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Mitel Responds to Elliott Associates' Investment

October 8, 2015 12:01 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Oct. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MitelĀ® (Nasdaq: MITL) (TSX: MNW), a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, today issued the following statement in response to Elliott Associates' recent filings on schedule 13-D.

"We welcome Elliott Associates' interest and ongoing investment in Mitel. We have reviewed Elliott's recent filings on schedule 13-D and share their views as to consolidation opportunities in our industry. Mitel's senior management has consistently discussed its intention to consolidate the market, and in recent years has proactively leveraged M&A activity to successfully deliver shareholder value. As always, we look forward to creating further value for all Mitel shareholders."

As a matter of policy, Mitel does not comment on specific M&A discussions.

About Mitel

A global market leader in enterprise and mobile communications powering more than 2 billion business connections and 2 billion mobile subscribers every day, Mitel (Nasdaq: MITL) (TSX: MNW) helps businesses and mobile carriers connect, collaborate and provide innovative services to their customers. Our innovation and communications experts serve more than 60 million business users in more than 100 countries, and 130 mobile service providers including 15 of the top 20 mobile carriers in the world. That makes us unique, and the only company able to provide a bridge between enterprise and mobile customers. For more information, go to www.mitel.com and follow us on Twitter @Mitel.

Mitel is the registered trademark of Mitel Networks Corporation.

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Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking statements (or forward-looking information) within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities laws. These include statements using the words believe, target, outlook, may, will, should, could, estimate, continue, expect, intend, plan, predict, potential, project and anticipate, and similar statements which do not describe the present or provide information about the past. There is no guarantee that the expected events or expected results will actually occur. Such statements, which relate to, among other things, consolidation in our industry, acquisition activity and creating shareholder value, reflect the current views of management of Mitel and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, operational and other factors. Any changes in these assumptions or other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. All forward-looking statements attributable to Mitel, or persons acting on its behalf, and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in this paragraph. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Risks are described under the heading "Risk Factors" in Mitel's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2015, and in Mitel's other publicly filed documents with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, Mitel does not have any intention or obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements.

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CONTACT: Media - Americas
         Amy MacLeod
         613-592-2122 x71245
         [email protected]

         Media - EMEA/AP
         Duncan Miller
         +44 (0) 1291 612 646
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         Investors
         Michael McCarthy
         469-574-8134
         [email protected]

         Industry Analysts
         Cynthia Navarro
         469-574-8113
         [email protected]

Source: Mitel Networks Corporation


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