Sam Bucci compensation by year
Ribbon Communications Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $122,772 | $461,234 | $461,234 | $435,754 | $458,850 | $493,117 |
| Bonus | $101,496 | $0 | $106,110 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,810,353 | $1,060,524 | $1,388,119 | $1,344,641 | $698,099 | $2,663,423 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $133,942 | $0 | $0 | $48,400 | $240,896 | $112,779 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $1,961 | $19,378 | $5,744 | $14,306 | $18,270 | $25,484 |
| Total | $2,170,524 | $1,541,136 | $1,944,397 | $1,843,101 | $1,416,115 | $3,264,803 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ribbon Communications Inc. DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-044643, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 250,000 | $720,000 | — |
| RSU | 105,485 | $303,797 | — |
| PSU | 100,000 | $288,000 | — |
| RSU | 80,545 | $231,970 | — |
| PSU | 60,654 | $174,684 | — |
| PSU | 48,253 | $139,746 | — |
| RSU | 42,751 | $123,123 | — |
| RSU | 38,575 | $111,096 | — |
| RSU | 25,815 | $74,347 | — |
| RSU | 18,000 | $51,840 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ribbon Communications Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
21 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 17, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 150,000 | $0.00 | 150,000 |
| 2026-06-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 250,000 | $0.00 | 250,000 |
| 2026-06-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 100,000 | $0.00 | 100,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 52,743 | $0.00 | 52,742 |
| 2026-05-15 | Tax withholding | — | 20,650 | $2.63 | 536,035 |
| 2026-05-15 | Exercise or conversion | — | 52,743 | — | 588,778 |
| 2026-05-15 | Tax withholding | — | 44,609 | $2.63 | 599,271 |
| 2026-05-15 | Tax withholding | — | 28,233 | $2.63 | 560,545 |
The 8 most recent of 21 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Ribbon Communications discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $604,068 | $1,369,395 | $6,747 | $1,980,211 |
| Death | — | $415,613 | — | $415,613 |
| Disability | — | $415,613 | — | $415,613 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,010,890 | — | $6,747 | $3,524,244 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $2,506,607 | — | $2,506,607 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Ribbon Communications Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Ribbon Communications’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce McClelland | President and Chief Executive Officer | $17,457,675 |
| Sam Bucci · this page | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $3,264,803 |
| Steve McCaffery | Executive Vice President, Global Sales | $2,472,097 |
| Patrick Macken | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $2,457,556 |
| Dan Redington | Former Executive Vice President, Global Sales | $1,982,248 |
| John Townsend | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $641,724 |
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