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projections of results of operations or financial condition, changes in the
markets for our products and services, trends in our business, business
prospects and strategies and other "forward-looking" information.
Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including in
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
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forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current
views and assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially.

For a discussion identifying some of the important factors that could cause
actual results to vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in this report. For a more complete
understanding of the risks associated with an investment in our securities, you
should review these factors and the rest of this report in combination with the
more detailed description of our business and management's discussion and
analysis of financial condition and risk factors described in our annual report
on Form 10-K for fiscal 2021, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 17, 2021 (our "2021 Annual Report"). However, we operate
in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment and new risks and
uncertainties emerge, are identified or become apparent from time to time. We
cannot predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the
forward-looking statements contained in this report, and we undertake no
obligation to revise or to update any forward-looking statements made in this
report to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by
law. The forward-looking statements in this report are intended to be subject to
protection afforded by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Unless the context
requires otherwise, references in this report to "Ciena," "we," "us" and "our"
refer to Ciena Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.


Overview



This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto included in Item 1 of
Part I of this report and of our 2021 Annual Report.

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We are a networking systems, services and software company, providing solutions
that enable a wide range of network operators to deploy and manage
next-generation networks that deliver services to businesses and consumers. We
provide hardware, software and services that enable the transport, routing,
switching, aggregation, service delivery and management of video, data and voice
traffic on communications networks. Our solutions are used by communications
service providers, cable and multiservice operators, Web-scale providers,
submarine network operators, governments, enterprises, research and education
institutions and emerging network operators. Our portfolio is designed to enable
what we refer to as the Adaptive Network™, our vision for a network end state
that emphasizes a programmable and scalable network infrastructure, software
control and automation capabilities, network analytics and intelligence, and
related advanced services. Our solutions include Networking Platforms, including
our Converged Packet Optical and Routing and Switching portfolios, which can be
applied from the network core to end-user access points, and which allow network
operators to scale capacity, increase transmission speeds, allocate traffic
efficiently and adapt dynamically to changing end-user service demands. To
complement our Networking Platforms, we offer Platform Software, which includes
a wide array of software solutions that deliver operations, administration,
maintenance, and provisioning (OAM&P) functionality, as well as domain control,
orchestration, operational support systems (OSS) and service assurance to
achieve closed loop automation across multi-vendor and multi-domain network
environments. Through our Blue Planet® Software suite, we enable customers to
accelerate the digital transformation of their networks through service
lifecycle automation.

Demand Environment



Since the second quarter of fiscal 2021, we have experienced unprecedented
demand for our products and services. Our quarterly order volumes during this
period have significantly exceeded our quarterly revenue and historical order
volumes, with some concentration of orders among certain existing Webscale and
North America-based service provider customers. As a result of order volume
growth in recent periods, our backlog has grown from $2.2 billion at the end of
fiscal 2021 to $4.1 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2022. We
believe that we are benefiting from certain shifts in business and consumer
behaviors, in part accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which represent
positive, long-term trends for our business. These include enterprise and
consumer cloud network adoption, increasing demands on the network edge, and
network operator focus on resilience and automation. We believe that some
portion of our increased order volumes in recent periods also reflects customer
acceleration of future orders due to the implementation of security of supply
strategies, or spending that was delayed or deferred in prior years due to
COVID-19 related impacts. We believe that many of the drivers of the recent
increase in network operator demand are durable and represent long-term
opportunities for our business. However, we do not expect the rate of orders
growth experienced in recent periods to be sustainable in the long term and
expect it to moderate over time, and backlog should not necessarily be viewed as
an accurate indicator of revenue for any particular period. See "Risk Factors"
in Item 1A of Part II of this report for further discussion of risks related to
the demand environment.

Supply Chain Constraints

In the face of extraordinary demand across a range of industries, global supply
for certain raw materials and components, including, in particular,
semiconductor, integrated circuits and other electronic components used in most
of our products, has experienced substantial constraint and disruption in recent
periods. As a result, we have experienced significant component shortages,
extended lead times, increased costs, and unexpected cancellation or delay of
previously committed supply of key components. These conditions worsened for our
business during the second quarter of fiscal 2022, in particular in relation to
unexpected cancellation or delay of previously committed supply in two primary
areas. First, several key optical suppliers were unable to meet their previous
supply commitments due to constrained access to semiconductors. Second, several
integrated circuit providers experienced a lack of supply for certain lower
value, commodity parts, which we believe was exacerbated by government-mandated
lockdowns in several cities in China in response to COVID-19.

These supply constraints are impacting our ability to meet customer demand and
our anticipated level of revenue and growth in fiscal 2022. At the same time,
increased costs associated with procuring and transporting our equipment,
including supply premiums, expediting fees and freight and logistics have
impacted our gross margin and profitability. We expect these constrained supply
conditions to increase our costs of goods sold in the near term and to adversely
impact our ability to continue to reduce the cost to produce our products in a
manner consistent with prior periods. We believe these supply chain challenges
and their adverse impact on our business and financial results will persist for
the foreseeable future, and specifically, we expect these conditions to
adversely impact both our revenue and our profitability during the remainder of
fiscal 2022.

