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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 executive David M. Rothenstein, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, reported an open-market sale of 2,500 shares of common stock on April 15, 2026 at a weighted average price of $467.6536 per share. The transactions were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 10, 2025. Following this sale, he holds 192,581 shares directly, and this amount includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs). The sale prices ranged from $459.33 to $478.97 per share.
Ciena Corporation senior vice president Gage Brodie, who leads Global Products & Supply, executed an open-market sale of 1,200 shares of Common Stock on April 15, 2026 at an average price of $471.79 per share. The sale was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated July 1, 2025, indicating it was scheduled in advance rather than timed opportunistically. Following this transaction, Brodie directly holds 45,141 shares, and this figure includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs), showing he retains a substantial equity stake in the company after the sale.
Ciena Corporation senior vice president Dino DiPerna sold shares in a planned transaction. On April 15, 2026, he executed two open-market sales totaling 2,829 shares of Ciena common stock at 471.79 per share. The transactions were carried out pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated 7/11/2025, indicating they were pre-scheduled rather than discretionary trades.
Following these sales, DiPerna directly held 42,460 shares of Ciena common stock. The reported balance includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs), showing he maintains a significant ongoing equity stake in the company alongside his executive role as SVP Global R&D.
Ciena Corporation reported proposed affiliate sales via Form 144. The filing lists multiple proposed dispositions of Common Stock by Gary B. Smith, showing individual sale notices of 1,476 and 1,497 shares on various dates in 2026 and a grant dated 12/20/2024 described as Restricted Stock Units acquired as compensation. The entries include dollar amounts linked to each line item.
Ciena Corporation notice of resale: David Rothenstein reported sales of Company common stock under 10b5-1 plans. The filing lists Restricted Stock Units of 2,500 shares tied to a grant date of 06/20/2021. It records two recent 10b5-1 dispositions: 2,500 shares on 03/16/2026 for $862,500 and 2,500 shares on 02/17/2026 for $750,498.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services submitted a Form 144 notice reporting proposed sales of restricted common stock related to CIEN and a recent sale. The filing lists proposed restricted-share lots dated 03/20/2025 (907 shares) and 06/20/2025 (293 shares), and shows a sale of 5,000 shares on 03/24/2026 for $2,025,000.00.
CIENA CORP senior vice president Jason Phipps reported selling 22,014 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions. The sales occurred on April 1, 2026 at prices between about $400.83 and $417.22, according to weighted-average price footnotes.
All transactions were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 9, 2024 and modified on October 6, 2025. Following these sales, Phipps directly holds 67,377 shares of CIENA Common Stock, a position that includes unvested RSUs and PSUs.
CIENA CORP Senior Vice President and General Counsel Sheela Kosaraju sold 2,012 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at $401.71 per share on April 1, 2026. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 14, 2025.
After this transaction, Kosaraju directly owns 92,107 shares of CIENA common stock, which the filing notes includes unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs). This indicates she retains a substantial equity position in the company following the sale.
CIENA CORP President and CEO Gary B. Smith reported an open-market sale of common stock. He sold 2,952 shares of CIENA on April 1, 2026 at a weighted average price of $415.5116 per share, with individual trade prices ranging from $402.3800 to $421.2600.
Following this transaction, Smith directly holds 281,365 CIENA shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan dated October 4, 2025, indicating it was scheduled in advance.