Scott McFeely - Dec 20, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for CIENA CORP (CIEN)

Role: SVP, Networking Platforms
Signature: By: Michelle Rankin For: Scott Mcfeely
Stock symbol: CIEN
Transactions as of: Dec 20, 2021
Transactions value $: -$1,162,260
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/22/2021, 02:47 PM
Previous filing: Dec 16, 2021
Next filing: Dec 27, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$36.3K	-487	-0.31%	$74.48	156K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F1, F2
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$112K	-1.51K	-0.97%	$74.48	154K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$174K	-2.34K	-1.52%	$74.48	152K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F3
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$52.6K	-706	-0.47%	$74.48	151K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F4
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$44.1K	-592	-0.39%	$74.48	151K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F5
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$64.5K	-866	-0.58%	$74.48	150K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F6
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$39.8K	-535	-0.36%	$74.48	149K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F7
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$510K	-6.84K	-4.59%	$74.48	142K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F8
transaction	CIEN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$129K	-1.73K	-1.22%	$74.48	141K	Dec 20, 2021	Direct	F2, F6

* 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 12/12/2017. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/14/2017.
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 12/18/2018. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/20/2018.
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 12/18/2018. The earning of the MSU was previously reported on Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 on 12/16/2021.