediations to attempt to reach a resolution to the PPA and claims issues. Following an unsuccessful resolution to the second mediation, on 25 April 2011, the US Debtors and the Canadian Debtors filed joint motions in the US Court in Delaware and Canadian Court in Ontario respectively requesting a joint order of the two Courts to impose a form of the protocol on the parties for resolving any disputes concerning the PPA (the "Joint Motions"). The Joint Administrators opposed the Joint Motions. The US and Canadian Courts have reserved their judgments in respect of the Joint Motions and have in the meantime ordered the parties to participate in a third mediation before Ontario Chief Justice Warren Winkler. This mediation was originally due to commence in September 2011, but as a consequence of further motions filed by the US Debtor in Delaware (the "Dispositive Motions"), the US Court ordered that the mediation before Chief Justice Winkler be delayed until the Delaware Court has issued its decision on the Dispositive Motions. The Dispositive Motions, which the Joint Administrators apposed, sought an order that certain claims filed against the US Debtor be dismissed on legal grounds alone. The hearing of the Dispositive Motions occurred on 14 October 2011and Judge Gross reserved his decision. It is not yet clear when the third mediation will take place, but it is not expected to commence before March The Pensions Regulator in the UK TPR, a UK statutory body, has made claims against several Nortel group companies in EMEA, including the Company ( target companies ), and North America. Its Determinations Panel issued a decision in June 2010 that FSDs should be issued, which would require the target companies to contribute to the deficit in the UK Limited pension scheme (the UK Pensions Scheme ), currently estimated to be circa GB 2.1 billion. The Joint Administrators have made a reference (the Reference ) to the Upper Tribunal to challenge this decision on behalf of the Company, as well as for each of the other target companies over which they are appointed. Pending a determination of the Reference by the Upper Tribunal, no FSD may be issued to the target companies. In November 2010, the Joint Administrators applied to the High Court in England for directions on the ranking of a claim by TPR, should one eventually be imposed on any of the target

10 10 companies. The High Court ruled, with clear reservations, that any claim would rank as an expense of the Administration, to be paid ahead of the claims of creditors. The Joint Administrators appealed this decision to the Court of Appeal in July On 14 October 2011, the Court of Appeal upheld the first instance decision and dismissed the appeal. However, in handing down its judgment, the Court of Appeal noted that its decision was a rare case where it considered that it would be right to give direct permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Therefore by an order dated 2 November 2011, the Court of Appeal granted the Joint Administrators permission to appeal their decision to the Supreme Court. It is likely that the Reference will not be heard by the Upper Tribunal until the appeal to the Supreme Court has been heard. It is not yet clear when the appeal will be heard by the Supreme Court. It must be emphasised that, irrespective of where such claims may rank, the Joint Administrators are opposing TPR s claims and are taking all appropriate steps to defend the Company s position, in the interests of its creditors. These claims are not being brought by the Joint Administrators of NNUK, and neither NNUK nor its Joint Administrators are party to the proceedings. Any contribution notice imposed on any of the target companies would flow directly to TPR and the UK Pension Scheme, rather than to NNUK. The Joint Administrators will continue to update the Committee as appropriate of any key issues and their resolution. North American Claims Processes The Joint Administrators have filed certain claims on behalf of the Company and other EMEA companies in jurisdictions where a bar date has been imposed, including claims against both the Canadian and US entities. At present, it is unclear what value will ultimately be received in respect of these claims through any consensual, arbitration or litigation process. Distributions to Creditors Pending resolution of the actions by the TPR and the PPA discussions and proceedings referred to above, it will not be possible to make a distribution to the creditors of the Company or any of the other Nortel entities over which the Joint Administrators are appointed and which are a target of the TPR or to say when a formal creditor claims process can be commenced in the primary proceedings. However, the Joint Administrators continue to explore all possible avenues to resolve the issues, accelerate a distribution to creditors and minimise the expenses of the Administration. The Joint Administrators are, however, still neither able to confirm the quantum of the preappointment creditor claims nor the likely return for individual creditors or classes of creditor. These will be determined for the most part by the following key factors:

11 11 a. The imposition of any FSD on the Company by TPR. As stated, we are not certain as to whether any such FSD will actually be imposed, nor is there clarity as to the quantum of the potential liability being sought. It should be noted that, should any such FSD be imposed, the Joint Administrators will defend the Company s position. The Joint Administrators are hopeful that any such FSD could be successfully resisted. b. Finalisation of quantum of certain complex liabilities and claims. c. Finalisation of ranking of creditor claims which will be determined as part of the distribution process. d. The outcome of the PPA process. The Joint Administrators will continue to liaise closely with the liquidateur judiciaire in order to develop the most economic and appropriate process. The Joint Administrators will continue to update the Committee as appropriate of any key issues and their resolution.

