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This page provides access to Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, along with AI-powered tools to help interpret the information. Ciena is a Delaware corporation based in Hanover, Maryland and is categorized in the telephone apparatus manufacturing industry. Its SEC filings document financial performance, material events, governance matters, and other disclosures relevant to investors and analysts.
Ciena regularly files Form 8-K current reports to announce significant events. Recent examples include 8-Ks reporting fiscal quarterly and year-end financial results, which present revenue from products and services and segment data for Networking Platforms, Platform Software and Services, Blue Planet Automation Software and Services, and Global Services. Other 8-K filings describe material events such as the entry into and completion of the acquisition of Nubis Communications, Inc., and changes to executive change in control severance agreements.
Through this page, users can also review Ciena’s periodic reports, such as annual and quarterly reports when available, which typically include detailed financial statements, management’s discussion of results, and information about business segments and risk factors. In addition, filings related to executive compensation and governance, referenced in the company’s proxy statements, provide context on compensation practices and potential payments upon termination or change in control.
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Ciena (CIEN) CEO and Director Gary B. Smith reported an open‑market sale of 6,800 shares of common stock on 11/10/2025 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 9/11/2024. The weighted average sales price was $209.4521, with individual trades executed between $206.29 and $213.48. Following the transaction, Smith beneficially owns 261,670 shares directly; this total includes unvested RSUs and PSUs.
Ciena (CIEN) CEO and Director Gary B. Smith reported an insider sale on 11/03/2025. He sold 6,800 shares of common stock pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 09/11/2024.
The weighted-average price was $190.451, with trades executed between $188.2450 and $192.3400. Following the transaction, Smith beneficially owns 268,470 shares, held directly; this total includes unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA (CIEN) insider transaction: SVP and Chief Strategy Officer David M. Rothenstein reported the sale of 2,500 shares of common stock on 10/15/2025. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 12/23/2024.
The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $170.2172, with individual trades occurring between $167.9600 and $172.7600. Following the sale, he beneficially owns 185,690 shares, which include unvested RSUs and PSUs. Ownership is reported as direct.
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) reported an insider transaction: President & CEO and Director Gary B. Smith sold 6,800 shares of common stock on 10/15/2025 in an open-market trade under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 09/11/2024. The filing lists a weighted average price of $170.2509, with individual sales executed between $167.1500 and $172.6900.
Following the sale, Smith beneficially owns 275,270 shares directly. The reported holdings include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
CIENA (CIEN) reported an insider transaction by its SVP, Global Products & Supply. On 10/15/2025, the officer sold 350 shares of common stock at $169.36 per share pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 09/06/2024. After the sale, the officer directly beneficially owned 40,653 shares. The reported holdings include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
Ciena (CIEN) reported insider activity by its SVP Global R&D. On 10/15/2025, the officer executed two open‑market sales of common stock totaling 734 shares (367 + 367) at a price of $169.36 per share, made pursuant to a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan dated 9/11/2024. Following these transactions, the officer reported 40,529 shares beneficially owned. The filing notes that the reported holdings include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
Ciena (CIEN) received a Form 144 notice indicating a proposed sale of 34,000 shares of common stock through Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, with an aggregate market value of $5,736,140. The shares are listed on the NYSE with an approximate sale date of 10/15/2025. Shares outstanding were 141,055,908.
The seller previously acquired shares as compensation via restricted stock units: 17,799 on 12/20/2023, 10,416 on 03/20/2024, and 5,785 on 06/20/2024. Over the past three months, the filer executed multiple sales of 3,400 shares per transaction on several dates, with disclosed gross proceeds for each sale.
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) received a Rule 144 notice for a proposed sale of 2,500 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $412,050. The filing lists Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services as broker, an approximate sale date of 10/15/2025, and the NYSE as the exchange. The filing shows 141,055,908 shares outstanding.
The shares to be sold were acquired via Restricted Stock Units on 03/20/2023. The document also lists recent 10b5-1 sales for David Rothenstein: 2,500 shares on 09/15/2025 for $330,000.00 and 2,500 shares on 08/15/2025 for $226,495.75.
Ciena Corp. (CIEN) received a Form 144 notice for a proposed sale of restricted shares under Rule 144. An individual shareholder, Brodie Gage, plans to sell 350 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $59,276, with an approximate sale date of 10/15/2025. The shares would be sold on the NYSE through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services.
The shares to be sold were acquired as restricted stock on 06/20/2024. The filing also lists recent activity: Brodie Gage sold 350 shares on 09/15/2025 for $46,200 and 350 shares on 08/15/2025 for $31,829. Form 144 is a notice of a proposed sale by an affiliate or other covered holder and does not itself register securities.
Ciena (CIEN): A shareholder filed a Form 144 to sell up to 734 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $124,310.24.
The broker is Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services, and the shares are expected to be sold on or about 10/15/2025 on the NYSE. The filer reports acquiring 734 restricted shares from the issuer on 09/20/2025. Shares outstanding were 141,055,908; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being sold.