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Issuer:     CIENA CORP (CIEN)
CIK:        0000936395
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-055133
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ciena enters renewed change in control severance agreements with executives through Nov 2028
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- Effective Nov 30, 2025, Ciena entered revised change in control severance agreements with CEO Gary Smith, CFO Marc Graff, and other named executives.
- Terms substantially equivalent to prior agreements; severance benefits unchanged; fixed term through Nov 30, 2028.
- Clarifications include integration with Executive Compensation Clawback Policy and Section 409A compliance.
- Previous three-year agreements expired on Nov 30, 2025; renewal is part of standard three-year review cycle.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000162828025055133/0001628280-25-055133-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000162828025055133/cien-20251130.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-055133

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