Ribbon Communications Inc. Debt Disclosure

(13) DEBT

2024 Credit Facility

On June 21, 2024, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Credit Facilities Credit Agreement (the “2024 Credit Facility” or “Credit Agreement”) as guarantor, with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., as the borrower (the “Borrower”), HPS Investment Partners, LLC ("HPS"), as administrative agent, and HPS and WhiteHorse Capital Management, LLC ("WhiteHorse" and, together with HPS, the "Lenders"), pursuant to which the Lenders provided the Company with a $385 million Credit Agreement comprised of (i) a $350 million term loan (the “2024 Term Loan”) and (ii) a $35 million revolving credit facility (the “2024 Revolver”), including a $20 million sublimit for letters of credit. The proceeds received from the 2024 Term Loan were used to (a) repay 100% of the amounts outstanding under the 2020 Credit Facility, (b) redeem in full the Preferred Stock and (c) pay fees and expenses related to the 2024 Credit Facility. The excess proceeds are being used by the Company for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The 2024 Term Loan and the 2024 Revolver bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, at either the Alternate Base Rate (“ABR”) or Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") with an Applicable Margin for each (all as defined in the 2024 Credit Facility). Margins for the first six months are 5.25% per annum for ABR Loans and 6.25% per annum for SOFR Loans. Thereafter, margins vary based on the Company’s Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, ranging from 4.75% to 5.25% per annum for ABR Loans and 5.75% to 6.25% per annum for SOFR Loans. The 2024 Term Loan and the 2024 Revolver will both mature on June 21, 2029. The 2024 Term Loan is being repaid in equal quarterly installments: approximately $0.9 million beginning with the third quarter of 2024 through the second quarter of 2025; approximately $2.2 million beginning with the third quarter of 2025 and ending with the second quarter of 2027; and approximately $4.4 million quarterly thereafter, with the remaining principal balance of approximately $298.4 million due on the maturity date of June 21, 2029. In connection with the establishment of the 2024 Credit Facility, $7.7 million of original issue discount was withheld by the Lenders and the Company incurred $6.3 million of debt issuance costs for a total of $14.0 million that is being amortized to Interest expense, net over the term of the 2024 Credit Facility.

The 2024 Credit Facility requires compliance with a Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (the "Financial Covenant"), as defined in the 2024 Credit Facility, which is tested on a quarterly basis. The Company was in compliance with the Financial Covenant as of December 31, 2025.

The indebtedness and other obligations under the 2024 Credit Facility are irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the Company and its subsidiaries (together, the "Guarantors"). The 2024 Credit Facility is secured on a first-priority basis by liens on substantially all assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors.

2020 Credit Facility

On June 21, 2024, the Company used the proceeds from the 2024 Credit Facility to, among other things, repay all amounts outstanding under its Senior Secured Credit Facilities Credit Agreement, dated March 3, 2020 (as amended, the "2020 Credit Facility"), by and among the Company, as a guarantor, Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., as the borrower (the "Borrower"), Citizens Bank, N.A., Santander Bank, N.A., and others as lenders ("2020 Credit Facility Lenders"). The Company wrote off $2.0 million of debt issuance costs in conjunction with the early extinguishment of the 2020 Credit Facility.

On March 3, 2020, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Credit Facilities Credit Agreement (as amended, the “2020 Credit Facility”), by and among the Company, as a guarantor, Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., as the borrower (“Borrower”), Citizens Bank, N.A. (“Citizens”), Santander Bank, N.A., and others as lenders, (“Lenders”). The proceeds of the Credit Agreement were used, in part, to pay off in full all obligations of the Company under the 2019 Credit Facility.

The 2020 Credit Facility had a maturity date of March 2025 and originally provided for $500 million of commitments from the 2020 Credit Facility Lenders to the Borrower, comprised of $400 million in term loans (the “2020 Term Loan Facility”) and a $100 million facility available for revolving loans (the “2020 Revolving Credit Facility”). Under the 2020 Revolving Credit Facility, a $30 million sublimit was originally available for letters of credit and a $20 million sublimit was available for swingline loans.

The indebtedness and other obligations under the 2020 Credit Facility were unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company, Edgewater Networks, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and GENBAND Inc., wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (together, the “2020 Credit Facility Guarantors”). The 2020 Credit Facility was secured by first-priority liens on substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and the 2020 Credit Facility Guarantors, including substantially all of the assets of the Company.

