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Title: THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/28/2008
Industry: Communications Equipment     Sector: Technology

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, Parties: bank of new york , cede & co , nortel networks inc , nortel networks limited
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NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
as Issuer,
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
AND
NORTEL NETWORKS INC.
as Guarantors,
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
as Trustee
 
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of May 28, 2008
to
Indenture Dated as of July 5, 2006
 

 


 
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of May 28, 2008 (this “Third Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture dated as of July 5, 2006 among Nortel Networks Limited (together with any successors, “NNL” or the “Issuer”), a Canadian corporation having its principal place of business at 195 The West Mall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9C 5K1, Nortel Networks Corporation (together with any successors, “NNC”), a Canadian corporation having its principal place of business at 195 The West Mall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9C 5K1, and Nortel Networks Inc. (together with any successors, “NNI” and, together with NNC, the “Guarantors”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 2221 Lakeside Boulevard, Richardson, Texas, U.S.A. 75082, and The Bank of New York (the “Trustee”), a New York corporation authorized to conduct a banking business, having its Corporate Trust Office at 101 Barclay Street 4 East, New York, New York, U.S.A. 10286 (the “Original Indenture,” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 5, 2006 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), among the parties hereto, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) among the parties hereto and this Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
     WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture;
     WHEREAS, the Issuer, pursuant to the Original Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, issued, and the Guarantors guaranteed, its 10.750% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Fixed Rate Notes”);
     WHEREAS, Section 310 of the Original Indenture provides that from time to time the Issuer may create and issue Additional Debt Securities, carrying the Guarantees executed by the Guarantors, on terms and conditions substantially similar to those of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, which Additional Debt Securities shall increase the aggregate principal amount of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes and shall have the right to vote together with Holders of the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes as one class;
     WHEREAS, Article Nine of the Original Indenture provides, among other things, that the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture to, among other things, provide for the form or terms of Additional Debt Securities;
     WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an additional issue of the Original 2016 Fixed Rate Notes under the Original Indenture (the “Additional Original 2016 Fixed Rate Notes”), and an issue of securities evidencing the same continuing indebtedness and with substantially identical terms (except that such securities shall be registered under the Securities Act and shall not have a provision for additional interest pursuant to the 2008 Registration Rights Agreement) in exchange for such Debt Securities (the “Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Exchange Notes,” and together with the Additional Original 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, the “Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes”), to be consolidated and form a single series with the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, and the terms and provisions of which are to be as specified in this Third Supplemental Indenture;

 


 
     WHEREAS, each Guarantor has duly authorized its guarantee of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes and to provide therefor, each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture and its Guarantee under the terms set forth herein; and
     WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, when executed by the Issuer, endorsed by the Guarantors and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee as provided in the Original Indenture, the valid and binding obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors and to constitute a valid and binding supplemental indenture according to its terms binding on the Issuer and the Guarantors have been done and performed;
     NOW, THEREFORE, THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
SECTION 1. Issuance of Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes .
     (a) Pursuant to Section 310 of the Original Indenture, there is hereby authorized Additional Debt Securities of the Debt Securities designated in the First Supplemental Indenture as the “10.750% Senior Notes due 2016” issuable by NNL and guaranteed by NNC and NNI. The Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes will be consolidated to form a single series with, and be fully fungible with, the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, except that the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes will initially not be fungible for trading purposes with, and will initially bear different CUSIP and ISIN numbers than, the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes.
     (b) The Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes shall be initially issued as one or more Global Securities in the form specified in Exhibit A to this Third Supplemental Indenture, shall have the terms set forth therein and shall be entitled to the benefits of the other provisions of the Original Indenture as modified by the First Supplemental Indenture (to the extent applicable to the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes), the Second Supplemental Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture and specified herein. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and its nominees and any successor corporation of DTC and such successor’s nominees are hereby designated as the Depositary for the Global Securities representing the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes.
SECTION 2. Definitions .
     (a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Original Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, as applicable. Except insofar as herein otherwise expressly provided, all the definitions, terms and conditions of the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture (to the extent applicable to the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes) and the Second Supplemental Indenture shall remain in full force and effect. The Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture (to the extent applicable to the 2016 Fixed Rate Notes) and the Second Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and considered as one and the same instrument for all purposes related to the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes.
     (b) Solely for purposes of this Third Supplemental Indenture and the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes and except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise

