SEC Form 4 · accession 0001177261-16-000174
CIENA CORP · CIEN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Stephen B Alexander
Officer — Sr VP Chief Technology Officer
Period of report
Sep 21, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Sep 23, 2016 · 10:31 am EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000936395
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | Sep 21, 2016 | S | 760 | $21.45 | D | 133,210 | D | |
| Common StockF3,F2 | Sep 21, 2016 | S | 412 | $21.45 | D | 132,798 | D | |
| Common StockF4,F2 | Sep 21, 2016 | S | 615 | $21.45 | D | 132,183 | D | |
| Common StockF5,F2 | Sep 21, 2016 | S | 478 | $21.45 | D | 131,705 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares reported represent an amount sold to cover the tax liabilities of the reporting person pursuant to a 10b5-1 sales instruction related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/18/2012. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/20/2012.
- F2Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
- F3Shares reported represent an amount sold to cover the tax liabilities of the reporting person pursuant to a 10b5-1 sales instruction related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2013. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/19/2013.
- F4Shares reported represent an amount sold to cover the tax liabilities of the reporting person pursuant to a 10b5-1 sales instruction related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2014. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/19/2014.
- F5Shares reported represent an amount sold to cover the tax liabilities of the reporting person pursuant to a 10b5-1 sales instruction related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/15/2015. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/17/2015.