In response to these supply constraints, we have implemented mitigation
strategies and increased our inventory purchases. In some cases, we have
incurred higher costs to secure available component inventory, have extended the
duration of our purchase commitments, or placed non-cancellable, advanced orders
with or through suppliers, particularly for long lead time components. Beginning
in the second half of fiscal 2021, we started placing significant, advanced
orders for supply of certain long lead time components to address our expected
strong customer demand for fiscal 2022 and the then emerging supply chain
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challenges. As of April 30, 2022 we had $1.8 billion in outstanding purchase
order commitments to our contract manufacturers and component suppliers for
inventory, including approximately $1.2 billion in advance orders made to
address supply shortages. We have also been expanding our manufacturing capacity
and have been accumulating raw materials inventory of components that are not as
scarce, so we are prepared to produce finished goods more quickly when supply
constraints ease. These mitigation steps introduce additional costs and risk.
See "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part II of this report for further discussion
of risks related to our supply chain.

Impact of Global Events on our Business and Operations



COVID-19 Pandemic. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and countermeasures taken
to contain its spread remain dynamic. We continue to monitor the situation and
actively assess further implications for our business, supply chain, fulfillment
operations and customer demand. For example, we have reopened a significant
number of our offices globally as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal
2022. We continue to take meaningful precautions in accordance with relevant
guidelines to protect the health and safety of our employees. Variants continue
to emerge, efforts to mitigate or contain the impacts of the pandemic continue
to evolve, and the duration and severity of the impact of the pandemic on our
business and results of operations in future periods remain uncertain. If the
COVID-19 pandemic or its adverse effects, including the effects of recent
government-mandated lockdowns in several cities in China, become more severe or
prevalent or are prolonged in the locations where we, our customers, suppliers
or manufacturers conduct business, or we experience more pronounced disruptions
in our business or operations, or in economic activity and demand for our
products and services generally, our business and results of operations in
future periods could be materially adversely affected. For additional
information on the impact of COVID-19 upon our business, operations and
financial results, and the steps that we have taken in response, see our 2021
Annual Report.

Russia and Ukraine Conflict. In February 2022, armed conflict escalated between
Russia and Ukraine. The United States and certain other countries have imposed
sanctions on Russia and could impose further sanctions, which could damage or
disrupt international commerce and the global economy. We are complying with a
broad range of United States and international sanctions and export control
requirements imposed on Russia and, on March 7, 2022, we announced our decision
to immediately suspend our business operations in Russia. Due to the limited
amount of business that we have conducted in Russia historically, this decision
has not materially impacted our results of operations for the second quarter of
fiscal 2022 and we do not expect it to materially impact our results of
operations going forward. See Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report for more information on
the impact of suspending our business operations in Russia.

Strategic and Financial Initiatives



Xelic Acquisition. On March 9, 2022, we acquired Xelic, Inc. ("Xelic"), a
provider and developer of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology and optical networking
IP cores, to enhance development of our WaveLogic® coherent modem technology.
See Note 4 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1
of Part I of this report for more information on this acquisition and the
related accounting.

Stock Repurchase Program and Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement. On December
9, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized a program to
repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common stock, which replaced in its
entirety our previous stock repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2019. On
December 13, 2021, in connection with this repurchase program, we entered into
an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the "ASR Agreement") for the
repurchase of $250.0 million of our common stock. We made an upfront payment
of $250.0 million under the ASR Agreement during the first quarter of fiscal
2022, and the repurchases contemplated by the ASR Agreement were completed on
February 15, 2022. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we repurchased
$87.0 million of our common stock under the stock repurchase program, and we had
$663.0 million remaining under the current repurchase authorization as of
April 30, 2022. The amount and timing of any further repurchases under our stock
purchase program are subject to a variety of factors, including liquidity, cash
flow, stock price and general business and market conditions. The program may be
modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. See Notes 19 and 23 to our
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this
report for more information on our stock repurchase program.

For additional information regarding our business, industry, market opportunity, competitive landscape, and strategy, see our 2021 Annual Report.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Operating Segments


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Our results of operations are presented based on the following operating
segments: (i) Networking Platforms; (ii) Platform Software and Services; (iii)
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services; and (iv) Global Services. See Note
3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part
I of this report.

Revenue

Currency Fluctuations

Approximately 14.0% of our revenue was non-U.S. Dollar-denominated during both
the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022, primarily including
sales in Euros, Canadian Dollars and British Pounds. During the second quarter
of fiscal 2022, as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2021, and during the
first six months of fiscal 2022, as compared to the first six months of fiscal
2021, the U.S. Dollar primarily strengthened against these currencies.
Consequently, our revenue for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal
2022 reported in U.S. Dollars was adversely impacted by approximately
$5.0 million, or 0.5%, and $8.2 million, or 0.5%, respectively.

Operating Segment Revenue

The table below sets forth the changes in our operating segment revenue for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):



                                               Quarter Ended                                                       Six Months Ended
                                    April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                   %*             April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                   %*
Revenue:
Networking Platforms
Converged Packet Optical           $      625,294          $  573,657                      9.0  %       $    1,166,230          $ 1,085,981                     7.4  %
                               %**           65.8  %             68.8  %                                          65.0  %              68.2  %
Routing and Switching                     109,186              63,628                     71.6  %              194,896              127,934                    52.3  %
                               %**           11.5  %              7.6  %                                          10.9  %               8.0  %
Total Networking Platforms                734,480             637,285                     15.3  %            1,361,126            1,213,915                    12.1  %
                               %**           77.3  %             76.4  %                                          75.9  %              76.2  %

Platform Software and Services             69,157              56,688                     22.0  %              142,074              106,527                    33.4  %
                               %**            7.3  %              6.8  %                                           7.9  %               6.7  %