12 12 6. Other Matters The Committee A committee of creditors was formed at the creditors meeting held on 23 March The Joint Administrators provide detailed information to the members of the Committee as the Administration progresses and matters evolve (including an analysis of their time costs for approval). The Joint Administrators will continue to keep the Committee apprised of developments. The Prescribed Part Section 176A of the Insolvency Act 1986 does not apply to this Administration as there is no qualifying floating charge security, and as such there is no Prescribed Part to be set aside for non-preferential creditors. Liquidator s Claims Process The Liquidator has called for creditors to make their claims against the Company, as at 14 January 2009, in accordance with French law. The Liquidator, Maitre Cosme Rogeau, can be contacted at 26 rue Hoche, Cedex 3533, Versailles CX, France. The Liquidator has been granted approval by the Versailles Commercial Court by an order granted on 5 January 2012 to enter into discussions with the French tax authorities in order to seek to reach a global settlement regarding various tax liabilities and claims. Employee Claims A number of former employees of SA have filed claims in the French Tribunal. The plaintiffs have also issued claims against a number of other Nortel entities on the basis of tortuous liability (article 1382 of the French Civil Code), and pleadings have been served by some of these entities in defence to challenge the jurisdiction of the French Employment Tribunal. The hearing is scheduled for 6 June The employees also sent an official request to the French Liquidator, through his counsel, for immediate payment of a portion of the IAD indemnity due to them under the 21 July 2009 end of strike agreement. The Liquidator responded that a dividend was not possible for a number of reasons and, in particular, because this claim was subordinated to the payment of administration expenses. After several exchanges, the Liquidator requested authorisation from the Commercial Court of Versailles to pay a preferential portion of the IAD indemnity to the employees, subject to an agreement with the Joint Administrators and the UK Pension Authorities, and on condition of the employees withdrawing their claims mentioned above. To our knowledge, such authorisation has not been granted.

13 13 On 7 June 2011, a number of former employees filed a claim against the secondary proceedings with the Commercial Court of Versailles to receive payment of the portion of the IAD indemnity and for a ruling by the Commercial Court of Versailles that the proceeds of the sale of the businesses be exclusively assets of the secondary proceedings. The secondary proceedings have issued a writ to force the main proceedings to be a party to this case. These claims are being defended and procedural hearings took place in October and January During the January hearing, other employees have contested the jurisdiction of the Versailles Commercial court. The next milestone will be the filing of submissions on the jurisdiction issues in February At this stage, it is not possible to assess the precise timetable for these proceedings. The Joint Administrators will report to creditors again in six months time. Yours faithfully for S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) SJ Harris Joint Administrator Enc: Company information Joint Administrators Receipts and Payments Account Summary of Joint Administrators Time Costs Joint Administrators Policy on Fees and Disbursements Form 2.24B A R Bloom, S J Harris and C J W Hill are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and A M Hudson is licensed in the United Kingdom to act as an insolvency practitioner by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, for the Companies listed below. The affairs, business and property of the Companies are being managed by the Joint Administrators, A R Bloom, S J Harris, A M Hudson and C J W Hill who act as agents of the Companies only and without personal liability. The Companies are UK Limited; SA; Nortel GmbH; France SAS; Nortel Networks NV; SpA; BV; Polska SP Zoo; Hispania SA; Nortel Networks (Austria) GmbH; sro; Engineering Service Kft; Portugal SA; Nortel Networks Slovensko sro; Oy; Romania SRL; AB; International Finance & Holding BV. The affairs, business and property of (Ireland) Limited are being managed by the Joint Administrators, A R Bloom and D M Hughes, who act as agents of (Ireland) Limited only and without personal liability. S.A. was placed into French liquidation judiciaire on 28 May The business and assets of the company that are situated in France are now under the control of a liquidateur judiciaire. We advise that this report is provided pursuant to our appointments as Joint Administrators of the Company. It is provided solely for the purpose of informing creditors of certain aspects of the current status of the Administration. As this report is only an interim indication of the overall position of the Company, and not a valuation of the current or future value of any particular item of debt, and is liable to change, it should not be relied upon as an indication of the final return to creditors and, in particular, neither we nor the Company shall have any responsibility to any person who relies on our report for the purpose of trading in debt of the Company.

