02/24/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/24/2026 05:31
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2026
Registration No. 333-277582
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VISTANCE NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 27-4332098 | |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
2601 Telecom Parkway
Richardson, Texas 75082
Telephone: (972) 952-9700
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Krista R. Bowen
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary
Vistance Networks, Inc.
2601 Telecom Parkway
Richardson, Texas 75082
Telephone: (972) 952-9700
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Rebecca Valentino, Esq.
Alston & Bird LLP
755 Page Mill Road
Building C - Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: (650) 838-2000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
This Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277582) ("Amendment No. 2") of Vistance Networks, Inc. (formerly CommScope Holding Company, Inc.) (the "Company") deregisters all securities that remain unsold under the following registration statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"):
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File No. 333-277582, a registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC on March 1, 2024, and Amendment No. 1 thereto, which was filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024. |
On January 9, 2026, (the "Closing Date"), the Company completed the previously announced sale of its Connectivity and Cable Solutions business segment (the "CCS Business") to Amphenol Corporation ("Amphenol") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2025 (the "Purchase Agreement"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Amphenol acquired the CCS Business on a cash-free, debt-free basis, in exchange for approximately $10.5 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments (the "Transaction").
In connection with the consummation of the Transaction, on the Closing Date, 100% of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was redeemed by the Company and the Investment Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2018, by and among the Company and Carlyle Partners VII S1 Holdings, L.P. pursuant to which such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was initially purchased (the "Investment Agreement"), and all rights and obligations of the parties under the Investment Agreement, were terminated.
The offering pursuant to the Registration Statement has been terminated. The registrant hereby removes from registration any of the securities registered under the Registration Statement that remain unsold as of the filing date of this Post-Effective Amendment.
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-3 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 24, 2026.
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Vistance Networks, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Charles L. Treadway | |
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Charles L. Treadway |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
| Signatures | Title | Date | ||||
| By: |
/s/ Charles L. Treadway Charles L. Treadway |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) |
February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Kyle D. Lorentzen |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
/s/ Charles A. Gilstrap Charles A. Gilstrap |
Senior Vice President, Treasury, Tax and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) |
February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Claudius E. Watts, IV |
Director and Chairman of the Board | February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Derrick A. Roman |
Director | February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Joanne M. Maguire |
Director | February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* L. William Krause |
Director | February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Thomas J. Manning |
Director | February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Timothy T. Yates |
Director | February 24, 2026 | |||
| By: |
* Stephen C. Gray |
Director | February 24, 2026 | |||
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By: /s/ Charles L. Treadway Charles L. Treadway Attorney-in-Fact |
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