Blue Planet Automation Software
and Services                               16,881              23,958                    (29.5) %               37,992               40,892                    (7.1) %
                               %**            1.8  %              2.9  %                                           2.1  %               2.6  %

Global Services
Maintenance Support and Training           74,019              70,418                      5.1  %              146,509              138,049                     6.1  %
                               %**            7.8  %              8.4  %                                           8.2  %               8.7  %
Installation and Deployment                41,430              37,999                      9.0  %               81,800               77,610                     5.4  %
                               %**            4.4  %              4.6  %                                           4.6  %               4.9  %
Consulting and Network Design              13,260               7,579                     75.0  %               24,169               14,064                    71.9  %
                               %**            1.4  %              0.9  %                                           1.3  %               0.9  %
Total Global Services                     128,709             115,996                     11.0  %              252,478              229,723                     9.9  %
                               %**           13.6  %             13.9  %                                          14.1  %              14.5  %

Total revenue                      $      949,227          $  833,927                     13.8  %       $    1,793,670          $ 1,591,057                    12.7  %

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*  Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022
**   Denotes % of Total Revenue

Quarter ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended May 1, 2021


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•Networking Platforms segment revenue increased by $97.2 million, reflecting
product line sales increases of $51.6 million of our Converged Packet Optical
products and $45.6 million of our Routing and Switching products.

•Converged Packet Optical sales increased, primarily reflecting sales increases
of $44.4 million of our Waveserver® products to communication service providers
and $23.2 million of our 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) products,
primarily to Web-scale providers. These sales increases were partially offset
primarily by a sales decrease of $8.8 million of our 6500 Packet-Optical
Platform, primarily to cable and multiservice operators and communication
service providers.

•Routing and Switching sales increased, primarily reflecting a sales increase of
$22.6 million of our 3000 and 5000 families of service delivery and aggregation
switches to communication service providers. Sales also include $25.4 million of
our Virtualization Edge software, which was acquired in the acquisition of the
Vyatta Software Technology ("Vyatta") and its virtual routing and switching
technology in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. These sales increases were
partially offset by a sales decrease of $7.0 million of our 8700 Packetwave
Platform, primarily to communication service providers.

•Platform Software and Services segment revenue increased by $12.5 million,
reflecting sales increases of $11.2 million in software services, primarily to
communication service providers, and $1.3 million in sales of software
platforms.

•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment revenue decreased by $7.1
million, primarily reflecting a sales decrease of $8.6 million of our automation
software platforms due to extended project completion timeframes, partially
offset by a sales increase of $1.5 million in software-related services.

•Global Services segment revenue increased by $12.7 million, primarily
reflecting sales increases of $5.7 million of our consulting and network design
services, $3.6 million of our maintenance support and training services and $3.4
million of our installation and deployment services.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended May 1, 2021



•Networking Platforms segment revenue increased by $147.2 million, reflecting
product line sales increases of $80.2 million of our Converged Packet Optical
products and $67.0 million of our Routing and Switching products.

•Converged Packet Optical sales increased, primarily reflecting increases of
$56.5 million of our 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, primarily to communication
service providers and Web-scale providers, and $41.3 million of our 6500 RLS
products, primarily to Web-scale providers. These sales increases were partially
offset by sales decreases of $9.0 million of our 5430 Reconfigurable Switching
Systems and $8.8 million of our Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform, each primarily
to communications service providers.

•Routing and Switching sales increased, primarily reflecting a sales increase of
$36.6 million of our 3000 and 5000 families of service delivery and aggregation
switches to communication service providers. Sales also include $37.6 million of
our Virtualization Edge software, which was acquired in the acquisition of
Vyatta's virtual routing and switching technology in the first quarter of fiscal
2022. These sales increases were partially offset by a sales decrease of $8.9
million of our 8700 Packetwave Platform primarily to communication service
providers.

•Platform Software and Services segment revenue increased by $35.5 million,
reflecting increases of $20.4 million in software services and $15.1 million in
sales of software platforms.

•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment revenue decreased by $2.9
million, reflecting a decrease of $4.7 million in sales of automation software
platforms due to extended project completion timeframes, offset by a sales
increase of $1.8 million in software-related services.

•Global Services segment revenue increased by $22.8 million, primarily
reflecting sales increases of $10.1 million of our consulting and network design
services, $8.5 million of our maintenance support and training and $4.2 million
of our installation and deployment services.

Revenue by Geographic Region



Our operating segments engage in business and operations across three geographic
regions: Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"); and Asia Pacific,
Japan and India ("APAC"). The geographic distribution of our revenue can
fluctuate significantly from period to period, and the timing of revenue
recognition for large network projects, particularly outside of the United
States, can result in large variations in geographic revenue results in any
particular period. The increase in our Americas region revenue for the quarter
and six months ended April 30, 2022 was primarily driven by increased sales in
the United States. The increase in our APAC region revenue for the quarter and
six months ended April 30, 2022 was primarily driven by
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increased sales in Australia and New Zealand, partially offset by decreased
sales in India. The decrease in our EMEA region revenue for the quarter ended
April 30, 2022 was primarily driven by decreased sales in the United Kingdom and
Russia, partially offset by increased sales in the Netherlands. The decrease in
our EMEA region revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2022 was primarily
driven by decreased sales in the Netherlands and Russia. Our Russia operations
were suspended in March 2022.