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requires, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings (such meanings shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the respective terms):
     “2008 Registration Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement dated as of the date of this Third Supplemental Indenture among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers.
     “Clearstream Luxembourg” means Clearstream Banking, S.A., or the successor to its securities clearance and settlement operations.
     “Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system, or its successor in such capacity.
     “Global Security Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 5(a)(i) below.
     “Initial Purchasers” means [ ].
     “Regulation S Global Security” means a Regulation S Temporary Global Security or Regulation S Permanent Global Security, as applicable.
     “Regulation S Permanent Global Security” means a permanent Regulation S Global Security, bearing the Global Security Legend and issued in a principal amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Regulation S Temporary Global Security upon expiration of the Restricted Period or such lesser portion thereof as to which the certificate required pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Third Supplemental Indenture shall have been received.
     “Regulation S Temporary Global Security” means a temporary Regulation S Global Security bearing the Global Security Legend, the Restricted Debt Securities Legend and the Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend and issued in a principal amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes initially sold pursuant to Regulation S.
     “Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 5(c) below.
     “Resale Restriction Termination Date” means, for any Restricted Debt Security (or beneficial interest therein) the date on which the Issuer instructs the Trustee in writing to remove the Restricted Debt Securities Legend from the Restricted Debt Securities in accordance with the procedures described in this Third Supplemental Indenture (which instruction is expected to be given on or about the one-year anniversary of the issuance of such Restricted Debt Security).
SECTION 3. Original Indenture
     (a) Section 301(i) of the Original Indenture shall, for purposes of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes only, be replaced with the following:

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“(i) Debt Securities originally offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S will be issued in the form of one or more Regulation S Temporary Global Securities, each of which shall be exchangeable for a Regulation S Permanent Global Security, as provided in the applicable supplemental indenture.”
     (b) Section 306(c)(ii) of the Original Indenture shall, for purposes of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes only, be replaced with the following:
“(ii) the Issuer executes and delivers to the Trustee and Security Registrar an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable; provided that beneficial interests in a Regulation S Temporary Global Security may not be exchanged for Certificated Securities prior to the later of (1) the expiration of the applicable Restricted Period and (2) the receipt of the certificates required by Section 4(b)(i)(A) of the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 28, 2008 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”) among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee.”
     (c) Section 308(c)(iv) of the Original Indenture shall, for purposes of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes only, be replaced with the following:
“(iv) such Certificated Securities (or beneficial interests) are transferred, replaced or exchanged after the Resale Restriction Termination Date therefor and, in the case of any such Restricted Debt Security, the Issuer has complied with the applicable procedures for delegending in accordance with Section 6 of the Third Supplemental Indenture; or”
     (d) Exhibit B to the Original Indenture shall, for purposes of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes only, be replaced with Exhibit B attached hereto.
     (e) The following provision shall be inserted at the end of Section 308 of the Original Indenture, for purposes of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes only:
“(f) The following provisions contained in this subsection (f) shall apply with respect to any proposed transfer of an interest in a Regulation S Temporary Global Security, during the applicable Restricted Period: If (1) the owner of a beneficial interest in such Regulation S Temporary Global Security wishes to transfer such interest (or portion thereof) to a QIB pursuant to Rule 144A and (2) such QIB wishes to hold its interest in the Debt Securities through a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security, then (x) upon receipt by the Security Custodian and Security Registrar of:
  (i)   instructions from the DTC participant holding such interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security directing the Security Custodian and Security Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security equal to the principal amount of the interest in such Regulation S Temporary Global Security to be transferred, and
 
