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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2023

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On December 8, 2023, Tarek Robbiati and RingCentral, Inc. (the “Company”) mutually agreed that Mr. Robbiati would separate from the Company and resign from the board of directors effective December 8, 2023. In connection with his resignation, Mr. Robbiati entered into a separation agreement with the Company. Mr. Robbiati’s resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board, or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Under the terms of this agreement, he will be entitled to payments totaling $9.75 million dollars, an amount materially consistent with the benefits that would be due to Mr. Robbiati under his offer letter and the Company’s Severance and Change of Control Policy.

The foregoing description is a summary of the material terms of Mr. Robbiati’s separation agreement, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the separation agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s next applicable periodic report.

The Company announced that it has appointed Vladimir Shmunis, its Executive Chairman of the board of directors, to succeed Mr. Robbiati as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective December 8, 2023. Mr. Shmunis will also continue to serve as Chairman of the board of directors.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on December 11, 2023 announcing Mr. Robbiati’s separation and Mr. Shmunis’ appointment as Chief Executive Officer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on December 11, 2023 relating to its expectations regarding financial performance is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished under Item 7.01 on this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

(d)     Exhibits.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements,” including but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial results, our GAAP and non-GAAP guidance and changes to the Company’s leadership and governance structure and the timing and benefits thereof. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and are based on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements are: our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our strategic relationships; our expectations regarding our strategic acquisitions, including our recently announced acquisition of select assets from Hopin; our ability to grow at our expected rate of growth; our ability to add and retain larger and enterprise customers and enter new geographies and markets; our ability to continue to release, and gain customer acceptance of, new and improved versions of our services, including RingCentral MVP™, and RingCentral Video®; our ability to compete successfully against existing and new competitors; our ability to enter into and maintain relationships with resellers, carriers, channel partners and strategic partners; our ability to successfully and timely integrate, and realize the benefits of any significant acquisition we may make; our ability to manage our expenses and growth; and general market, political, economic, and business conditions, as well as those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in our most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to RingCentral as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, to review or confirm analysts’ expectations, or to provide interim reports or updates on the progress of the current financial quarter.

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 hereunto duly authorized.