<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950103-20-014442.txt : 20200729
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200729173903
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-20-014442
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200728
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200729
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200729

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Swarth Investments Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001805595
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38267
		FILM NUMBER:		201058182

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MORGAN & MORGAN BUILDING, PASEA ESTATE
		CITY:			ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA
		STATE:			D8
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44203 488 2776

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MORGAN & MORGAN BUILDING, PASEA ESTATE
		CITY:			ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA
		STATE:			D8
		ZIP:			00000

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ribbon Communications Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001708055
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				821669692
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886
		BUSINESS PHONE:		978-614-8090

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Sonus Networks, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20171027

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Solstice Sapphire Investments, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20170531
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    <periodOfReport>2020-07-28</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001708055</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Ribbon Communications Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RBBN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001805595</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Swarth Investments Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>MORGAN &amp; MORGAN BUILDING, PASEA ESTATE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>D8</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00000</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>25796395</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On November 14, 2019, ECI Holding (Hungary) Kft. (&quot;ECI Hungary&quot;) and the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), pursuant to which ECI Hungary acquired 25,796,395 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the &quot;Common Stock&quot;), of which 1,454,545 shares of Common Stock are held in an escrow and are subject to forfeiture during a period of up to five years following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement to satisfy certain potential liabilities under the Merger Agreement. The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement closed on March 3, 2020, at which time the Common Stock was issued to ECI Hungary. ECI Hungary transferred 25,796,395 shares of Common Stock to the Reporting Person, an affiliate of ECI Hungary with common ownership, on July 28, 2020.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Suzanne Hart, George Antoniades - Directors</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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