SEC Form 4 · accession 0001275606-17-000022

CIENA CORP · CIEN

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

Reporting owner

Scott McFeely

Officer — SVP, Networking Platforms

Period of report

Dec 21, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Dec 26, 2017 · 4:34 pm 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, 2017	S	248	$21.22	D	74,097	D
Common Stock^F3,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	175	$21.22	D	73,922	D
Common Stock^F4,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	187	$21.22	D	73,735	D
Common Stock^F5,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	226	$21.22	D	73,509	D
Common Stock^F6,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	152	$21.22	D	73,357	D
Common Stock^F7,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	339	$21.22	D	73,018	D
Common Stock^F7,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	563	$21.22	D	72,455	D
Common Stock^F8,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	442	$21.22	D	72,013	D
Common Stock^F8,F2	Dec 21, 2017	S	452	$21.22	D	71,561	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 12/17/2014. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 3 on 3/1/2017.
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 3 on 3/1/2017.
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 12/14/2016. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 3 on 3/1/2017.
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 11/4/2015. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 3 on 3/1/2017.
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 12/15/2015. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of reporting person's Form 3 on 3/1/2017.
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 3 on 3/1/2017.
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 performance stock unit (PSU) award agreement dated 12/14/2016. The earning of the PSU was previously reported on Table I of reporting person's Form 4 on 12/14/2017.