UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 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) October 25, 2005
Ciena Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 0-21969
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23-2725311 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 1201 Winterson Road, Linthicum, MD
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21090 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(410) 865-8500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 1.01 — ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On October 25 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Ciena
Corporation approved an increase in annual base salary, for Stephen B. Alexander, Ciena’s Chief
Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Products & Technology, and Arthur Smith, Ph.D.,
Ciena’s Sr. Vice President of Global Operations, as follows:
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Revised Annual Base Salary |
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Stephen B. Alexander
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Chief Technology
Officer and Senior
Vice President of
Products & Technology
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325,000 |
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Arthur Smith, Ph.D.
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Sr. Vice President of
Global Operations
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325,000 |
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