AudioCodes Ltd. Files S-8 for Employee Stock Plans

TL;DR

AUDC filed S-8 for employee stock plans, effective 3/30/2026.

AI Summary

AudioCodes Ltd. filed an S-8 form on March 30, 2026, to register securities for its employee benefit plans. The filing indicates the effectiveness date of the plan is also March 30, 2026. This registration allows the company to issue shares to employees under these plans.

Why It Matters

This filing allows AudioCodes to issue stock to its employees, which can be a key component of compensation and retention strategies.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — An S-8 filing is a routine registration of securities for employee benefit plans and does not inherently represent new financial risk.

Key Numbers

• 38936 — S-8 Form Size (Size of the primary S-8 filing document in bytes.)
• 233657 — Total Submission Size (Total size of the complete submission text file in bytes.)

Key Players & Entities

• AudioCodes Ltd. (company) — Filer of the S-8 form
• 0001086434 (company) — CIK number for AudioCodes Ltd.
• March 30, 2026 (date) — Filing date and effectiveness date of the S-8 registration
• 333-294728 (document) — File number associated with the S-8 filing

FAQ

Filing Documents

• audltds8032526.htm (S-8) — 38KB
• audltdex4-7.htm (EX-4.7) — 1KB
• audltdex5-1.htm (EX-5.1) — 9KB
• audltdex23-2.htm (EX-23.2) — 2KB
• audltdex-fee.htm (EX-FILING FEES) — 13KB
• ex5-1_001.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 12KB
• ex5-1_002.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 13KB
• ex5-1_003.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 9KB
• 0001185185-26-001129.txt ( ) — 228KB
• audltdex-fee_htm.xml (XML) — 5KB

Incorporation of Documents by Reference

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The following documents and information filed with the Commission by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference: the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025; and the description of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 0-30070) filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on May 21, 1999, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof (in the case of any Report on Form 6-K, if and to the extent the Registrant identifies in the Report that it is being incorporated by reference herein) from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Exhibits

Item 8. Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith as part of this Registration Statement. Exhibit No. Description 1.1 Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 000-30070), filed with the Commission on September 15, 2020). 1.2 Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025). 4.1 AudioCodes Ltd. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008). 4.2 Amendment to AudioCodes Ltd. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, dated October 19, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-170676), filed with the Commission on November 18, 2010). 4.3 Amendment No. 2 to AudioCodes Ltd. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, dated July 29, 2013 (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-190437), filed with the Commission on August 7, 2013). 4.4 Amendment No. 3 to AudioCodes Ltd. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, dated January 1, 2016 (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-210438), filed with the Commission on March 29, 2016). 4.5 Amendment No. 4 to AudioCodes Ltd. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, dated March 19, 2019 (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-230388), filed with the Commission on March 19, 2019). 4.6 Amendment No. 5 to AudioCodes Ltd. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, dated April 28, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-264535), filed with the Commission on April 28, 2022). 4.7 Amendment No

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Or Yehuda, Israel, on March 30, 2026. AUDIOCODES LTD. By: /s/ Shabtai Adlersberg Shabtai Adlersberg President and Chief Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints jointly and severally, SHABTAI ADLERSBERG and NIRAN BARUCH, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Doron Nevo Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director March 30, 2026 Doron Nevo /s/ Shabtai Adlersberg President, Chief Executive Officer and Director March 30, 2026 Shabtai Adlersberg ( Principal Executive Officer

View Full Filing

View this S-8 filing on SEC EDGAR