CIENA CORP (CIEN) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== 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: Gage Brodie CIK: 0001998826 Role: Officer (SVP Global Products & Supply) --- 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: 42,537 | 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: -442 | Price: $428.22 Total Value: $189,273.24 Shares Owned After: 42,095 | 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: -669 | Price: $428.22 Total Value: $286,479.18 Shares Owned After: 41,426 | 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: -388 | Price: $428.22 Total Value: $166,149.36 Shares Owned After: 41,038 | 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: -231 | Price: $428.22 Total Value: $98,918.82 Shares Owned After: 40,807 | 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: Brodie Gage (2026-06-22)