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) July 29, 2011

 

 

NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

CANADA   001-07260   98-0535482

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5945 AIRPORT ROAD, SUITE 360,

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA

  L4V 1R9
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 905-863-7000

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 29, 2011, Nortel Networks Corporation (the "Company") announced that it, its subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited (NNL), and certain of its other subsidiaries, including Nortel Networks Inc. and Nortel Networks UK Limited (in administration), have completed the sale of all of the Company's remaining patents and patent applications to a consortium consisting of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research in Motion and Sony, for a cash purchase price of US$4.5 billion.

As previously announced, the sale includes more than 6,000 patents and patent applications spanning wireless, wireless 4G, data networking, optical, voice, internet, service provider, semiconductors and other patents. The extensive patent portfolio touches nearly every aspect of telecommunications and additional markets as well, including Internet search and social networking.

As previously announced, Nortel does not expect that the Company’s common shareholders or the NNL preferred shareholders will receive any value from the creditor protection proceedings and expects that the proceedings will result in the cancellation of these equity interests.


SIGNATURES

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.

 

NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
By:  

/S/    ANNA VENTRESCA        

 

Anna Ventresca

General Counsel-Corporate

and Corporate Secretary

By:  

/S/    CLARKE E. GLASPELL        

 

Clarke E. Glaspell

Controller

Dated: August 2, 2011