SEC Form 4 · accession 0001177269-16-000019

CIENA CORP · CIEN

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Andrew C Petrik

Officer — VP, CONTROLLER

Period of report

Dec 21, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Dec 23, 2016 · 11:49 am EST

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
Common Stock^F1,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	191	$24.67	D	72,842	D
Common Stock^F3,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	146	$24.67	D	72,696	D
Common Stock^F3,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	435	$24.67	D	72,261	D
Common Stock^F4,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	117	$24.67	D	72,144	D
Common Stock^F5,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	1,224	$24.67	D	70,920	D
Common Stock^F5,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	386	$24.67	D	70,534	D
Common Stock^F6,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	172	$24.67	D	70,362	D
Common Stock^F7,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	321	$24.67	D	70,041	D
Common Stock^F7,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	533	$24.67	D	69,508	D
Common Stock^F8,F2	Dec 21, 2016	S	144	$24.67	D	69,364	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 performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2013. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/19/2014.
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 12/17/2013. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/19/2013.
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 performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2014. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/17/2015.
F6Shares 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.
F7Shares reported represent an amount sold to cover the tax liabilities of the reporting person pursuant to a 10b5-1 sales instruction related to a performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/15/2015. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/16/2016.
F8Shares 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.