14 Appendix 1 S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) Company information Registered number: FR / Company name: Registered office address: Previous name: S.A. Centre d'affaires Parc Lumiere, 46 Avenue des Freres Lumiere, F Trappes, France Nortel Matra Cellular Details of the Administrators and of their appointment Administrators: Date of appointment: 14 January 2009 AR Bloom, AM Hudson, SJ Harris and CJW Hill of Ernst & Young LLP, 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF By whom appointed: The appointment was made by the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Companies Court on the application of the Company s directors Court reference: High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Companies Court - case 539 of 2009 Division of the Administrators responsibility: Any of the functions to be performed or powers exercisable by the administrators may be carried out/exercised by any one of them acting alone or by any or all of them acting jointly Statement Concerning the EC Regulation The EC Council Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings 2000 applies to this administration and the proceedings are main proceedings. This means that this administration is conducted according to English insolvency legislation and is not governed by the insolvency law of any other European Union Member State.

15 Share Capital Class Authorised Issued & Fully paid Number Number Ordinary 91,308, ,963, ,308, ,963, Shareholder International Finance & Holdings B.V. 8.83% Limited % Jean Marie-Lesur 0.001% Darry Edwards 0.001% Michel Clement 0.001% Jean-Luc Khayat 0.001% Directors (current and for the last three years) Name Director or secretary Date appointed Date resigned Current shareholding Michel Clement Director 30/11/ /03/ share (held on loan) International Finance and Holdings B.V. Director 30/11/ /01/2009 8,064,326 shares Pascal Debon Director 11/03/ /02/ Darryl Edwards Director 28/09/ /01/ share (held on loan) Jean-Marie Lesur Director 19/12/ /01/ share (held on loan) Alan Biston Director 08/09/ /12/ Steve Pusey Director 20/02/ /10/ Sharon Rolston Director 14/01/ Simon Freemantle Director 14/01/

16 Summary of Nortel Group Structure Corporation (Canada) Limited (Canada) USA Asia OCEANIC NNUK CALA SA (France) (Ireland) Dormant companies International Finance & Holding BV (Netherlands) Northern Telecom France s.r.o. (Czech) (Austria) GmbH AG Switzerland (Scandinavia) AS (Norway) S.p.A (Italy) South Africa (Proprietary) Limited (RSA) N.V. (Belgium) France SAS Engineering Service Kft. (Hungary) Slovensko s.r.o. (Slovak) Romania Srl (Romania) O.O.O. (Russia) (Portugal) S.A. Polska Sp. z.o.o. (Poland) Nortel GmbH (Germany) Nortel Communications Holdings (1997) Limited (Israel) Nortel Ukraine Limited BV (The Netherlands) AB (Sweden) Hispania S.A. (Spain) Netas Telekomunikasyion (Turkey) Dormant companies Israel (Sales and Marketing) Limited Dormant company Oy (Finland) Reference The EMEA Companies in UK administration procedures

17 The EMEA Companies in English administration proceedings: Legal Entity UK Limited S.A. France S.A.S. (Ireland) Limited Nortel GmbH Oy Romania SRL AB N.V. S.p.A. B.V. International Finance & Holding B.V. Polska Sp. z.o.o. (Austria) GmbH s.r.o. Engineering Service Kft Portugal, S.A. Hispania S.A. Slovensko s.r.o. Country of incorporation England France France Ireland Germany Finland Romania Sweden Belgium Italy Netherlands Netherlands Poland Austria Czech Republic Hungary Portugal Spain Slovakia

