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.
Ciena Corporation filings document regulatory disclosures for a public networking-technology company focused on high-speed connectivity, optical systems, interconnects, automation software and services. Recent Form 8-K reports cover operating and financial results, investor presentation exhibits, material-event disclosures, material agreements, capital-structure matters and the completed acquisition of Nubis Communications.
Proxy and annual-meeting filings disclose governance matters, director elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive-compensation votes and related shareholder voting results. These records frame Ciena’s reporting around operating performance, corporate governance, ownership and compensation procedures, acquisition-related events and other formal disclosure obligations.
David M. Rothenstein, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer of Ciena Corporation (CIEN), sold 2,500 shares of Ciena common stock on 08/15/2025 pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 12/23/2024. The weighted average sale price reported is $90.5983, with individual trades ranging from $89.75 to $91.65. After the sale, Rothenstein beneficially owns 193,128 shares, a total that explicitly includes unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
Gage Brodie, SVP Global Products & Supply at Ciena Corporation (CIEN), reported a sale of company stock under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. On 08/15/2025 he disposed of 350 shares of Common Stock at $90.94 per share. After the sale he beneficially owned 43,268 shares, which the filing states include unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units. The transaction was reported on Form 4 and the filing is signed on behalf of Brodie by Michelle Rankin on 08/18/2025.
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.