SONUS NETWORKS,INC. (NASDAQ:SONS) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal YearItem 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November28, 2017, Sonus Networks,Inc. (the “Company”) filed an amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the Company’s name to “Ribbon Communications Inc.” The name change was authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and is effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November28, 2017. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit3.1.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
In connection with the Company’s name change to “Ribbon Communications Inc.”, the ticker symbol of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market will change from “SONS” to “RBBN” effective upon the commencement of trading on November29, 2017.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
Sonus Networks, Inc. ExhibitEX-3.1 2 a17-27586_1ex3d1.htm EX-3.1 Exhibit 3.1 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF SONUS NETWORKS,…To view the full exhibit click here
About SONUS NETWORKS,INC. (NASDAQ:SONS)
Sonus Networks, Inc. (Sonus) is a provider of networked solutions for communications service providers (telecommunications, wireless and cable service providers) and enterprises. The Company’s products include session border controllers (SBCs), diameter signaling controllers (DSCs), policy/routing servers, network intelligence applications (VellOS), which is designed to network-wide security and other cloud network exchange services, media and signaling gateways and network analytics tools. Sonus helps communications service providers and enterprises hold the next generation of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and fourth generation/long term evolution (4G/LTE)-based solutions, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video and Unified Communications (UC) through Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The Company’s product, the GSX9000 VoIP softswitch, provides a carrier-class IP telephony switch that supports the transition from circuit-switched to IP-based network communications.