ITEM 2.02 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On March 5, 2020, Ciena Corporation ("Ciena") issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2020. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report. As discussed in this press release, Ciena will be hosting an investor call to discuss its results of operations for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2020. In conjunction with the issuance of this press release, Ciena posted to the quarterly results page of the Investors section of www.ciena.com an accompanying investor presentation. The investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

The information in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, as well as Item 2.02 of 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. Investors are encouraged to review the "Investors" page of our website at www.ciena.com because, as with the other disclosure channels that we use, from time to time we may post material information exclusively on that site.




ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)  The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

     Exhibit Number  Description of Document

     Exhibit 99.1      Text of Press Release dated March 5, 2020, issued by Ciena
                     Corporation, reporting its results of operations for its
                     first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2020.
     Exhibit 99.2      Investor Presentation for Ciena Corporation's first fiscal
                     quarter ended January 31, 2020.
     Exhibit 104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
                     XBRL document).

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