The following table reflects our geographic distribution of revenue, principally
based on the relevant location for our delivery of products and performance of
services. The table sets forth the changes in geographic distribution of revenue
for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
                        Quarter Ended                                       

Six Months Ended


               April 30, 2022       May 1, 2021              %*        April 30, 2022       May 1, 2021               %*
   Americas   $      700,840       $  587,475              19.3  %    $    1,295,984       $ 1,084,086              19.5  %
          %**           73.8  %          70.4  %                                72.3  %           68.1  %
   EMEA              145,106          155,054              (6.4) %           295,891           310,472              (4.7) %
          %**           15.3  %          18.6  %                                16.5  %           19.5  %
   APAC              103,281           91,398              13.0  %           201,795           196,499               2.7  %
          %**           10.9  %          11.0  %                                11.2  %           12.4  %
   Total      $      949,227       $  833,927              13.8  %    $    1,793,670       $ 1,591,057              12.7  %

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*  Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022
**   Denotes % of Total Revenue


Quarter ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended May 1, 2021



•Americas revenue increased by $113.4 million, reflecting sales increases of
$94.2 million within our Networking Platforms segment, $12.3 million within our
Global Services segment, and $8.9 million within our Platform Software and
Services segment. These sale increases were offset by a sales decrease of $1.9
million within our Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment. The
increase within our Networking Platforms segment reflects product line sales
increases of $48.4 million of our Routing and Switching products and $45.8
million of our Converged Packet Optical products. The increase within our
Routing and Switching product line primarily reflects a sales increase of $24.5
million of our 3000 and 5000 families of service delivery and aggregation
switches, primarily to communication service providers. Also included in the
Routing and Switching product line were sales of $25.4 million of our
Virtualization Edge software, which was acquired in the acquisition of Vyatta's
virtual routing and switching technology in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
The increase within our Converged Packet Optical product line was primarily
related to a sales increase of $51.3 million of our Waveserver® products
primarily to communication service providers.

•EMEA revenue decreased by $9.9 million, reflecting sales decreases of $5.4
million within our Networking Platforms segment, $4.9 million within our Blue
Planet Automation Software and Services segment, and $1.6 million within our
Global Services segment. These sales decreases were offset by a sales increase
of $2.0 million within our Platform Software and Services segment. Sales
decreased by $4.0 million from customers in Russia.

•APAC revenue increased by $11.9 million, primarily reflecting sales increases
of $8.5 million within our Networking Platforms segment, $2.0 million within our
Global Services segment and $1.7 million within our Platform Software and
Services segment.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended May 1, 2021



•Americas revenue increased by $211.9 million, reflecting sales increases of
$160.8 million within our Networking Platforms segment, $26.7 million within our
Platform Software and Services segment, $21.4 million within our Global Services
segment, and $3.0 million within our Blue Planet Automation Software and
Services segment. Our Networking Platforms segment revenue increase reflects
product line sales increases of $90.0 million of Converged Packet Optical
products and $70.8 million of Routing and Switching products. Our Converged
Packet Optical revenue increase primarily reflects sales increases of $52.0
million of our 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, $30.7 million of our Waveserver®
products, and $23.6 million of our 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS)
products, partially offset by a sales decrease of $10.6 million of our 5430
Reconfigurable Switching Systems. Included in the Routing and Switching product
line were sales of $37.6 million of our Virtualization Edge software, which was
acquired in the
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acquisition of Vyatta's virtual routing and switching technology in the first
quarter of fiscal 2022, and a sales increase of $38.1 million of our 3000 and
5000 families of service delivery and aggregation switches.

•EMEA revenue decreased by $14.6 million, reflecting decreases of $13.6 million
within our Networking Platforms segment, $4.1 million within our Blue Planet
Automation Software and Services segment and $3.0 million within our Global
Services segment. These sales decreases were offset by a sales increase of $6.1
million within our Platform Software and Services segment. Sales decreased by
$6.8 million from customers in Russia.

•APAC revenue increased by $5.3 million, primarily reflecting increases of $4.3
million within our Global Services segment, and $2.8 million within our Platform
Software and Services segment. These sales increases were offset by a sales
decrease of $1.8 million within our Blue Planet Automation Software and Services
segment. Sales within our Networking Platforms segment remained relatively
unchanged.

Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit



There are a number of important factors or conditions that can adversely affect
or cause our gross profit as a percentage of product or service revenue, or
"gross margin," to fluctuate on a quarterly basis. The component elements that
comprise our product cost of goods sold and services costs of goods sold, and
certain factors that can cause gross margin to fluctuate, are described in
detail in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" sections of our 2021 Annual Report.

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy ("CEWS") benefits, recorded in the particular line
item within cost of goods sold in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations to which the grant activity relates, were $6.8 million in the first
six months of fiscal 2021, net of certain fees. The CEWS program expired in
fiscal 2021. For further information relating to our receipt of amounts under
the CEWS program, see Note 5 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 1 of Part I of this report. The tables below set forth the
changes in revenue, cost of goods sold and gross profit for the periods
indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):

                                       Quarter Ended                                                      Six Months Ended
                            April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                  %*             April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                   %*
Total revenue              $      949,227          $  833,927                    13.8  %       $    1,793,670          $ 1,591,057                    12.7  %
Total cost of goods sold          547,446             421,508                    29.9  %            1,007,702              820,747                    22.8  %

