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): March 26, 2015 | ||
Ciena Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
| 0-21969 | 23-2725311 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 7035 Ridge Road, Hanover, MD | 21076 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| (410) 694-5700 | ||
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||
| Not Applicable | ||
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||
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ITEM 5.07 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Ciena held its annual meeting of stockholders on March 26, 2015. As of the January 29, 2015 record date, there were 108,246,661 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting. The matters described below were voted on by stockholders at the annual meeting and the number of votes cast with respect to each matter, and with respect to the election of directors, were as indicated below:
| Proposal 1 | For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes |
| Election to the Board of Directors of three Class III directors: | ||||
| Bruce L. Claflin | 71,326,212 | 426,720 | 526,393 | 19,526,813 |
| Patrick T. Gallagher | 71,195,838 | 556,250 | 527,237 | 19,526,813 |
| T. Michael Nevens | 71,291,803 | 460,231 | 527,291 | 19,526,813 |
Each director nominee above was elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast by stockholders in accordance with Ciena's bylaws and will serve a three-year term expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. In addition, the following directors continued to hold office after the annual meeting: Harvey B. Cash, Lawton W. Fitt, Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D., Judith M. O'Brien, Michael J. Rowny and Gary B. Smith.
| Proposal 2 | For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2014: | 87,798,388 | 3,344,364 | 663,386 | — |
Proposal 2 to ratify the appointment of Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast by stockholders.
| Proposal 3 | For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes |
| A stockholder advisory vote on the executive compensation described in the proxy materials: | 64,580,828 | 7,138,994 | 559,503 | 19,526,813 |
Proposal 3, the advisory “say on pay” vote regarding executive compensation, was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast by stockholders.
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: March 30, 2015 | By: | /s/ David M. Rothenstein |
| David M. Rothenstein | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||