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8-K filed January 23, 2023, 6:59 PM ET ticker CIEN CIK 0000936395
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CIENA CORP (CIEN): debt financing — Ciena adds $500M term loan with 2030 maturity; proceeds for general corporate purposes

CIENA CORP

Key facts

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

CIENA CORP incurred term loan of $500 million with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent at SOFR (subject to a floor of 0.00%) plus an applicable margin of 2.50% maturing January 19, 2030.

Instrument
term loan
Principal
$500 million
Counterparty
Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent
Rate
SOFR (subject to a floor of 0.00%) plus an applicable margin of 2.50%
Maturity
January 19, 2030
Event
incurrence
Exact text from the filing
On January 19, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Ciena, as borrower, and Ciena Communications, Inc., Ciena Government Solutions, Inc., Ciena Communications International, LLC and Blue Planet Software, Inc., as guarantors, entered into an Incremental Joinder and Amendment Agreement to the Credit Agreement with the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent (the “Incremental Agreement”), pursuant to which Ciena incurred a new tranche of senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “Incremental Term Loan”).
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

CIENA CORP amended Incremental Joinder and Amendment Agreement with lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent valued at $500 million (effective 2023-01-19).

Action
amendment
Agreement
credit facility
Counterparty
lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent
Value
$500 million
Effective
2023-01-19
Exact text from the filing
On January 19, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Ciena, as borrower, and Ciena Communications, Inc., Ciena Government Solutions, Inc., Ciena Communications International, LLC and Blue Planet Software, Inc., as guarantors, entered into an Incremental Joinder and Amendment Agreement to the Credit Agreement with the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent (the “Incremental Agreement”), pursuant to which Ciena incurred a new tranche of senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the “Incremental Term Loan”).
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accession 0001193125-23-012175
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