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) May 2, 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 May 2, 2011, Nortel Networks Corporation (NNC) announced that, at a joint hearing it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited (NNL), and certain of its other subsidiaries including Nortel Networks Inc. obtained orders from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the “stalking horse” asset sale agreement with Ranger Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Google Inc. for the sale of all of Nortel’s remaining patents and patent applications for a cash purchase price of US$900 million.

The court orders also established bidding procedures for an auction that allows other qualified bidders to submit higher or otherwise better offers, as required under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Qualified bidders will be required to submit offers for the patent portfolio by June 13, 2011, subject to any permitted extensions. Competing qualified bids would then be expected to proceed to an auction, currently scheduled for June 20, 2011. Following completion of the bidding process, the sale will require final approval of the U.S. and Canadian courts.


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/    JOHN M. DOOLITTLE        
 

John M. Doolittle

Senior Vice-President, Finance and

Corporate Services

Dated: May 5, 2011