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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SEPTEMBER 26, 2001
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 000-30229 04-3387074
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
5 CARLISLE ROAD, WESTFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01886
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 692-8999
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
A copy of Sonus' press release, dated September 26, 2001, which
provides an update on Sonus' business and financial outlook for the third and
fourth quarters of fiscal 2001, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
incorporated by reference herein.
The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe
harbor" language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements about Sonus' business
contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than "historic." The
press release also states that these and other risks relating to Sonus' business
are set forth in the documents filed by Sonus with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS
99.1 Press release of September 26, 2001 updating business and financial
outlook for 3(rd) and 4(th) quarters of fiscal 2001.
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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: October 9, 2001 SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen J. Nill
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Stephen J. Nill
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of
Finance and Administration and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)