Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Restructuring Support Agreement

On February 14, 2023, Avaya Holdings Corp. (the "Company") and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (together with the Company, the "Company Parties") entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto, the "RSA") with (a) members of ad hoc groups of lenders and noteholders (collectively, the "Consenting Stakeholders") under (i) the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2017 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 18, 2018, Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 25, 2020, Amendment No. 3, dated as of February 24, 2021, Amendment No. 4 dated as of July 12, 2022, and as further amended from time to time, the "Term Loan Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company, Avaya Inc. ("OpCo"), Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and each lender from time to time party thereto, (ii) OpCo's 8.00% Exchangeable Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the "Exchangeable Notes"), and (iii) OpCo's 6.125% Senior First Lien Notes due 2028 (the "Secured Notes") and (b) RingCentral, Inc. ("RingCentral"). In the aggregate, the Consenting Stakeholders hold over 90 percent of the Company Parties' first lien debt. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this "Restructuring Support Agreement" section of this Current Report on Form 8-K have the meanings given to them in the RSA attached as an exhibit to this report.

The RSA contemplates a restructuring process pursuant to a prepackaged joint plan of reorganization (the "Plan") that is intended to establish a financially sustainable operating company with a more appropriate capital structure. The contemplated restructuring process includes (i) the commencement by certain of the Company Parties of voluntary cases (the "Chapter 11 Cases") under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"), (ii) certain of the Consenting Stakeholders and/or their affiliates providing, on a committed basis, the debtor-in-possession financing facilities (described below under "Debtor-in-Possession Commitment Letters") that will convert into exit financing facilities upon the Company Parties' emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases, (iii) a fully backstopped $150.0 million debt rights offering (the "Rights Offering") offered to holders of First Lien Claims (exclusive of B-3 Escrow Claims) to fund Exit Term Loans and receive their pro rata share of common stock of the reorganized Company in an amount equal what would have been issued if the Rights Offering were an offering of such common stock, subject to a specified discount and implied equity valuation, (iv) repayment of Escrow Cash to the B-3 Term Loan Lenders, and (v) entry into the Renegotiated RingCentral Contracts, each on the terms set forth in the RSA. The Plan and the related disclosure statement (the "Disclosure Statement") were each filed with the Bankruptcy Court on February 14, 2023. As contemplated by the RSA, on such date, the Company also commenced the Rights Offering and the solicitation of votes for the Plan by causing the Plan, the Disclosure Statement and ballots to be distributed to lenders under that Term Loan Credit Agreement and beneficial owners (or nominees, investment managers, advisors or subadvisors for the beneficial owners) of the Exchangeable Notes and the Secured Notes that are "accredited investors" and/or non U.S. persons.

The RSA requires the achievement of the following milestones, among others, certain of which may be extended under certain circumstances: (i) commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases no later than February 14, 2023; (ii) entry of the Interim DIP Order no later than three days after the Petition Date; (iii) the Escrow Payment shall occur no later than the date when the Interim DIP Order is entered by the Bankruptcy Court, which milestone can only be extended or waived by the Required PW Ad Hoc Group Members; (iv) entry of the order provisionally approving the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement, in form and substance acceptable to the Company Parties and the Required Consenting Stakeholders, no later than three days after the Petition Date; (v) entry of the Final DIP Order no later than 45 days after the Petition Date; (vi) entry of the order approving the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement, on a final basis, in form and substance acceptable to the Company Parties and the Required Consenting Stakeholders, no later than 60 days after the Petition Date; (vii) entry of the Confirmation Order, in form and substance acceptable to the Company Parties and the Required Consenting Stakeholders, no later than 60 days after the Petition Date; (viii) substantial consummation of the Plan no later than 90 days after the Petition Date; and (ix) occurrence of the Outside Date 180 days after the Petition Date. The implementation of the Plan pursuant to the RSA does not contemplate any recovery for holders of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock").

