UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 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
7, 2008
Ciena Corporation
(Exact Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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0-21969 |
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23-2725311 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1201 Winterson Road, Linthicum, MD |
21090 |
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(410) 865-8500
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
⃞ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02 – RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On March 7, 2008, Ciena Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2008. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report. The information in 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.
ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number |
Description of Document |
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| Exhibit 99.1 | Text of Press Release dated March 7, 2008, issued by Ciena Corporation, reporting its results of operations for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2008. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Ciena Corporation |
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Date: |
March 7, 2008 |
By: |
/s/ Russell B. Stevenson, Jr. |
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Russell B. Stevenson, Jr. |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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