18 Appendix 2 S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) Joint Administrators Abstract of Receipts and Payments from 14 January 2009 to 13 January 2012 Currency: USD Period 14 January 2009 to 13 July 2011 Period 14 July 2011 to 13 January 2012 Total to 13 January 2012 Opening balance - 14 January ,160,118 3,160,118 Receipts Trading: - Post appointment sales 42,402,340-42,402,340 - Other receipts 162, ,505 Other: - Pre appointment sales 52,243,000-52,243,000 - FX translation movement 549, ,387 - Bank interest 2,557-2,557 - Asset sales ,359,789-95,359,789 Payments Trading: - Payroll, employee benefits, and payroll taxes (27,317,197) - (27,317,197) - Accounts payable - Inventory related (18,147,777) - (18,147,777) - Property costs (4,876,015) - (4,876,015) - Intercompany (4,528,064) - (4,528,064) - Other taxes (3,714,687) - (3,714,687) - Pension contributions (3,303,123) - (3,303,123) - Other payments (2,047,145) - (2,047,145) - Trade payables (1,358,315) - (1,358,315) - FX translation movement on FX transactions within the entity (139,457) - (139,457) - Utilities (18,301) - (18,301) Other: - - Transfer to Liquidators accounts (9,934,495) - (9,934,495) - Joint Administrators' fees and disbursements (1,374,017) - (1,374,017) - Legal fees (882,896) - (882,896) - Other professional services costs (124,946) - (124,946) - Restructuring costs (50,811) - (50,811) - Bank charges and interest (12,745) - (12,745) (77,829,991) - (77,829,991) Closing balance 20,689,915-20,689,915 Receipts - Following secondary proceedings 28 May 2009 Other: - FX translation movement 1,169,932-1,169,932 - FX translation movement on FX transactions within the entity 88,782-88,782 - Bank interest 45, ,682 - Pre appointment intercompany - Israel 21,500-21,500 - Dividend received - Carrier AG 150, ,533 - Pre-appointment intercompany 934, ,544 2,410, ,410,972 Payments - Following secondary proceedings 28 May 2009 Other: - Joint Administrators' fees and disbursements - (1,085,627) (1,085,627) - Transfer to Liquidators accounts (21,994,075) - (21,994,075) (21,994,075) (1,085,627) (23,079,702) Closing balance - 13 January ,106,685 21,186 Account reconciliations: Current accounts - Administration deposit accounts 1,106,685 21,186 1,106,685 21,186

19 S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) Joint Administrators Abstract of Receipts and Payments from 14 January 2009 to 13 January 2012 Currency: EUR Period 14 January 2009 to 13 July 2011 Period 14 July 2011 to 13 January 2012 Total to 13 January 2012 Opening balance - 14 January ,453,698 2,453,698 Receipts Trading: - Post appointment sales 32,217,041-32,217,041 - Other receipts 123, ,544 Other: - Pre appointment sales 39,758,490-39,758,490 - Bank interest 1,944-1,944 - Asset sales ,101,019-72,101,019 Payments Trading: - Payroll, employee benefits, and payroll taxes (20,767,848) - (20,767,848) - Accounts payable - Inventory related (13,806,539) - (13,806,539) - Property costs (3,706,981) - (3,706,981) - Intercompany (3,118,759) - (3,118,759) - Other taxes (2,824,084) - (2,824,084) - Pension contributions (2,511,193) - (2,511,193) - Other payments (1,556,339) - (1,556,339) - Trade payables (1,032,696) - (1,032,696) - FX translation movement on FX transactions within the entity (108,758) - (108,758) - Utilities (13,913) - (13,913) Other: - Transfer to Liquidators accounts (7,557,840) - (7,557,840) - Joint Administrators' fees and disbursements (1,044,594) - (1,044,594) - Legal fees (671,220) - (671,220) - Other professional services costs (94,990) - (94,990) - Restructuring costs (38,629) - (38,629) - Bank charges and interest (9,690) - (9,690) - FX translation movement (79,761) - (79,761) (58,943,834) - (58,943,834) Closing balance - 28 May ,610,883-15,610,883 Receipts - Following secondary proceedings 28 May 2009 Other: - Bank interest 31, ,653 - Pre appointment intercompany - Israel 16,320-16,320 - Dividend received - Carrier AG 112, ,595 - Pre-appointment intercompany 648, , , ,062 Payments - Following secondary proceedings 28 May 2009 Other: - Joint Administrators' fees and disbursements - (751,663) (751,663) - Transfer to Liquidators accounts (15,247,381) - (15,247,381) - FX translation movement (221,905) - (221,905) - FX translation movement on FX transactions within the entity (185,652) - (185,652) (15,654,938) (751,663) (16,406,601) Closing balance 764,919 13,344 Account reconciliations: Current accounts - - Administration deposit accounts 764,919 13, ,919 13,344

