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.
CIENA CORP director Thomas Michael Nevens sold 3,738 shares of common stock at $359.04 per share on September 23, 2026, and gave 2,797 shares as a bona fide gift on September 24, 2026; he received no consideration for the gift. Both reported share counts include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) is identified as the issuer in director Thomas Michael Nevens’s notice proposing the sale of 3,738 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $1,342,091.52. The notice lists September 23, 2026 as the approximate sale date and NYSE as the exchange. It also lists 141,808,525 common shares outstanding.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that executive vice president and general manager Joseph Cumello had company shares withheld on September 20, 2026 to cover tax liabilities arising from multiple restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. Five code F transactions disposed of a total of 1,716 shares of common stock at $348.80 per share. A footnote states that shares reported for this insider include unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs).
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief R&D Officer Dino DiPerna disposed of shares of common stock on September 20, 2026, in transactions coded "F" for payment of tax liabilities. A total of 2,053 shares were withheld at $348.80 per share in five separate events tied to previously reported RSU awards; shares reported for ownership include unvested RSUs and PSUs, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive Grant Hoffman, EVP & Chief Supply, reported a Form 4 showing a disposition of 170 shares of common stock on September 20, 2026. The shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities arising from a previously reported Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award, rather than sold in the open market. After this withholding, Hoffman directly holds 6,347 shares of CIENA common stock, and these reported holdings include unvested RSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive Gage Brodie, EVP & Chief Product, reported five Form 4 transactions on September 20, 2026 involving 1,934 shares of common stock. The shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities arising from previously granted Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) awards, at a reference price of $348.80 per share. The reported holdings continue to include unvested RSUs and Performance Stock Units (PSUs), and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that President & CEO and director Gary B. Smith disposed of common shares on September 20, 2026 through share withholding transactions for tax purposes, not open-market sales.
Four code F transactions withheld a total of 8,767 shares at $348.80 per share to cover tax liabilities arising from restricted stock unit (RSU) awards granted between 2022 and 2025. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported, and shares reported for ownership include unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) executive David M. Rothenstein, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer, reported dispositions of common stock on September 20, 2026, when 2,350 shares were withheld at $348.80 per share to cover his tax liabilities related to multiple Restricted Stock Unit award agreements. Shares reported include unvested RSUs and Performance Stock Units. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief Customer Officer Jason Phipps disposed of shares on September 20, 2026 through tax-withholding transactions tied to previously granted restricted stock units.
A total of 2,365 common shares were withheld in four separate code F transactions at $348.80 per share to cover the reporting person's tax liabilities upon RSU vesting. These were not open-market sales, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
CIENA CORP (CIEN) reported that EVP & Chief Legal Officer Sheela Kosaraju disposed of common shares on September 20, 2026 in a series of tax-related transactions. A total of 1,915 shares of common stock were withheld at $348.80 per share to cover Kosaraju's tax liabilities arising from previously granted restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. These were reported as code F transactions and are characterized as shares delivered or withheld for payment of tax liability, not open-market sales. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.