SEC FORM
4
SEC Form 4
FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See
Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
C/O RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS |
6500 CHASE OAKS BLVD., SUITE 100 |
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ribbon Communications Inc.
[ RBBN ]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X |
Director |
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10% Owner |
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Officer (give title below) |
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Other (specify below) |
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/25/2022
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4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
1. Title of Security (Instr.
3)
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2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Transaction Code (Instr.
8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
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5.
Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.
3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
4)
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Code |
V |
Amount |
(A) or (D) |
Price |
Common Stock |
05/25/2022 |
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M |
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14,797 |
A |
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58,477 |
D |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.
3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) |
4. Transaction Code (Instr.
8)
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5.
Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.
3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.
5)
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Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.
4)
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10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
4)
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Code |
V |
(A) |
(D) |
Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) |
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05/25/2022 |
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M |
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14,797 |
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Common Stock |
14,797 |
$0
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0 |
D |
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Explanation of Responses: |
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Patrick Macken, Attorney-in-Fact |
05/27/2022 |
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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
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(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). |
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see
Instruction 6 for procedure. |
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Bruce McClelland and Patrick
Macken, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of Ribbon Communications Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder, and any other forms or reports the
undersigned may be required to file in connection with
the undersigned's ownership, acquisition, or
disposition of securities of the Company;
(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, or
other form or report, and timely file such form or
report 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 interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-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 attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-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 intents 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 attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute
or substitutes, 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 the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 7th day of June,
2021.
/s/ Krish A. Prabhu
Krish A. Prabhu