0001321711-14-000007.txt : 20140214 0001321711-14-000007.hdr.sgml : 20140214 20140214171532 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001321711-14-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140214 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SONUS NETWORKS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001105472 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 043387074 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-60815 FILM NUMBER: 14619131 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE CITY: WESTFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01886 BUSINESS PHONE: 9786148100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE CITY: WESTFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01886 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Empire Capital Management, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001321711 IRS NUMBER: 133888075 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 GORHAM ISLAND CITY: WESTPORT STATE: CT ZIP: 06880 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-454-1019 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 GORHAM ISLAND CITY: WESTPORT STATE: CT ZIP: 06880 SC 13G/A 1 sc13ga_sons021414.htm sc13ga_sons021414.htm
FORM SC 13G

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*




Sonus Networks, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)


835916107
(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2013
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:


 ¨     Rule 13d-1(b)
x     Rule 13d-1(c)
 ¨     Rule 13d-1(d)


(Page 1 of 9 pages)

______________________________
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 




 
 
 




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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Empire Capital Management, L.L.C.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) ý
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.9%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO


 
 
 




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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Scott A. Fine
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) ý
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.9%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
 


 
 
 


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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Peter J. Richards
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) ¨
(b) ý
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
 
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
 
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
 
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
 
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
26,500,000 shares of Common Stock
 
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.9%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN

 

 
 
 


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This Amendment No. 6 (this “Amendment”) amends and restates the statement on Schedule 13G filed on September 26, 2011 (the “Original Schedule 13G”) as amended and restated by Amendment No. 1 filed on February 14, 2012, as amended and restated by Amendment No. 2 filed on May 1, 2012 as amended and restated by Amendment No. 3 filed on February 14, 2013 as amended and restated by Amendment No. 4 filed on September 6, 2013 and as amended and restated by Amendment No. 5 filed on December 18, 2013 (the Original Schedule 13G as amended, the “Schedule 13G”), with respect to Common Stock (as defined below) of the Company (as defined below). Exhibit 1 attached to the Original Schedule 13G remains in full force an effect.
   
Item 1 (a).
NAME OF ISSUER.
   
 
The name of the issuer is Sonus Networks, Inc. (the “Company”).

Item 1(b).
ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
   
 
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 4 Technology Park Drive, Westford, Massachusetts 01886.

Item 2 (a).
NAME OF PERSON FILING:

 
This statement is filed by:
     
 
(i)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii)
 
 
 
(iii)
Empire Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Empire Management”) with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by Empire Capital Partners, L.P. (“Empire Onshore”), Empire Capital Partners, Ltd. (“Empire Offshore”), Empire Capital Partners Enhanced Master Fund, Ltd. (“Empire Enhanced Master,” and together with Empire Onshore and Empire Offshore, the “Empire Investment Funds”) and Charter Oak Partners L.P. and Charter Oak Partners II L.P., (together, the “Empire Sub-Advised Funds”);
 
Mr. Scott A. Fine (“Mr. Fine”), as managing member of Empire Management, with respect to the Common Stock directly held by each of the Empire Investment Funds and Empire Sub-Advised Funds; and
 
Mr. Peter J. Richards (“Mr. Richards”), as managing member of Empire Management, with respect to the Common Stock directly held by each of the Empire Investment Funds and Empire Sub-Advised Funds.
   
 
Empire Management serves as the investment manager to, and has investment discretion over the securities held by, the Empire Investment Funds and the Empire Sub-Advised Funds.  Mr. Fine and Mr. Richards are the only managing members of Empire Management.
 
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
 
The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock reported herein.

 
 
 
 
 
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Item 2(b).
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

 
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 1 Gorham Island, Suite 201, Westport, CT 06880.

Item 2(c).
CITIZENSHIP:

 
Empire Management is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Mr. Fine and Mr. Richards is a United States citizen.
 

Item 2(d).
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
   
 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock").

Item 2(e).
CUSIP NUMBER:
 
 835916107
   

Item 3.
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO §§ 240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 
(a)
¨
Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
 
(b)
¨
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
 
(c)
¨
Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
 
(d)
¨
Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
 
(e)
¨
Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
(f)
¨
Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
 
 
(g)
¨
Parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
 
(h)
¨
Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
 
 
(i)
¨
Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
 
 
(j)
¨
Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
 
(k)
¨
Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution:
   



 
 
 
 
 
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Item 4.
OWNERSHIP.

   
The percentages set forth in this Schedule 13G are based on approximately 267,000,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 12, 2013, (as reported in the Company’s press release filed as exhibit 99.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 16, 2013).
 
The information as of the filing date required by Items 4(a) – (c) is set forth in Rows 5 – 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.
 
 

Item 5.
OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
   
 
Not applicable.

Item 6.
OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
   
 
Not applicable.

Item 7.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
   
 
Not applicable.

Item 8.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
   
 
Note applicable.

Item 9.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
   
 
Not applicable.
 


 
 
 

 
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Item 10.
CERTIFICATION.

 
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
   
 
By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.





 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
DATED:  February 14, 2014

     
     
By:
/s/ Scott A. Fine
    
Name:           Scott. A. Fine
    
Title:           Individually, and as Managing Member of Empire Capital Management, L.L.C.
    
     
     
/s/ Peter J. Richards
    
Name:           Peter J. Richards
    
Title:           Individually, and as Managing Member of Empire Capital Management, L.L.C.