  (ii)   a certificate in the form of Exhibit C from the transferor,

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      and (y) in compliance with the requirements of Section 308(b)(i), if applicable, and (z) subject to the rules and procedures of the Depositary, the Security Custodian and Security Registrar shall increase the Rule 144A Global Security and decrease the Regulation S Temporary Global Security by such amount in accordance with the foregoing.
      For the avoidance of doubt, transfers made in accordance with this Section 308(f) shall be considered in compliance with, and as contemplated by, Section 308(b)(i).
(g) No interest in a Regulation S Temporary Global Security will be transferred to a holder of an interest in the Regulation S Permanent Global Security except pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4 of the Third Supplemental Indenture.”
SECTION 4. Temporary Regulation S Global Securities .
     (a) Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes that are Regulation S Debt Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Regulation S Temporary Global Securities, which shall be delivered to the Security Custodian and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Original Indenture.
     (b) Following (i) the termination of the Restricted Period and (ii) the receipt by the Trustee of (A) a certification in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg, as applicable (or, alternatively, by each DTC participant thereof), has received a certificate in the form of Exhibit D-2 of non-United States beneficial ownership of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of each Regulation S Temporary Global Security (except to the extent of any beneficial owners thereof who acquired an interest therein during the Restricted Period pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and who shall take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Security bearing the Restricted Debt Securities Legend, all as contemplated by Section 308 of the Original Indenture) and (B) an Officers’ Certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto from the Issuer, the Trustee shall remove the Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend from the Regulation S Temporary Global Security, following which beneficial interests in the Regulation S Temporary Global Security shall automatically be deemed exchanged for beneficial interests in the Regulation S Permanent Global Security.
     (c) The aggregate principal amount of a Regulation S Temporary Global Security and a Regulation S Permanent Global Security may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, in connection with transfers of interests as provided in the Original Indenture.
     (d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend shall not be removed if less than 100% of the aggregate principal amount of each Regulation S Temporary Global Security is certified, pursuant to clause (b) above, as being beneficially owned by non-United States persons or United States persons who purchased such Regulation S Temporary Global Securities in transactions which did not require registration under the Securities Act.
SECTION 5. Legends .

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     (a) Global Security Legends. (i) Each Global Security representing Additional 2016 Fixed Notes shall bear the legend set forth in Section 307(a)(i) of the Original Indenture.
          (ii) For so long as DTC is the Depositary for a Global Security representing Additional 2016 Fixed Notes, such Global Security shall bear the legend set forth in Section 307(a)(ii) of the Original Indenture.
     (b) Securities Act Legends. Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes that are Restricted Debt Securities or their Successor Debt Securities shall, in lieu of the legend set forth in Section 307(b) of the Original Indenture, bear a Restricted Debt Securities Legend substantially in the form set forth below:
“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) ON WHICH THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED (WHICH INSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER OR A GUARANTOR, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT,

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SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND ANY GUARANTOR’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.”
     (c) Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend. Any Regulation S Temporary Global Security representing Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes shall bear the Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend substantially in the form set forth below:
“THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
     (d) Canadian Securities Legend. Each Global Security representing Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes shall bear a legend in substantially the form set forth in Section 307(c) of the Original Indenture unless the Security Registrar receives an Officers’ Certificate confirming that such legend is not required.
SECTION 6. Applicable Procedures for Delegending .
     (a) Promptly after one year has elapsed following (i) the date of original issuance of Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes or (ii) if the Issuer has issued any Additional Debt Securities with the same terms and the same CUSIP number as the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes under Section 310 of the Original Indenture within one year following the last date of original issuance of Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, the last date of original issuance of such Additional Debt Securities, if the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes (including any Additional Debt Securities with the same terms and the same CUSIP number as the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes) are freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or otherwise) without volume restrictions by Holders who are not Affiliates of the Issuer, the Issuer shall:
  1.   instruct the Trustee in writing to remove the Restricted Debt Securities Legend described in Section 5 above from the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes by delivering to the Trustee a certificate in the form of Exhibit F , and upon such instruction the Restricted Debt Securities Legend shall be deemed removed from any Global Securities representing such Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes without further action on the part of Holders;

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  2.   notify Holders of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes that the Restricted Debt Securities Legend has been removed or deemed removed; and
 
