ADTRAN (ADTN) Form 4 ADTRAN / Brian Protiva ownership change

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^*

Protiva Brian

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ADTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.

901 EXPLORER BOULEVARD

(Street)

HUNTSVILLE AL 35806-2807

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. [ ADTN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/05/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(1)	09/05/2023		A		69.021		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	69.021	$8.37	168.424	D
Stock Options	$19.08							(2)	05/14/2029	Common Stock	88,326		88,326	D
Stock Options	$12.17							(3)	05/14/2028	Common Stock	49,464		49,464	D
Stock Options	$7.01							(4)	05/14/2027	Common Stock	41,220		41,220	D
Stock Options	$7.04							(5)	05/14/2025	Common Stock	52,997		52,997	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents quarterly cash dividends paid on restricted stock awards (RSAs), which are credited to a bookkeeping account and hypothetically invested in shares of common stock until the underlying RSAs vest. Upon vesting, the Company pays the Reporting Person the accumulated value of the bookkeeping account in the form of whole shares of common stock, plus cash for any fractional shares.

2. The options granted to the reporting person vested in four equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2022.

3. The options granted to the reporting person vested in four equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2021.

4. The options granted to the reporting person vested in four equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2020.

5. The options granted to the reporting person vested in four equal annual installments beginning on May 15, 2018.

Remarks:

	/s/ Dan Ragsdale, by power of attorney	09/07/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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