Sec Form 4 Filing - Villare Susan M. @ Sonus, Inc. - 2017-10-27

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Villare Susan M. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sonus, Inc. [ SONS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SONUS NETWORKS, INC., 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/27/2017 (Street) WESTFORD, MA01886 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock 10/27/2017 F 16,246 ( 1 ) D $ 8.36 96,515 D Common Stock 10/27/2017 D 96,515 D $ 0 0 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Villare Susan M. C/O SONUS NETWORKS, INC. 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA01886 Interim CFO Signatures Susan M. Villare 10/31/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )PAYMENT OF TAX LIABILITY BY DELIVERING SECURITIES TO THE ISSUER INCIDENT TO THE VESTING OF A SECURITY. ( 2 )Reflects disposition pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 23, 2017, by and among the Issuer (formerly Sonus Networks, Inc.), (i) Sonus Networks, Inc. (formerly Solstice Sapphire Investments, Inc.) ("Sonus Networks") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and (ii) GENBAND Holdings Company ("GENBAND") and its two related holding companies such that, following the consummation of a series of merger transactions (collectively, the "Mergers"), both the Issuer and GENBAND became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sonus Networks. In the Mergers, each share of Issuer Common Stock was exchanged for one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Sonus Networks ("New Common Stock"). ( 3 )The closing price of a share of Issuer Common Stock on October 27, 2017 (the last trading day prior to the effectiveness of the Mergers) was $8.14, and the closing price of a share of New Common Stock on October 30, 2017 (the first trading day following the effectiveness of the Mergers) was $8.39.

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