  3.   notify the Trustee by delivering to the Trustee a certificate in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto and instruct DTC to change the CUSIP number for the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes to the unrestricted CUSIP number.
In no event will the failure of the Issuer to provide any notice set forth in this paragraph or of the Trustee to remove the Restricted Debt Securities Legend constitute a failure by the Issuer to comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in the Indenture for purposes of Section 501 of the Original Indenture or otherwise. Any Restricted Debt Security (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of such Restricted Debt Security for exchange to the Security Registrar in accordance with the provisions of Article Three of the Original Indenture, be exchanged for a new Debt Security or Debt Securities, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the Restricted Debt Securities Legend required by Article Three of the Original Indenture and this Section 6. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing upon the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date and promptly after a Registration Statement with respect to the Debt Securities, if any, has been declared effective under the Securities Act.
     (b) Notwithstanding any provision of Sections 5 or 6 herein or Section 308 of the Original Indenture to the contrary, in the event that Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) is amended to change the one-year holding period thereunder (or the corresponding period under any successor rule), from and after receipt by the Trustee of the Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel provided for in Section 308(c)(iii) of the Original Indenture, (i) each reference in this Section 6 to “one year” and in the Restricted Debt Securities Legend set forth in Section 5(c) to “ONE YEAR” shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be references to such changed period, and (ii) all corresponding references in the Debt Securities (including the definition of Resale Restriction Termination Date) and the Restricted Debt Securities Legends thereon shall be deemed for all purposes hereof to be references to such changed period, provided that such changes shall not become effective if they are otherwise prohibited by, or would otherwise cause a violation of, the then-applicable federal securities laws. The provisions of this Section 6(b) will not be effective until such time as the Opinion of Counsel and Officers’ Certificate have been received by the Trustee hereunder. This Section 6 shall apply to successive amendments to Rule 144 (or any successor rule) changing the holding period thereunder.
SECTION 7. Amendments
     (a) The preamble of the Original Indenture is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “101 Barclay Street 21W” with “101 Barclay Street 4 East.”
     (b) The preamble of the Original Indenture is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “4008 Chapel Hill — Nelson Highway, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. 27709” with “2221 Lakeside Boulevard, Richardson, Texas, U.S.A. 75082.”

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     (c) Clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Funded Debt set forth in the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “(i) additional Funded Debt of NNC, the Issuer and/or any Subsidiary of NNC in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, after giving effect to the relevant transaction, $250,000,000;”.
SECTION 8. Governing Law.
     This Third Supplemental Indenture and each of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
SECTION 9. No Recourse Against Others .
     No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes, or payment under any of the Guarantees, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuer or any Guarantor contained in this Third Supplemental Indenture, or in any of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes or Guarantees, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby shall be had against any incorporator or against any past, present or future partner, shareholder, other equityholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person, as such, of the Issuer, any Guarantor or of any successor Person thereof, either directly or through the Issuer, any Guarantor or any successor Person thereof, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, it being expressly understood that all such liability is hereby expressly waived and released as condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture and the issuance of the Additional 2016 Fixed Rate Notes and the Guarantees.
SECTION 10. Counterparts.
     This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day, month and year first above written.
         
  NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED, as Issuer
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael W. McCorkle    
    Name:   Michael W. McCorkle   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Gordon A. Davies    
    Name:   Gordon A. Davies   
    Title:   Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary   
 
         
  NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION, as Guarantor
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael W. McCorkle    
    Name:   Michael W. McCorkle   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
         
     
  By:   /s/ Gordon A. Davies    
    Name:   Gordon A. Davies   
    Title:   Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary   
 
         
  NORTEL NETWORKS INC., as Guarantor
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lynn C. Egan    
    Name:   Lynn C. Egan   
    Title:   Assistant Secretary   
 
         
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
 
 
  By:   /s/ Vanessa Mack    
    Name:   Vannessa Mack   
    Title:   Vice President   
 

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EXHIBIT A
10.750% Senior Notes due 2016
[ Insert the Global Security Legend, if applicable, pursuant to Section 5 of the Third Supplemental Indenture
THIS IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”) OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
[ If a Restricted Debt Security or its Successor Debt Securities, then insert the following legend (the “Restricted Debt Security Legend”) pursuant to Section 5 of the Third Supplemental Indenture
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) ON WHICH THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE

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TRUSTEE THAT THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED (WHICH INSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER OR A GUARANTOR, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THE SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITIES OF $250,000, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND ANY GUARANTOR’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.]
[ If this Security is a Regulation S Temporary Global Security issued during the Restricted Period therefor, then insert the following legend (the “Regulation S Temporary Global Security Legend”) pursuant to Section 5 of the Third Supplemental Indenture
THIS SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]

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[ Insert the Canadian Securities Legend, if applicable, pursuant to Section 5 of the Third Supplemental Indenture
UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER CANADIAN SECURITIES LEGISLATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MUST NOT TRADE THE SECURITY IN CANADA BEFORE [INSERT DATE THAT IS FOUR MONTHS PLUS ONE DAY AFTER THE ISSUE DATE].]

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