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Audiocodes Ltd. Capital/Financing Update 2008

Oct 23, 2008

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Capital/Financing Update

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of October, 2008

Commission file number 0-30070

AUDIOCODES LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1 Hayarden Street • Airport City, Lod 70151• ISRAEL

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): o

On October 22, 2008, AudioCodes Ltd. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that it repurchased $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2024. A copy of this press release is annexed hereto as Exhibit 1.

The following document is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein:

Exhibit 1. Press Release, dated October 22, 2008, announcing that the Registrant repurchased $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2024.

The information set forth in the first paragraph of the press release attached as Exhibit 1 to this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into (i) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-11894; (ii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-13268; (iii) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-13378; (iv) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-105473; (v) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-144825; and (vi) the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-144823.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

AUDIOCODES LTD. (Registrant)

By: /s/ Nachum Falek Nachum Falek Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: October 22, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description 1 Press Release, dated October 22, 2008, announcing that the Registrant repurchased $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2024.

Exhibit 1

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P R E S S R E L E A S E

Company Contacts IR Agency Contact Nachum Falek, Shirley Nakar, Erik Knettel, VP Finance & CFO Director, Investor Relations Grayling Global AudioCodes AudioCodes Tel: +1-646-284-9415 Tel: +972-3-976-4000 Tel: +972-3-976-4000 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

AudioCodes Repurchases $50 Million Principal Amount of Its Convertible Notes

Lod, Israel, October 22, 2008 – AudioCodes (NasdaqGS: AUDC) today announced that it has repurchased in a privately negotiated transaction $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2024 for approximately $48.8 million in cash. This payment includes accrued but unpaid interest. In November 2004, AudioCodes issued $125 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes. As a result of this repurchase, approximately $75 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes remain outstanding.

About AudioCodes

AudioCodes Ltd. (NasdaqGS: AUDC) provides innovative, reliable and cost-effective Voice over IP (VoIP) technology, Voice Network Products, and Value Added Applications to Service Providers, Enterprises, OEMs, Network Equipment Providers and System Integrators worldwide. AudioCodes provides a diverse range of flexible, comprehensive media gateway, and media processing enabling technologies based on VoIPerfect™ -- AudioCodes' underlying, best-of-breed, core media architecture. The company is a market leader in VoIP equipment, focused on VoIP Media Gateway, Media Server, Session Border Controllers (SBC), Security Gateways and Value Added Application network products. AudioCodes has deployed tens of millions of media gateway and media server channels globally over the past ten years and is a key player in the emerging best-of-breed, IMS based, VoIP market. The Company is a VoIP technology leader focused on quality and interoperability, with a proven track record in product and network interoperability with industry leaders in the Service Provider and Enterprise space. AudioCodes Voice Network Products feature media gateway and media server platforms for packet-based applications in the converged, wireline, wireless, broadband access, cable, enhanced voice services, video, and Enterprise IP Telephony markets. AudioCodes' headquarters and R&D are located in Israel with an additional R&D facility in the U.S. Other AudioCodes' offices are located in Europe, India, the Far East, and Latin America. For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com/

Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and continuing products' demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the integration of acquired companies’ products and operations into AudioCodes’ business; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

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AudioCodes, AC, Ardito, AudioCoded, NetCoder, TrunkPack, VoicePacketizer, MediaPack, Stretto, Mediant, VoIPerfect and IPmedia, OSN, Open Solutions Network, What's Inside Matters, Your Gateway To VoIP, 3GX and Nuera, Netrake, InTouch, CTI² and CTI Squared are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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