Gross profit               $      401,781          $  412,419                    (2.6) %       $      785,968          $   770,310                     2.0  %
                       %**           42.3  %             49.5  %                                         43.8  %              48.4  %

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*  Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022
**   Denotes % of total revenue
                                       Quarter Ended                                                      Six Months Ended
                            April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                  %*             April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                   %*
Product revenue            $      759,948          $  670,043                    13.4  %       $    1,424,955          $ 1,267,263                    12.4  %
Product cost of goods sold        452,057             339,601                    33.1  %              824,622              654,699                    26.0  %

Product gross profit       $      307,891          $  330,442                    (6.8) %       $      600,333          $   612,564                    (2.0) %
                       %**           40.5  %             49.3  %                                         42.1  %              48.3  %


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*  Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022
**   Denotes % of product revenue
                                        Quarter Ended                                                     Six Months Ended
                             April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                  %*             April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                  %*
Services revenue            $      189,279          $  163,884                    15.5  %       $      368,715          $  323,794                    13.9  %
Services cost of goods sold         95,389              81,907                    16.5  %              183,080             166,048                    10.3  %

Services gross profit       $       93,890          $   81,977                    14.5  %       $      185,635          $  157,746                    17.7  %
                       % **           49.6  %             50.0  %                                         50.3  %             48.7  %


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* Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022


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** Denotes % of services revenue

Quarter ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended May 1, 2021



•Gross profit decreased by $10.6 million. Gross margin decreased by 720 basis
points, primarily due to increased costs of components resulting from global
supply chain shortages and market-based price compression. The decrease also
reflects the effect of a $6.8 million benefit received in the second quarter of
fiscal 2021 from the now-expired CEWS program. As described in "Overview" above,
we expect the current constrained supply environment, including increased
component and logistics costs, to increase our costs of goods sold and to
adversely impact our gross margin during fiscal 2022. We believe that these
supply chain challenges and their adverse impact on our business and financial
results will persist for the foreseeable future and at least through the
remainder of fiscal 2022.

•Gross profit on products decreased by $22.6 million. Product gross margin
decreased by 880 basis points, primarily due to the increased costs of
components resulting from global supply chain shortages and market-based price
compression. The decrease also reflects the effect of a $4.2 million benefit
received in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 from the now-expired CEWS program.

•Gross profit on services increased by $11.9 million. Services gross margin
decreased by 40 basis points, reflecting the effect of a $2.6 million benefit
recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 from the now-expired CEWS program.
Excluding the effect of the CEWS program, services margin improved due to higher
margin on consulting and professional services and installation and deployment
services.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended May 1, 2021



•Gross profit increased by $15.7 million. Gross margin decreased by 460 basis
points, primarily due to increased costs of components resulting from global
supply chain shortages and market-based price compression. The decrease also
reflects the effect of a $6.8 million benefit received in the second quarter of
fiscal 2021 from the now-expired CEWS program. As described in "Overview" above,
we expect the current market shortage for semiconductor components and
constrained supply environment to increase our costs of goods sold and to
adversely impact our gross margin during fiscal 2022. We believe that these
supply chain challenges and their adverse impact on our business and financial
results will persist for the foreseeable future and at least through the
remainder of fiscal 2022.

•Gross profit on products decreased by $12.2 million. Product gross margin
decreased by 620 basis points, primarily due to increased costs of components
resulting from global supply chain shortages and market-based price compression.
The decrease also reflects the effect of a $4.2 million benefit received in the
second quarter of fiscal 2021 from the now-expired CEWS program.

•Gross profit on services increased by $27.9 million. Services gross margin
increased by 160 basis points, due to higher margin on consulting and
professional services and installation and deployment services. This increase
offset the effect of a $2.6 million benefit from the now-expired CEWS program
recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

Operating Expense

Currency Fluctuations



Approximately 51.0% of our operating expense was non-U.S. Dollar-denominated
during the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2022, including
expenses in Canadian Dollars, Indian Rupees, and Euros. During the second
quarter of fiscal 2022, as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2021, and
the first six months of fiscal 2022, as compared to the first six months of
fiscal 2021, the U.S. Dollar primarily strengthened against these currencies.
Consequently, our operating expense, net of hedging, reported in U.S. Dollars
slightly decreased by approximately $4.1 million, or 1.2%, and $5.5 million, or
0.8%, respectively.

CEWS Program Benefits

In the first six months of fiscal 2021, we recorded CEWS benefits of $33.6
million, net of certain fees, related to the particular line item within
operating expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations to which
the grant activity related. The CEWS program expired in fiscal 2021. For further
information relating to our receipt of amounts under the CEWS program, see Note
5 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part
I of this report.

The component elements that comprise each of our operating expense categories in
the table below are set forth in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section of our 2021 Annual
Report. The table below sets forth the changes in operating expense for the
periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
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                                              Quarter Ended                                                      Six Months Ended
                                   April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                   %*             April 30, 2022          May 1, 2021                   %*
Research and development          $      159,324          $  110,246                     44.5  %       $      307,733          $  242,987                     26.6  %
                              %**           16.8  %             13.2  %                                          17.2  %             15.3  %
Selling and marketing                    119,939             110,387                      8.7  %              238,820             207,665                     15.0  %
                              %**           12.6  %             13.2  %                                          13.3  %             13.1  %
General and administrative                45,572              43,635                      4.4  %               90,070              83,628               

