Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM 5.07 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

As previously reported on a Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2017 (the “Prior 8-K”), at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of Ciena Corporation (“Ciena”), Ciena’s stockholders voted to approve holding the stockholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year.

In accordance with Ciena’s Board of Directors’ recommendation and based on the results of the vote of Ciena’s stockholders, the Board of Directors has determined that Ciena will hold a stockholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year.

The information reported under Item 5.07 of the Prior 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference.


About Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN)

Ciena Corporation is a network specialist that focuses on providing communications networking solutions. The Company operates through four segments: Converged Packet Optical, Packet Networking, Optical Transport, and Software and Services. Its Converged Packet Optical portfolio includes networking solutions optimized for the convergence of coherent optical transport, optical transport network (OTN) switching and packet switching. Its Optical Transport products include stand-alone wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) and synchronous optical networking/synchronous digital hierarchy (SONET/SDH)-based optical transport solutions. Its Packet Networking portfolio includes 8700 Packetwave platform, a multi-terabit packet switching platform for high-density metro networks and inter-data center wide area networks. Its software business consists of the development and licensing of element and network management software, and software-related services that support its hardware offerings.