The 2020 Credit Facility required compliance with certain financial covenants, including a minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and a maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (each as defined in the 2020 Credit Facility, and each tested on a quarterly basis).

On March 10, 2022, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the 2020 Credit Facility to increase the Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2020 Credit Facility) and in conjunction, the Company made a $15.0 million prepayment that was applied to the final payment due on the maturity date.

On June 30, 2022, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the 2020 Credit Facility (the “Fifth Amendment”) to increase the Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2020 Credit Facility) for 2022, with the fourth quarter of 2022 increased to 4.75:1.00, the first and second quarters of 2023 declining to 3.25:1.00, and in all subsequent quarters the ratio was to be fixed at 3.00:1.00. Also, the Fifth Amendment reduced the minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the 2020 Credit Facility) in 2022, with the fourth quarter of 2022 reduced to 1.10:1.00 and in all subsequent quarters the ratio was to be fixed at 1.25:1.00. In addition, the Fifth Amendment increased the maximum rate at which loans were to bear interest if the Company’s Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio for any quarter was greater than 4.50:1.00. Specifically, loans incurred were to bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, at either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 4.50% per year, or the base rate plus 0.50%, or the prime rate plus a margin ranging from 0.50% to 3.50% per year. The Fifth Amendment also allowed the Company to incur junior secured or unsecured debt in an amount no less than $50 million, subject to certain conditions, including the requirement that 50% of the aggregate amount of such incurred debt (net of certain costs, fees and other amounts) must be applied to prepay the 2020 Credit Facility, and compliance with certain leverage ratio-based covenant exceptions. In connection with the Fifth Amendment, the Company made a $10.0 million voluntary prepayment that was applied to the

final payment due on the maturity date. Subsequent to the Fifth Amendment, the Company was required to make quarterly principal payments on the 2020 Term Loan aggregating approximately $5.0 million per quarter through March 31, 2024 and $10.0 million in each of the three quarters thereafter, with the remaining and final payment due on the maturity date in March 2025.

On March 24, 2023, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the 2020 Credit Facility (the “Sixth Amendment”) effective March 30, 2023. The Sixth Amendment, among other things, increased the Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2020 Credit Facility), for the first, second and third quarters of 2023 to 4.50:1.00. In the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, the Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio declined to 4.25:1.00 and 4.00:1.00, respectively. Also, the Sixth Amendment reduced the minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the 2020 Credit Facility) to 1.10:1.00 through the first quarter of 2024. The Sixth Amendment reduced the maximum borrowings allowed under the 2020 Revolving Credit Facility from $100 million to $75 million and the sublimit available for letters of credit was reduced from $30 million to $20 million. In addition, the Sixth Amendment replaced LIBOR with SOFR as the alternative rate available to the Company for calculating interest owed under the 2020 Credit Facility with the margin fixed at 4.5%. In conjunction with the Sixth Amendment, the Company made a $75 million prepayment that was applied to the final payment due upon maturity in March 2025. The $75 million prepayment was almost entirely funded with the net proceeds from the Private Placement and the sales of the Company’s interest rate swap. Debt issuance costs associated with the Sixth Amendment totaled $1.7 million and were being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of the 2020 Credit Facility and were written off in conjunction with the early extinguishment of the 2020 Credit Facility on June 21, 2024.

The Company’s interest rates under the 2020 Term Loan benefited from a hedge instrument that was in place, specifically a fixed rate swap, until it was sold in March 2023 (see Note 14). Following the sale of the fixed rate swap in March 2023, the Company’s interest rate was based upon U.S. dollar SOFR plus a fixed margin of 4.5%. The Company

was in compliance with all covenants of the 2020 Credit Facility at December 31, 2023, including the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio calculation that considered the Company’s debt to include Preferred Stock.

The Company had the following outstanding borrowings, unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discount, letters of credit, interest rates, and remaining borrowing capacity under the 2024 Credit Facility and the 2020 Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:

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The Company’s debt maturities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

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Letters of Credit and Other Guarantees

The Company uses letters of credit, bank guarantees, and surety bonds in the course of its business. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had $11.1 million and $10.9 million, respectively, of letters of credit, bank guarantees, and surety bonds outstanding (collectively, "Guarantees") under various uncommitted facilities and no letters of credit outstanding under the 2024 Credit Facility. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had cash collateral of $1.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively, supporting the Guarantees, which are reported in Restricted cash in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.