7.7 %


                              %**            4.8  %              5.2  %                                           5.0  %              5.3  %
Significant asset impairments and
restructuring costs                        9,102               8,209                     10.9  %               12,511              14,076                    (11.1) %
                              %**            1.0  %              1.0  %                                           0.7  %              0.9  %
Amortization of intangible assets          8,920               6,019                     48.2  %               17,838              11,929               

49.5 %


                              %**            0.9  %              0.7  %                                           1.0  %              0.7  %
Acquisition and integration costs            495                 294                     68.4  %                  563                 601                     (6.3) %
                              %**            0.1  %                -  %                                             -  %                -  %
Total operating expenses          $      343,352          $  278,790                     23.2  %       $      667,535          $  560,886                     19.0  %
                              %**           36.2  %             33.4  %                                          37.2  %             35.3  %

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*  Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022
**   Denotes % of Total Revenue

Quarter ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended May 1, 2021



•Research and development expense benefited from $2.2 million as a result of
foreign exchange rates, net of hedging, primarily due to a stronger U.S. Dollar
in relation to the Indian Rupee and Canadian Dollar. Including the effect of
foreign exchange rates, net of hedging, research and development expenses
increased by $49.1 million. This increase primarily reflects a $28.9 million
benefit from the now-expired CEWS program recorded in the second quarter of
fiscal 2021 and increases in employee headcount and related compensation costs,
professional services and technology and related costs.

•Selling and marketing expense benefited from $1.6 million as a result of
foreign exchange rates, primarily due to a stronger U.S. Dollar in relation to
the Euro. Including the effect of foreign exchange rates, sales and marketing
expense increased by $9.6 million. This increase primarily reflects an increase
in employee headcount and related compensation costs, travel and entertainment
costs and a $2.6 million benefit from the now-expired CEWS program recorded in
the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

•General and administrative expense increased by $1.9 million. This increase
primarily reflects increases in employee headcount and related compensation
costs and professional services and a $2.2 million benefit from the now-expired
CEWS program recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, partially offset by
reduced legal costs.

•Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs slightly increased by
$0.9 million, reflecting an impairment charge of $4.1 million due to our
suspended operations in Russia partially offset by reduced costs associated with
actions that we have taken to redesign certain business processes and align our
global workforce and facilities as part of a business optimization strategy to
improve gross margin and constrain operating expense.

•Amortization of intangible assets increased by $2.9 million due to additional
intangibles acquired in connection with our acquisition of Vyatta during the
first quarter of fiscal 2022 and our acquisition of Xelic in the second quarter
of fiscal 2022.

•Acquisition and integration costs remained relatively unchanged.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended May 1, 2021



•Research and development expense benefited from $2.3 million as a result of
foreign exchange rates, net of hedging, primarily due to fluctuations in the
U.S. Dollar in relation to the Canadian Dollar and Indian Rupee. Including the
effect of foreign exchange rates, net of hedging, research and development
expenses increased by $64.7 million. This increase primarily reflects the effect
of a $28.9 million benefit received from the now-expired CEWS program
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recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 and increases in employee headcount and related compensation costs, professional services and technology and related costs.



•Selling and marketing expense benefited from $2.6 million as a result of
foreign exchange rates, primarily due to a stronger U.S. Dollar in relation to
the Euro. Including the effect of foreign exchange rates, sales and marketing
expense increased by $31.2 million. This increase primarily reflects an increase
in compensation costs and travel and entertainment costs and the effect of a
$2.6 million benefit received from the now-expired CEWS program recorded in the
second quarter of fiscal 2021.

•General and administrative expense increased by $6.4 million. This increase
primarily reflects increases in employee headcount and related compensation
costs and professional services and the effect of a $2.2 million benefit
received from the now-expired CEWS program recorded in the second quarter of
fiscal 2021, partially offset by reduced legal costs.

•Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs decreased by $1.6
million, reflecting reduced costs associated with actions that we have taken to
redesign certain business processes and align our global workforce and
facilities as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin
and constrain operating expense, offset by a $4.1 million impairment charge due
to our suspended operations in Russia.

•Amortization of intangible assets increased by $5.9 million due to additional
intangibles acquired in connection with our acquisition of Vyatta during the
first quarter of fiscal 2022 and our acquisition of Xelic during the second
quarter of fiscal 2022.

•Acquisition and integration costs remained relatively unchanged.

Other Items

The table below sets forth the changes in other items for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):



                                           Quarter Ended                                                      Six Months Ended
                                April 30, 2022         May 1, 2021                    %*             April 30, 2022         May 1, 2021                    %*
Interest and other income
(loss), net                    $         808          $    (1,274)                   163.4  %       $       4,494          $    (2,395)                    287.6  %
                           %**           0.1  %              (0.2) %                                          0.3  %              (0.2) %
Interest expense               $      11,985          $     7,785                     53.9  %       $      20,633          $    15,145                      36.2  %
                           %**           1.3  %               0.9  %                                          1.2  %               1.0  %

Provision for income taxes     $       8,330          $    21,453                    (61.2) %       $      17,549          $    33,419                     (47.5) %
                           %**           0.9  %               2.6  %                                          1.0  %               2.1  %

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*  Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022
**   Denotes % of Total Revenue

Quarter ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended May 1, 2021



•Interest and other income (loss), net primarily reflects the impact of foreign
exchange rates on assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than
the relevant functional currency, net of hedging activity.

•Interest expense increased primarily due to additional outstanding indebtedness, including our 4.00% senior notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes") issued in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.



