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        <issuerName>MITEL NETWORKS CORP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Agnes Robert Dale</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>K2K 2W7</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <officerTitle>See Remarks</officerTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">32,000 stock options to purchase common shares (&quot;Common Shares&quot;) of Mitel Networks Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) were granted to Mr. Agnes on March 5, 2015. 2,000 options vested on June 5, 2015 and are scheduled to vest in equal installments every three months thereafter until March 5, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">50,000 stock options to purchase Common Shares of the Company were granted to Mr. Agnes on August 14, 2014. 3,125 options vested on November 14, 2014 and are scheduled to vest in equal installments every three months thereafter until August 14, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents 30,000 Common Shares underlying 30,000 Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted to Mr. Agnes on March 4, 2016. These RSUs will vest as follows: (i) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 4, 2017; (ii) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 4, 2018; (iii) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 4, 2019; and (iv) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 4, 2020.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents 22,650 Common Shares underlying 22,650 RSUs granted to Mr. Agnes on March 5, 2015. These RSUs will vest as follows: (i) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 5, 2017; (ii) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 5, 2018; and (iii) 7,500 of the RSUs will vest on March 5, 2019.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Mr. Agnes' title is Executive Vice President, Mitel Enterprise Division.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert D. Agnes</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-12-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
