SEC Info - Ciena Corp - ‘8-K’ for 12/12/19

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM i 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): i December 12, 2019

i Ciena Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: i 001-36250

i Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

i 7035 Ridge Road, i Hanover, i MD

(Address of principal executive offices)

i 23-2725311

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

i 21076

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( i 410) i 694-5700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common stock, $0.01 par value	i CIEN	i New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 2.02 – RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On December 12, 2019, Ciena Corporation ("Ciena") issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2019. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report. As discussed in this press release, Ciena will be hosting an investor call to discuss its results of operations for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2019.

In conjunction with the issuance of this press release, Ciena posted to the quarterly results page of the Investors section of www.ciena.com an accompanying investor presentation. The investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

The information in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, as well as Item 2.02 of this Report, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Investors are encouraged to review the “Investors” page of our website at www.ciena.com because, as with the other disclosure channels that we use, from time to time we may post material information exclusively on that site.

ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number	Description of Document

Exhibit 99.1	Text of Press Release dated December 12, 2019, issued by Ciena Corporation, reporting its results of operations for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.
Exhibit 99.2	Investor Presentation for Ciena Corporation's fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2019.
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	Ciena Corporation


Date: December 12, 2019	By:	/s/ *David M. Rothenstein*
		David M. Rothenstein
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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