UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

May 23, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 


 

SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

001-34115

 

04-3387074

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01886

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(978) 614-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.07.                                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Sonus Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 23, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote upon the matters listed below.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, which was filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”).  The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

(1)                                  The stockholders elected each of the eight nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders by a plurality of votes cast:

 

Director

 

For

 

Withhold Authority

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James K. Brewington

 

177,751,936

 

26,442,948

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John P. Cunningham

 

189,898,108

 

14,296,776

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raymond P. Dolan

 

190,447,433

 

13,747,451

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beatriz V. Infante

 

190,428,242

 

13,766,642

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howard E. Janzen

 

177,068,538

 

27,126,346

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John A. Schofield

 

190,443,697

 

13,751,187

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott E. Schubert

 

190,434,023

 

13,760,861

 

58,415,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H. Brian Thompson

 

176,971,998

 

27,222,886

 

58,415,398

 

 

(2)                                  By the following vote, the stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:

 

For

 

260,715,527

 

 

 

 

 

Against

 

1,526,505

 

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

368,250

 

 

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(3)                                  By the following vote, the stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section and the accompanying compensation tables and related narratives contained in the Proxy Statement:

 

For

 

201,082,247

 

 

 

 

 

Against

 

2,846,938

 

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

265,699

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

58,415,398

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: May 25, 2012

SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey M. Snider

 

 

Jeffrey M. Snider

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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