•Provision for income taxes decreased by $13.1 million due to a decrease in
pre-tax income for the second quarter of fiscal 2022. The effective tax rate for
the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was higher compared to the second quarter of
fiscal 2021, primarily due to a higher foreign tax rate.

Six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended May 1, 2021



•Interest and other income (loss), net primarily reflects a favorable adjustment
to the carrying value of a cost method equity investment and the impact of
foreign exchange rates on assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other
than the relevant functional currency, net of hedging activity.

•Interest expense increased primarily due to additional outstanding indebtedness, including the 2030 Notes.


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•Provision for income taxes decreased by $15.9 million due to a decrease in
pre-tax income for the first six months of fiscal 2022. The effective tax rate
for the first six months of fiscal 2022 was lower compared to the first six
months of fiscal 2021, primarily due to a lower foreign tax rate in fiscal 2022.


Segment Profit (Loss)

The table below sets forth the changes in our segment profit (loss) for the respective periods (in thousands, except percentage data):


                                             Quarter Ended                                                            Six Months Ended
                                  April 30, 2022           May 1, 2021                     %*               April 30, 2022           May 1, 2021                     %*
Segment profit (loss):
Networking Platforms            $       152,769          $    211,412                      (27.7) %       $       286,894          $    367,843                      (22.0) %

Platform Software and Services $ 43,556 $ 36,506

                 19.3  %       $        93,052          $     64,166                       45.0  %
Blue Planet Automation Software
and Services                    $        (6,520)         $      5,688                     (214.6) %       $        (7,554)         $      3,254                     (332.1) %
Global Services                 $        52,652          $     48,567                        8.4  %       $       105,843          $     92,060                       15.0  %

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* Denotes % change from 2021 to 2022



Segment profit (loss) includes CEWS benefits of $35.7 million in the first six
months of fiscal 2021, net of certain fees. For further discussion of benefits
from the CEWS program, see Note 5 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

Quarter ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the quarter ended May 1, 2021



•Networking Platforms segment profit decreased by $58.6 million, primarily due
to lower gross margin as described above and higher research and development
costs including the effect of a $29.7 million benefit received from the
now-expired CEWS program in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, partially offset
by higher sales volume.

•Platform Software and Services segment profit increased by $7.1 million,
primarily due to higher sales volume, offset by lower gross margin, and higher
research and development costs including the effect of a $2.5 million benefit
received from the now-expired CEWS program in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment reflects lower sales
volume, lower gross margin, and higher research and development costs, including
the effect of a $1.2 million benefit received from the now-expired CEWS program
in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

•Global Services segment profit increased by $4.1 million, primarily due to
higher sales volume, offset by lower gross margin on services as described above
and the effect of a $2.3 million benefit received from the now-expired CEWS
program in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.


Six months ended April 30, 2022 as compared to the six months ended May 1, 2021



•Networking Platforms segment profit decreased by $80.9 million, primarily due
to lower gross margin as described above, and higher research and development
costs, including the effect of a $29.7 million benefit received from the
now-expired CEWS program in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, partially offset
by higher sales volume.

•Platform Software and Services segment profit increased by $28.9 million,
primarily due to higher sales volume, offset by slightly lower gross margin and
higher research and development costs including the effect of a $2.5 million
benefit received from the now-expired CEWS program in the second quarter of
fiscal 2021.

•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment reflects reduced gross
margin, lower sales volume and higher research and development costs including
the effect of a $1.2 million benefit received from the now-expired CEWS program
in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

•Global Services segment profit increased by $13.8 million, primarily due to
higher sales volume and higher gross margin on services as described above,
offset by the effect of a $2.3 million benefit received from the now-expired
CEWS program in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources



Overview. For the six months ended April 30, 2022, $52.1 million of cash was
provided by operating activities as our net income (adjusted for non-cash
charges) of $202.6 million exceeded our working capital requirements of $150.5
million. For additional details, see "Cash Provided By Operating Activities"
below.

Despite the cash provided by operating activities, cash, cash equivalents and
investments decreased by $37.5 million during the first six months of fiscal
2022 due to the following items: (i) cash used to fund our investing activities
for capital expenditures totaling $45.2 million; (ii) cash used for acquisition
of businesses of $62.0 million; (iii) cash used for stock repurchases under our
stock repurchase program of $332.8 million; (iv) stock repurchases on vesting of
our stock unit awards to employees relating to tax withholding of $35.0 million;
(v) purchase of a cost method equity investment of $8.0 million; and (vi) net
decreases due to the impact of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents of $8.8 million. Proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Notes
provided $394.9 million in cash, net of paid debt issuance costs, and proceeds
from the issuance of equity under our employee stock purchase plan provided
$15.2 million in cash during the six months ended April 30, 2022.

See Notes 4, 16 and 19 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report for additional information on these transactions.