20 Receipts and payments comments Notes to R & P Note 1 Account balances have all been reported in a local currency, Euro, in addition to a common currency across all entities, USD. Opening balances have been converted using January 2009 month end spot rates and closing balances converted using December 2011 month end spot rates which have been provided by the Company. This approach is in line with the Company s internal reporting procedures. Transactions that have taken place through the accounts over the course of the reporting period (14 July 2011 to 13 January 2012) have been converted at average spot rates over this period, which have been sourced from the foreign exchange website Oanda. Consequently, foreign exchange movements have occurred in the period as a result of fluctuations in currency conversion rates. These are translation movements only and do not reflect an actual receipt or payment. Note 2 The numbers used to prepare the receipts and payments summary have been provided by the Company and are unaudited. Material items have been reviewed for accuracy and reasonableness. Note 3 The amounts reported are inclusive of sales tax where applicable. Note 4 All amounts referred to below are in USD unless stated otherwise. Note 5 As previously reported, on 28 May 2009, the Company entered into secondary proceedings. Consequently, at that time control of the Company s bank accounts, except the Royal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ) deposit accounts set up by the Joint Administrators, passed to the French Officeholders. RECEIPTS There was cash on appointment held in EUR and USD accounts which totalled US$3.1 million. Receipts since 13 July 2011 total US$128 and relates to interest earned PAYMENTS Total Payments made since 13 January 2011 equate to US$1.1 million. This relates to the payment of Joint Administrator fees and disbursements

21 Appendix 3 S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) Summary of Joint Administrators time costs in respect of the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011 (GBP) Excluding core M&A transaction time Hours Partner / Time costs for Executive Assistant Total sum Average Time costs the Adminstration Activity Director Director Director Manager Executive Analyst of hours hourly rate for period to date Administration application and planning ,480.0 Briefing EMEA ,683.4 Canada / USA ,323.0 Case management , ,251.4 Creditors , ,360.0 Creditors Committee , ,644.3 Customers ,596.3 Debtors , ,582.7 Employees , ,175.0 Exit Strategy , ,437.5 Finance, accounting & administration , ,708.7 Legal ,309.5 Liaising Directors/Communications ,780.0 Local M&A ,874.6 M&A ,399.3 Other Assets ,850.4 Outcome for Creditors ,402.5 Pensions , ,452.0 PR / Media ,416.0 Property ,336.2 Report to Creditors , ,581.4 Stabilisation ,196.4 Statutory , ,553.5 Strategy: Core , ,153.8 Suppliers ,838.8 Tax / VAT advisory and compliance , ,535.1 Trading: Cash flow / Forecast ,926.3 Trading: Finance Director ,123.1 Trading: Outcome / Profit ,520.6 Transfer Pricing , ,890.0 Treasury / Banks ,698.5 Grand Total , ,890, Average hourly rate Time costs for the period 232, , , , , Time costs for the Administration to date 1,304, , , , , ,172.97

22 Liquidation fee analysis (in GBP) Summary of total core M&A transaction time costs for all EMEA filed entities in respect of the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011 Activity Partner / Executive Director Rank Director Assistant Director Manager Executive Analyst Total hours Average hourly rate Time costs for the period Time costs for the Administration to date M&A / Transitional Services , ,089, Purchase Price Allocation , , ,322, M&A / Equinox , ,461, M&A / Netas ,243, M&A Snow , ,651, M&A / GSM , ,527, M&A / Carrier , ,240, M&A / Passport , ,103, Sale and M&A , M&A Iceberg , , Other Assets , , M&A / Velocity , , Grand Total , , ,604, ,149, Average hourly rate Time costs for the period 450, , , , , , Time costs for the Administration to 4,454, ,709, ,922, ,854, ,640, , date Total time costs for the Administration in respect of the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011 Total Time costs for the administration during the period 04/06/2011 to 09/12/2011 GB Administration time costs excluding transactions for the period 313, Reallocation of time costs from NNUK 464, Transaction time costs for the period 474, Total Time costs for the period 04/06/2011 to 09/12/2011 1,252, Note Time costs in respect of transactions for the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011 have been apportioned on a provisional basis, having regard to the nature of the work done and the extent of progress made in respect of some, but not all, core M&A transactions. The allocation is provisional and will change as the transactions progress and the outcome of the PPA is clear. Please note the Joint Administrators have only apportioned core M&A transaction time costs in respect of those transactions that have made sufficient progress. Therefore further core M&A transaction time costs will be apportioned in due course to the Company, and reapportioned as the outcome of the PPA process becomes clear.

