Welcome to our dedicated page for Ciena SEC filings (Ticker: CIEN), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
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.
The platform enhances these filings with AI-powered summaries and highlights that explain key sections, such as revenue composition, segment performance, and descriptions of material transactions. Real-time updates from EDGAR help ensure that new Ciena filings, including future 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and Form 4 insider transaction reports when filed, are quickly available with simplified explanations to support deeper analysis of the company’s regulatory disclosures.
Gary B. Smith, President and CEO and Director of Ciena Corporation (CIEN), reported an insider sale under a pre-existing trading plan. The Form 4 shows he disposed of 6,800 shares of Ciena common stock on 08/15/2025 at a weighted average price of $90.5351 per share, with sale proceeds reflecting transactions priced between $89.5300 and $91.6675. The sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 09/11/2024. After the reported transaction, Mr. Smith beneficially owns 311,957 shares, a total that includes unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs). The filing was signed on behalf of Mr. Smith on 08/18/2025.
CIEN Form 144 notice for proposed insider sale. The filing shows a proposed sale of 2,500 shares of common stock via Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, with an aggregate market value of $228,550 and the company reported 141,367,218 shares outstanding. The securities were acquired as Restricted Stock Units on 12/20/2022. The filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information and references reliance on a written trading plan or Rule 10b5-1 instructions where applicable.
The form also discloses two prior 10b5-1 sales by the same person in the past three months: 2,500 shares sold on 07/15/2025 for $205,524.50 and 2,500 shares sold on 06/16/2025 for $185,328.25.
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Form 144 filing reports a proposed sale of 350 shares of Common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $31,829 based on the filing. The shares were acquired as restricted stock from the issuer on 06/20/2024 and the filer indicates prior sales of the issuer's common stock in the past three months totaling 700 shares across dates 06/16/2025 and 07/15/2025 with gross proceeds disclosed. The filing includes standard Rule 144 representations and a broker address for the transaction.
Form 4 filing: Ciena Corporation (CIEN) granted SVP & CFO Marc D. Graff 118,312 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 08/01/2025 at a cost basis of $0. The award raises his directly held beneficial ownership to 118,312 CIEN shares, all currently unvested.
The RSUs vest 25 % on 08/01/2026; the remaining 75 % vest in equal 6.25 % quarterly tranches each Nov-1, Feb-1, May-1 and Aug-1 until full vesting in 2029. No derivative transactions were reported. At CIEN’s ~147 m shares outstanding, the grant equates to roughly 0.08 % potential dilution and is a routine retention incentive rather than a market-moving event.