ADTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Depositary Shares

Senior Debt Securities

Subordinated Debt Securities

Warrants

Purchase Contracts

Units

 

The securities listed above may be offered and sold by us from time to time in one or more offerings and/or may be offered and sold from time to time by one or more selling securityholders to be identified in the future. The securities listed above may be offered separately or together in any combination, in one or more classes or series, in amounts, at prices and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering. We may also offer securities as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, repurchase, exchange or exercise of any securities registered hereunder, including any applicable antidilution provisions.

We will provide the specific terms of the securities to be offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The specific plan of distribution for any securities to be offered will also be provided in a prospectus supplement. Prospectus supplements may also add, update or change information in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with additional information described under "Where You Can Find More Information," carefully before you invest in our securities.

We may offer and sell these securities directly, through agents we select from time to time, or to or through underwriters or dealers that we select, or through a combination of these methods. In addition, certain selling securityholders may offer and sell our securities from time to time. We will provide specific information about any selling securityholders in one or more supplements to this prospectus. If we or any selling securityholders use any agents, underwriters or dealers to sell the securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of those securities and the net proceeds that we or any selling securityholders expect to receive from that sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.