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Exhibit 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE |
Mitel Reports Voting Results from
2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
OTTAWA, May 15, 2015 — Mitel® (NASDAQ:MITL) (TSX:MNW), a global leader in business communications, announced at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 14, 2015 the election of 8 nominees proposed for its Board of Directors, as set out in the Management Information Circular dated March 31, 2015. As of the April 9, 2015 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting, 100,210,537 common shares were outstanding and eligible to vote. A total of 88,460,120 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the meeting.
The requisite number of shareholders voted in favour of all items of business, including election of each of the eight director nominees as follows:
| Nominee | Number of Shares | Percentage of Votes Cast |
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| Voted For1 |
Withheld from Voting1 |
Broker Non-Votes |
Voted For1 |
Withheld from Voting1 |
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| Dr. Terence H. Matthews |
58,550,059 | 25,405,289 | 4,504,772 | 69.74 | % | 30.26 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard D. McBee |
69,445,419 | 14,509,929 | 4,504,772 | 82.72 | % | 17.28 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin H. Ball |
63,765,164 | 20,190,184 | 4,504,772 | 75.95 | % | 24.05 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter D. Charbonneau |
81,382,146 | 2,573,203 | 4,504,771 | 96.94 | % | 3.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew J. Kowal |
56,714,590 | 27,240,758 | 4,504,772 | 67.55 | % | 32.45 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| John P. McHugh |
81,366,856 | 2,588,493 | 4,504,771 | 96.92 | % | 3.08 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudhakar Ramakrishna |
83,681,396 | 273,953 | 4,504,771 | 99.67 | % | 0.33 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| David M. Williams |
81,383,536 | 2,571,813 | 4,504,771 | 96.94 | % | 3.06 | % | |||||||||||||||||
1 As the vote for each motion was taken by a show of hands, the number of votes disclosed reflects only those proxies received by management in advance of the meeting.
About Mitel
A global market leader powering more than 2 billion business connections and 2 billion mobile subscribers every day, Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW) helps businesses and mobile operators connect, collaborate and take care of their customers. Our innovation and communications experts serve more than 60 million business users in more than 100 countries, and 130 service providers including15 of the top 20 mobile carriers in the world. For more information, go to www.mitel.com and follow us on Twitter @Mitel.
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Contact Information
Amy MacLeod (media), 613-592-2122 x71245, amy.macleod@mitel.com
Cynthia Navarro (industry analysts),469-574-8113, cynthia.navarro@mitel.com
Michael McCarthy (investor relations), 469-574-8134, michael.mccarthy@mitel.com