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  <h1 style="color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-.1pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5, 2008</font></b></h1>
  
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
    Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
    Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
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  of Directors of Sonus Networks,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) approved a cash bonus
  program for fiscal 2008 for executive officers and certain other employees of
  the Company, including the principal executive officer, principal financial
  officer and other named executive officers of the Company. The bonus awards for
  the executives, other than the Vice President of Worldwide Sales, will be based
  fifty percent (50%) on the Company&#146;s achievement of certain revenue, operating income
  and bookings targets and fifty percent (50%) on individual performance
  objectives. The total bonus amount payable under the program is capped at 150%
  of the target bonus amount.&#160; Under the
  program, any bonus based on the achievement of individual performance
  objectives to the chief executive officer is awarded by the Compensation
  Committee and any bonuses based on the achievement of individual performance
  objectives to other executive officers and employees are awarded by the Chief Executive
  Officer and Compensation Committee. The Company&#146;s Vice President of Worldwide
  Sales has a variable compensation plan based on the achievement of sales and
  revenue quotas with incentives for over-achievement of bookings and gross
  margin targets. The target bonus amount for each named executive officer is set
  forth below:</font></p>
  
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Matthew
    Dillon</font></p>
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    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.16%;">
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">141,075</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard J.
    Gaynor</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">171,007</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mohammed
    Shanableh</font></p>
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    <td width="35%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.0%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President of Worldwide Sales</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">290,041</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chuba Udokwu</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <td width="35%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:35.0%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President Worldwide Engineering</font></p>
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    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.16%;">
    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p align="right" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">156,000</font></p>
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    <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  Chief Executive Officer and President effective June&nbsp;13, 2008, but will
  remain Chairman of the Board of Directors.&#160;
  Richard N. Nottenburg will commence employment as the Company&#146;s President
  and Chief Executive Officer on June&nbsp;13, 2008.&#160; For 2008, Mr.&nbsp;Nottenburg will be
  guaranteed a bonus of $219,672, based on 80% of his base salary of </font>$500,000,
  pro rated for the days in 2008 he is employed by the Company.</font></p>
  
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text: 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
  Date
  of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  June 5, 2008
  SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in its Charter)
  DELAWARE
  000-30229
  04-3387074
  (State or
    Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  (Commission
    File Number)
  (IRS
    Employer
  Identification No.)
  7
  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)
  o
  Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
    CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
    CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02.
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
    Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
    Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  On June 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board
  of Directors of Sonus Networks, Inc. (the "Company") approved a cash bonus
  program for fiscal 2008 for executive officers and certain other employees of
  the Company, including the principal executive officer, principal financial
  officer and other named executive officers of the Company. The bonus awards for
  the executives, other than the Vice President of Worldwide Sales, will be based
  fifty percent (50%) on the Company's achievement of certain revenue, operating income
  and bookings targets and fifty percent (50%) on individual performance
  objectives. The total bonus amount payable under the program is capped at 150%
  of the target bonus amount.  Under the
  program, any bonus based on the achievement of individual performance
  objectives to the chief executive officer is awarded by the Compensation
  Committee and any bonuses based on the achievement of individual performance
  objectives to other executive officers and employees are awarded by the Chief Executive
  Officer and Compensation Committee. The Company's Vice President of Worldwide
  Sales has a variable compensation plan based on the achievement of sales and
  revenue quotas with incentives for over-achievement of bookings and gross
  margin targets. The target bonus amount for each named executive officer is set
  forth below:
  Name
  Title
  Target
  Incentive
  Hassan M.
    Ahmed
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  $
  425,000
  Matthew
    Dillon
  Vice President Global Services
  141,075
  Richard J.
    Gaynor
  Chief Financial Officer
  171,007
  Mohammed
    Shanableh
  Vice President of Worldwide Sales
  290,041
  Chuba Udokwu
  Vice President Worldwide Engineering
  156,000
  *Mr. Ahmed will resign as
  Chief Executive Officer and President effective June 13, 2008, but will
  remain Chairman of the Board of Directors. 
  Richard N. Nottenburg will commence employment as the Company's President
  and Chief Executive Officer on June 13, 2008.  For 2008, Mr. Nottenburg will be
  guaranteed a bonus of $219,672, based on 80% of his base salary of
  $500,000,
  pro rated for the days in 2008 he is employed by the Company.
  2
  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: June 10, 2008
  SONUS NETWORKS, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Charles J. Gray
  Charles J. Gray
  Vice President and General
    Counsel
  3