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            <issuerName>ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>001-41446</secFileNumber>
            <issuerAddress>
                <ns2:street1>901 Explorer Blvd</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Huntsville</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>AL</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>35806-2807</ns2:zipCode>
            </issuerAddress>
            <issuerContactPhone>256-963-8000</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>CHRISTOPH GLINGENER</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <securitiesInformation>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>148392</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>2331238.32</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>80998100</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>05/07/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>05/07/2026</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Exercise of Stock Options</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>148392</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>05/07/2026</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.&#13;
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        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>05/07/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>12/12/2025</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ Christoph Glingener</signature>
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