***Mr. Dunn ceased to be President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Nortel Networks Limited on April 27, 2004 and ceased to be a director of the Company and Nortel Networks Limited on May 21, 2004.

****A named executive officer in 2003 only.

(1)Except as set forth below, each person has sole investment and voting power with respect to the common shares beneficially owned by such person. Includes common shares subject to stock options exercisable by December 31, 2004 or that become exercisable within 60 days from December 31, 2004 (whether or not the market price of the underlying common shares is below the stock option exercise price). As of December 31, 2004, each director and named executive officer individually, and the directors and executive officers as a group, beneficially owned less than 1.0 percent of the outstanding common shares of the Company.

(2)Includes 8,000 common shares subject to stock options.

(3)Share units issued under the Nortel Networks Corporation Directors’ Deferred Share Compensation Plan and the Nortel Networks Limited Directors’ Deferred Share Compensation Plan. Each share unit represents the right to receive one common share of the Company. Those plans are described under “Compensation of Directors”.

(4)Includes 8,000 common shares subject to stock options. Excludes 94 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Brown’s son residing with Mr. Brown and 671 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Brown’s spouse. Mr. Brown disclaims beneficial ownership of those excluded shares.

(5)Includes 4,000 common shares subject to stock options.

(6)Includes 8,000 common shares subject to stock options. Excludes 5,000 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Fortier’s spouse. Mr. Fortier disclaims beneficial ownership of those excluded shares.

(7)Includes 8,000 common shares subject to stock options and 1,800 common shares as to which Mr. Ingram shares investment and voting power with his spouse.

(8)Represents common shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2004 by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of which Mr. MacNaughton is the President and Chief Executive Officer. He is due to retire from that position on January 14, 2005. Mr. MacNaughton disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

(9)Includes 8,000 common shares subject to stock options and 20,673 common shares beneficially owned by a corporation that is wholly-owned by Mrs. Saucier.

(10)Includes 8,000 common shares subject to stock options. Excludes 1,600 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Smith’s spouse. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of those excluded shares.

(11)Includes 38,000 common shares subject to stock options and 1,157,855 common shares beneficially owned by a corporation that is wholly-owned by Mr. Wilson. Excludes 2,204 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Wilson’s spouse. Mr. Wilson disclaims beneficial ownership of those excluded shares.

(12)Includes 5,000 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Dunn’s son as to which Mr. Dunn shares investment power. Excludes 10,000 common shares beneficially owned by Mr. Dunn’s spouse and daughter residing with Mr. Dunn. Mr. Dunn disclaims beneficial ownership of those 15,000 included and excluded shares. As Mr. Dunn was no longer an insider of the Company effective May 21, 2004, the number of common shares reported as part of his holdings is based on information in our corporate records and Mr. Dunn’s filings on the Canadian insider reporting system, the System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders, as at May 12, 2004 and reports filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(13)Includes 1,442,000 common shares subject to stock options.

(14)Includes 1,217,000 common shares subject to stock options.

(15)Includes 321,999 common shares subject to stock options.

(16)Includes 1,498,000 common shares subject to stock options.

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