23 S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) Officeholders Charging Policy for Fees The statutory provisions relating to remuneration are set out in Rule of the Rules. Further information is given in the Association of Business Recovery Professionals publication A Creditors Guide to Administrators Fees, a copy of which may be accessed from the web site of the Insolvency Practitioners Association at (follow Regulation and Guidance then Creditors Guides to Fees ), or is available in hard copy upon written request to the Administrators. The creditors have determined that the Administrators remuneration should be fixed on the basis of time properly spent by the Administrators and their staff in attending to matters arising in the Administration. The Administrators have engaged managers and other staff to work on the cases. The work required is delegated to the most appropriate level of staff taking account of the nature of the work and the individual s experience. Additional assistance is provided by accounting and treasury executives. Work carried out by all staff is subject to the overall supervision of the Administrators. All time spent by staff working directly on case-related matters is charged to a separate time code established for each case. Each member of staff has a specific hourly rate, which is subject to change over time. The average hourly rate for each category of staff over the period as shown above, are the current hourly rates used. The current hourly rates may be higher than the average rates, if hourly rates have increased over the period covered by this report. Office Holders Charging Policy for Disbursements Statement of Insolvency Practice No. 9 ( SIP 9 ) published by R3 (The Association of Business Recovery Professionals) divides disbursements into two categories. Category 1 disbursements comprise payments made by the office holders firm, which comprise specific expenditure relating to the administration of the insolvent s affairs and referable to payment to an independent third party. These disbursements can be paid from the insolvent s assets without approval from the Committee. In line with SIP 9, it is our policy to disclose such disbursements drawn but not to seek approval for their payment. Category 2 disbursements comprise payments made by the office holders firm which include elements of shared or overhead costs. Such disbursements are subject to approval from Creditors Committee as if they were remuneration. It is our policy, in line with SIP 9, to seek approval for this category of disbursement before they are drawn.

24 24 Appendix 4 S.A. (In Administration and In Liquidation Judiciaire) The workstreams identified for reapportionment along with the apportionment basis used are summarised in the table below: Workstreams Basis for Apportionment Apportionment rate applicable to S.A. Finance, Accounting & Administration Trading Exit Customers Debtors Outcome for Creditors Creditors Exit IT costs Gross assets per Directors Statement of Affairs for all EMEA companies Trade receivables per Directors Statement of Affairs for all EMEA companies Unsecured creditors (exc. Interco. Debts, pensions & employee claims) per Directors Statement of Affairs. for all EMEA companies. Rates used by the Group prior to the Company going into Administration 12.50% 15.30% 10.77% 0.29% Strategy Canada / USA Transfer Pricing Intellectual Property Same rate used for M & A cost apportionment 25.47% The Company is to be apportioned GB 464,187 in respect of the period from 4 June 2011 to 9 December 2011 to represent the work that has been undertaken for the Company s benefit. NNUK will retain costs totalling GB 2,208,287 for the same period. Please refer to the Joint Administrators six month progress report dated 11 February 2011 for further information regarding the apportionment.

25 Rule 2.47 Form 2.24B The Insolvency Act 1986 Administrator s progress report 2.24B Name of Company Company number S.A. FR / In the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division, Companies Court Court case number 539 of 2009 We AR Bloom, CJW Hill, SJ Harris and AM Hudson Ernst & Young LLP, 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF administrators of the above company attach a progress report for the period from to 14 July January 2012 Signed Joint Administrator Dated 9 February 2012 Contact Details: You do not have to give any contact information in the box opposite but if you do, it will help Companies House to contact you if there is a query on the form. The contact information that you give will be visible to searchers of the public record David Wright Ernst & Young LLP, 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF Tel: +44 (0) DX Number: DX Exchange: Companies House receipt date barcode When you have completed and signed this form please send it to the Registrar of Companies at: Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ DX Cardiff