Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 10/27/2023. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 10/31/2023. | Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
DiPerna Dino
SVP Global R&D·Direct
Tax W/H · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-730
Price$428.22
Total Value$312.6K
Shares Owned After41.08K
Transaction DateJun 20, 2026
Footnotes ▸
Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/12/2023. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/14/2023. | Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
DiPerna Dino
SVP Global R&D·Direct
Tax W/H · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-248
Price$428.22
Total Value$106.2K
Shares Owned After40.41K
Transaction DateJun 20, 2026
Footnotes ▸
Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/16/2025. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/18/2025. | Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
DiPerna Dino
SVP Global R&D·Direct
Tax W/H · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-444
Price$428.22
Total Value$190.1K
Shares Owned After41.81K
Transaction DateJun 20, 2026
Footnotes ▸
Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/13/2022. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 3 filed on 10/31/2023. | Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
DiPerna Dino
SVP Global R&D·Direct
Tax W/H · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-428
Price$428.22
Total Value$183.3K
Shares Owned After40.65K
Transaction DateJun 20, 2026
Footnotes ▸
Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/17/2024. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/19/2024. | Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
Post-Transaction Holdings
DiPerna Dino
Security
Shares
Change
Common Stock
42.26K
-2.05K (-4.64%)
Original SEC Filing Textexpand_more
=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-06-20
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: CIENA CORP (CIEN)
CIK: 0000936395
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: DiPerna Dino
CIK: 0001998460
Role: Officer (SVP Global R&D)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -204 | Price: $428.22
Total Value: $87,356.88
Shares Owned After: 42,256 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[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 10/27/2023. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 10/31/2023.
[F2] Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
[Transaction #2]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -444 | Price: $428.22
Total Value: $190,129.68
Shares Owned After: 41,812 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F3] Represents shares withheld to cover payment of the tax liabilities of the reporting person related to a restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/13/2022. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 3 filed on 10/31/2023.
[F2] Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
[Transaction #3]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -730 | Price: $428.22
Total Value: $312,600.60
Shares Owned After: 41,082 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[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 12/12/2023. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/14/2023.
[F2] Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
[Transaction #4]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -428 | Price: $428.22
Total Value: $183,278.16
Shares Owned After: 40,654 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[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 12/17/2024. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/19/2024.
[F2] Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
[Transaction #5]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-06-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax)
Shares: -248 | Price: $428.22
Total Value: $106,198.56
Shares Owned After: 40,406 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[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 12/16/2025. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/18/2025.
[F2] Shares reported include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs).
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
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 10/27/2023. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 10/31/2023.
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 restricted stock unit (RSU) award agreement dated 12/13/2022. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 3 filed on 10/31/2023.
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 12/12/2023. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/14/2023.
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 12/17/2024. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/19/2024.
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 12/16/2025. Acquisition of the RSU was previously reported in Table I of the reporting person's Form 4 filed on 12/18/2025.
--- Signature ---
/s/ By: Michelle Rankin For: Dino Diperna (2026-06-22)