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

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ITEM 2.02 – RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On December 10, 2009, Ciena Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. 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 5.02 – APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

Effective as of December 8, 2009, Arthur D. Smith, was appointed Ciena’s Senior Vice President and Chief Integration Officer.  Mr. Smith, who previously served as Ciena’s Chief Operating Officer, assumed this new role in support of the substantial integration effort associated with Ciena’s acquisition of substantially all of the optical networking and carrier Ethernet assets of Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) business. Effective as of this change, Ciena no longer has a principal operating officer.

ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)   The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

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.