Gary B. Smith - Dec 20, 2022 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, 2022
Transactions value $: -$3,101,547
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/22/2022, 03:23 PM
Previous filing: Dec 15, 2022
Next filing: Dec 30, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$105K	-2.13K	-0.38%	$49.27	559K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$754K	-15.3K	-2.74%	$49.27	544K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$486K	-9.87K	-1.81%	$49.27	534K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$80.3K	-1.63K	-0.31%	$49.27	532K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F2, F4
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$578K	-11.7K	-2.2%	$49.27	520K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F2, F5
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$129K	-2.63K	-0.5%	$49.27	518K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F2, F6
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$127K	-2.58K	-0.5%	$49.27	515K	Dec 20, 2022	Direct	F2, F7
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$843K	-17.1K	-3.32%	$49.27	498K	Dec 20, 2022	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 12/16/2020. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/18/2020.
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 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.
F4	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/14/2021. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in 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 performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/14/2021. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/15/2022.
F6	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.
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 12/17/2019. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/19/2019.
F8	Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a market stock unit (MSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2019. The earning of the MSU was previously reported on Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/15/2022.