Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Baruch Niran 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/10/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AUDIOCODES LTD [AUDC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AUDIOCODES LTD., 1 HAYARDEN STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) AIRPORT CITY, LOD, L3 7019900 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Ordinary Shares 1,875(1) D Ordinary Shares 9,375(2) D Ordinary Shares 16,875(3) D Ordinary Shares 15,000(4) D Ordinary Shares 24,375(5) D Ordinary Shares 15,000(6) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Baruch Niran C/O AUDIOCODES LTD., 1 HAYARDEN STREET AIRPORT CITY, LOD, L3 7019900			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Niran Baruch by: Oppenheimer Israel, as Attorney-in-fact		03/10/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of ordinary stock of Audicodes Ltd (the "Company"). The RSUs vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments over a four-year period with the first quarterly vesting date on 07/28/2022 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through each vesting date.
(2)	The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of ordinary stock of Audicodes Ltd (the "Company"). The RSUs vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments over a four-year period with the first quarterly vesting date on 08/08/2023 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through each vesting date.
(3)	The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of ordinary stock of Audicodes Ltd (the "Company"). The RSUs vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments over a four-year period with the first quarterly vesting date on 08/06/2024 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through each vesting date.
(4)	The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of ordinary stock of Audicodes Ltd (the "Company"). The RSUs vest in full on 03/26/2028 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through such date.
(5)	The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of ordinary stock of Audicodes Ltd (the "Company"). The RSUs vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments over a four-year period with the first quarterly vesting date on 08/05/2025 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through each vesting date.
(6)	The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"), which each represent a contingent right to receive one share of ordinary stock of Audicodes Ltd (the "Company"). The RSUs vest in sixteen equal quarterly installments over a four-year period with the first quarterly vesting date on 05/02/2026 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries through each vesting date.
Remarks: This Form 3 is being filed to report the Reporting Persons beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer as of the date the Reporting Person became subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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