SEC FORM
3
SEC Form 3
| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| C/O SONUS NETWORKS INC. |
| 250 APOLLO DRIVE |
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2004
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3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SONUS NETWORKS INC
[ SONS ]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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Director |
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10% Owner |
| X |
Officer (give title below) |
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Other (specify below) |
| Chief Marketing Officer |
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X |
Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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2.
Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr.
4)
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.
4)
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.
4)
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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| Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) |
07/19/2005
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07/19/2014 |
Common Stock |
500,000 |
4.1 |
D |
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| Explanation of Responses: |
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Charles J. Gray as Attorney-in-fact for Steven Edwards |
09/23/2004 |
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** Signature of Reporting Person |
Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction
5
(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
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Section 16 Power of Attorney
Know by all these presents, that the person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Charles J. Gray, Vice President and General
Counsel of Sonus Networks, Inc. (the "Company") and William Perkins of Bingham
McCutchen with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact to:
1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% shareholder of the
Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rules thereunder;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and
3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interests of, or legally required by the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in such
attorneys-in-fact's reasonable discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to the attorneys-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intends and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the attorneys-in-fact
nor the Company are assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company
or until such attorneys-in-fact are no longer employed by Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
signed this 8th day of September, 2004.
By: /s/ Steven Edwards
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Name: Steven Edwards
Title: Chief Marketing Officer