The RSA also provides that the RSA may be terminated by the Required Consenting Stakeholders (or by (a) the Required PW Ad Hoc Group Members as to the PW Ad Hoc Group, (b) the Required Akin Ad Hoc Group Members as to the Akin Ad Hoc Group, (c) an individual Consenting Stakeholder as to itself only), (d) RingCentral (as to itself only), or (e) the Company Parties upon the occurrence of certain specified events set forth therein. In particular, the Company Parties may terminate the RSA in the event the board of directors, board of managers or such similar governing body of any Company Party determines, after consulting with outside counsel, (i) that proceeding with any of the transactions described therein would be inconsistent with the exercise of its fiduciary duties or . . .

Item 1.03. Bankruptcy or Receivership.

Voluntary Petition for Reorganization

On February 14, 2023 (the "Petition Date"), the Company Parties commenced the Chapter 11 Cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The Company has filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases under the caption In re Avaya Inc., et al.

The Company Parties will continue to operate their businesses as "debtors-in-possession" under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. To ensure their ability to continue operating in the ordinary course of business, the Company Parties have filed with the Bankruptcy Court motions seeking orders granting a variety of "first day" relief, including, among other things, the authority to access cash collateral, pay employee wages and benefits, assume all customer agreements and pay amounts due under such agreements as they come due in the ordinary course, and pay vendors and suppliers in the ordinary course for all goods and services provided after the Petition Date.

The description of the RSA included in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.04. Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial


           Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases constitutes an event of default that accelerated and, as applicable, increased certain obligations under the following debt instruments and agreements (the "Debt Instruments"):



         •   Approximately $220.6 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount
             of the Company's 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2023 issued
             pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of June 11, 2018, between the
             Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as
             trustee;

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         •   Approximately $1.0 billion in outstanding aggregate principal amount
             of Secured Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of
             September 25, 2020, among OpCo, the guarantors party thereto and
             Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and notes
             collateral agent;



         •   Approximately $250 million in outstanding aggregate principal amount
             of Exchangeable Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of
             July 12, 2022, by and among OpCo, the guarantors party thereto and
             Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, exchange agent and
             notes collateral agent;



         •   Approximately $95 million of outstanding borrowings, including letters
             of credit, under the ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of December 15,
             2017 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 25, 2020),
             among the Company, OpCo, Avaya Canada Corp., Avaya UK, Avaya
             International Sales Limited, Avaya Deutschland GmbH, Avaya GmbH & Co.
             KG, Citibank, N.A. as collateral agent and administrative agent, the
             lending institutions from time to time party thereto and the lending
             institutions named therein as letters of credit issuers and swing line
             lenders (the "Prepetition ABL Credit Agreement"); and



         •   Approximately $1.9 billion of outstanding borrowings under the Term
             Loan Credit Agreement.

The Debt Instruments provide that, as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal and interest and certain other amounts (to the extent applicable) due thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the Debt Instruments against the Company Parties are automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the creditors' rights of enforcement in respect of the Debt Instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Press Release

In connection with the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company issued a press release on February 14, 2023, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Cleansing Material

In December 2022, and January and February 2023, the Company Parties executed confidentiality agreements with certain of the Consenting Stakeholders (collectively, the "Confidentiality Agreements") to continue confidential discussions and negotiations concerning a potential transaction. Pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements, the Company Parties provided such parties under the Confidentiality Agreements with certain confidential information and agreed that if certain conditions were met, the Company Parties would publicly disclose certain confidential information (collectively, the "Cleansing Materials"). As described above in Item 1.01, the Company Parties have entered into the Restructuring Support Agreement with the Consenting Stakeholders and as a result of the foregoing, the Cleansing Materials included as Exhibit 99.2 hereto are being furnished in satisfaction of the Company Parties' public disclosure obligations under the Confidentiality Agreements.

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Company Headquarters

On February 12, 2023, the Company determined that its corporate headquarters would be relocated from Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina to Morristown, New Jersey, effective as of February 10, 2023.

NYSE Delisting Notice

The Company expects to receive a notice from the NYSE that the Common Stock is no longer suitable for listing pursuant to NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 802.01D as a result of the Chapter 11 cases. If the Company receives such notice, the Company does not intend to appeal the NYSE's determination and, therefore, it is expected that its Common Stock will be delisted. The delisting of the Common Stock would not affect the Company's operations or business and does not presently change its reporting requirements under the rules of the SEC.

