Gary B. Smith - Dec 20, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for CIENA CORP (CIEN)

Role: President, CEO, Director
Signature: By: Michelle Rankin For: Gary B. Smith
Stock symbol: CIEN
Transactions as of: Dec 20, 2021
Transactions value $: -$7,719,107
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/22/2021, 03:03 PM
Previous filing: Dec 16, 2021
Next filing: Mar 22, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$280K	-3.75K	-0.66%	$74.48	567K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$196K	-2.63K	-0.46%	$74.48	564K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$3.75M	-50.4K	-8.93%	$74.48	514K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F4
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$192K	-2.58K	-0.5%	$74.48	511K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F5
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$422K	-5.67K	-1.11%	$74.48	506K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F6
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$158K	-2.13K	-0.42%	$74.48	504K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F7
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$844K	-11.3K	-2.25%	$74.48	492K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F6
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$735K	-9.87K	-2%	$74.48	482K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F8
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$1.14M	-15.3K	-3.17%	$74.48	467K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F8

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/12/2017. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/14/2017.
F2	Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
F3	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/18/2018. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/20/2018.
F4	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a market stock unit (MSU) award agreement dated 12/18/2018. The earning of the MSU was previously reported on Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/16/2021.
F5	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2019. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/19/2019.
F6	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2019. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/18/2020.
F7	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/16/2020. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/18/2020.
F8	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/16/2020. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/16/2021.