The information disclosed in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as explicitly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Additional Information on the Chapter 11 Cases

Court filings and information about the Chapter 11 Cases can be found at a website maintained by the Company Parties' proposed claims and noticing agent, Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC, at http://www.kccllc.net/avaya.

Cautionary Note Regarding the Company Parties' Securities

The Company Parties caution that trading in their securities, including the Common Stock, during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company Parties' securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of the Company Parties' securities in the Chapter 11 Cases. In particular, the Company expects that its equity holders could experience a significant or complete loss on their investment, depending on the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Cautionary Note Information Regarding Projections

The financial projections, prospective financial information and forecasts (collectively, the "Projections") included in the Cleansing Materials were not prepared with a view towards public disclosure or compliance with the published guidelines of the SEC or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the presentation and preparation of "prospective financial information." The Company generally does not publicly disclose detailed prospective financial information. The Projections were prepared for the internal use of the Company and were provided pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreements for the limited purpose of providing information in connection with the Company's discussions about one or more potential financings, refinancings, recapitalizations, reorganizations, restructurings or investment transactions involving the Company.

The Projections have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company's management. The Projections do not purport to present the Company's financial condition in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Neither the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company nor any other independent accountant has audited, reviewed, examined, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to the Projections and, accordingly, none has expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability and none assumes any responsibility for the Projections.

The inclusion of the Projections should not be regarded as an indication that the Company or any other person considered, or now consider, the Projections to be a reliable prediction of future events, and does not constitute an admission or representation by any person that the expectations, beliefs, opinions, and assumptions that underlie such forecasts remain the same following the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the prospective financial information.

The estimates and assumptions underlying the Projections are subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the control of the Company and may not prove to be accurate. The assumptions underlying the Projections have not been realized as of the date hereof. The Projections also do not reflect future changes in general business or economic conditions, or any other transaction or event that may occur and that was not anticipated at the time this information was prepared. The Projections

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are not, and should not be regarded as, a representation that any of the expectations contained in, or forming a part of, the Projections will be achieved. The Projections are forward-looking in nature. Further, the Projections relate to multiple future years and such information by its nature becomes less predictive with each succeeding day. Accordingly, the Company cannot provide any assurance that the Projections will be realized; actual future financial results will vary from such forward-looking information and may vary materially.

The above considerations should be taken into account in reviewing the Cleansing Materials, which were prepared as of an earlier date. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto contain certain "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking" statements for purposes of the U.S. federal and state securities laws. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "our vision," "plan," "potential," "preliminary," "predict," "should," "will," or "would" or the negative thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: risks attendant to the bankruptcy process, including the Company's ability to obtain court approval from the Bankruptcy Court with respect to motions or other requests made to the Bankruptcy Court throughout the course of the Chapter 11 Cases, including with respect to any proposed debtor-in-possession financing; the ability of the Company to negotiate, develop, confirm and successfully consummate a plan of reorganization; the effects of the Chapter 11 Cases, including increased legal and other professional costs necessary to execute the Company's reorganization, on the Company's liquidity (including the availability of operating capital during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases), results of operations or business prospects; the effects of the Chapter 11 Cases on the interests of various constituents and financial stakeholders; the length of time that the Company will operate under Chapter 11 protection and the continued availability of operating capital during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases; objections to the Company's restructuring process, DIP Facilities, or other pleadings filed that could protract the Chapter 11 Cases; risks associated with third-party motions in the Chapter 11 Cases; Bankruptcy Court rulings in the Chapter 11 Cases and the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases in general; conditions to which any debtor-in-possession financing is subject and the risk that these conditions may not be satisfied for various reasons, including for reasons outside the Company's control; employee attrition and the Company's ability to retain senior management and other key personnel due to the distractions and uncertainties; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with suppliers, . . .

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



10.1*      Restructuring Support Agreement

10.2*      Backstop Commitment Agreement

99.1       Press Release, dated February 14, 2023, entitled "Avaya Takes Action to
         Accelerate Transformation and Fortify Capital Structure"

99.2       Cleansing Material

104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

* Certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The Company agrees

to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to the SEC

upon request.

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