The following table sets forth changes in our cash and cash equivalents and
investments in marketable debt securities for the respective periods (in
thousands):

                                                             April 30,           October 30,           Increase
                                                                2022                 2021             (decrease)
Cash and cash equivalents                                  $ 1,019,863          $ 1,422,546          $ (402,683)
Short-term investments in marketable debt securities           529,552              181,483             348,069
Long-term investments in marketable debt securities             87,142               70,038              17,104
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments in
marketable debt securities                                 $ 1,636,557          $ 1,674,067          $  (37,510)



Principal Sources of Liquidity. Our principal sources of liquidity on hand
include our cash, cash equivalents and investments, which, as of April 30, 2022
totaled $1.6 billion, as well as the senior secured asset-backed revolving
credit facility to which we and certain of our subsidiaries are parties (the
"ABL Credit Facility"). The ABL Credit Facility provides for a total commitment
of $300.0 million with a maturity date of October 28, 2024. We principally use
the ABL Credit Facility to support the issuance of letters of credit that arise
in the ordinary course of our business and thereby to reduce our use of cash
required to collateralize these instruments. As of April 30, 2022, letters of
credit totaling $84.2 million were collateralized by our ABL Credit Facility.
There were no borrowings outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility as of
April 30, 2022.

Foreign Liquidity. Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments held by
our foreign subsidiaries was $269.1 million as of April 30, 2022. We intend to
reinvest indefinitely our foreign earnings. If we were to repatriate the
accumulated historical foreign earnings, the provisional amount of unrecognized
deferred income tax liability related to foreign withholding taxes would be
approximately $33.0 million.

Stock Repurchase Authorization. On December 9, 2021, we announced that our Board
of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common
stock, which replaced in its entirety the previous stock repurchase program
authorized in fiscal 2019. On December 13, 2021, in connection with this
repurchase program, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement
for the repurchase of $250.0 million of our common stock. We made an upfront
payment of $250.0 million under the ASR Agreement during the first quarter of
fiscal 2022, and the repurchases contemplated by the ASR Agreement were
completed on February 15, 2022. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we
repurchased an additional $87.0 million of our common stock under the stock
repurchase program, and we had $663.0 million remaining under the current
repurchase authorization as of April 30, 2022. The amount and timing of any
further repurchases under our stock repurchase program are subject to a variety
of factors including liquidity, cash flow, stock price and general business and
market conditions. The program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at
any time. See Note 19 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

Liquidity Position. Based on past performance and current expectations, we
believe that cash from operations, cash, cash equivalents, investments, and
other sources of liquidity, including our ABL Credit Facility, will satisfy our
currently anticipated working capital needs, capital expenditures, and other
liquidity requirements associated with our operations through the next 12 months
and the reasonably foreseeable future. We regularly evaluate our liquidity
position, debt obligations, and anticipated cash needs to fund our operating or
investment plans, and will continue to consider capital raising and other market
opportunities that may be available to us. We regularly evaluate alternatives to
manage our capital structure and market
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opportunities to enhance our liquidity and provide further operational and
strategic flexibility. While the COVID-19 pandemic has not materially impacted
our liquidity and capital resources to date, it has led to disruptions and
volatility in capital markets and credit markets. The duration and severity of
any further economic or market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain
and there can be no assurance that it will not have an adverse effect on our
liquidity and capital resources, including our ability to access capital
markets, in the future.

Cash Provided By Operating Activities

The following sections set forth the components of our $52.1 million of cash provided by operating activities during the first six months of fiscal 2022:

Net income (adjusted for non-cash charges)

The following table sets forth our net income (adjusted for non-cash charges) during the period (in thousands):



                                                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                                                     April 30, 2022
Net income                                                                        $          84,745
Adjustments for non-cash charges:

Depreciation of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements


                 46,030
  Share-based compensation expenses                                                          50,970
  Amortization of intangible assets                                                          24,463
  Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence                                             8,487
  Provision for warranty                                                                      7,228
  Deferred taxes                                                                            (13,474)
  Other                                                                                      (5,833)
Net income (adjusted for non-cash charges)                                        $         202,616



Working Capital

We used $150.5 million of cash for working capital during the period. The
following table sets forth the major components of the cash used in working
capital (in thousands):

                                                                             Six Months Ended
                                                                              April 30, 2022
Cash provided by accounts receivable                                       $         104,455
Cash used in inventories                                                    

(171,056)


Cash used in prepaid expenses and other                                     

(36,673)


Cash used in accounts payable, accruals and other obligations               

(88,960)


Cash provided by deferred revenue                                           

43,753


Cash used in operating lease assets and liabilities, net                    

(1,994)


 Total cash used for working capital                                       

$ (150,475)

As compared to the end of fiscal 2021:

•The $104.5 million of cash provided by accounts receivable during the first six months of fiscal 2022 reflects increased cash collections;



•The $171.1 million of cash used in inventories during the first six months of
fiscal 2022 primarily reflects increases in raw materials inventory related to
the steps that we are taking to mitigate the impact of current supply chain
constraints and the global market shortage of semiconductor parts described in
"Overview" above;

•The $36.7 million of cash used in prepaid expense and other during the first
six months of fiscal 2022 primarily reflects increases in contract assets and
product demonstration equipment, partially offset by decreases in prepaid
foreign currency forward contracts;

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•The $89.0 million of cash used in accounts payable, accruals and other obligations during the first six months of fiscal 2022 primarily reflects the payment to employees under our annual cash incentive compensation plans;



•The $43.8 million of cash provided by deferred revenue during the first six
months of fiscal 2022 represents an increase in advanced payments received from
customers prior to revenue recognition; and

•The $2.0 million of cash used in operating lease assets and liabilities, net,
during the first six months of fiscal 2022 represents cash paid for operating
lease payments in excess of operating lease costs.

The days sales outstanding ("DSOs") for the first six months of fiscal 2022 were
86 days, and the inventory turns for the first six months of fiscal 2022 were
3.1. The calculation of DSOs includes accounts receivables, net and contract
assets for unbilled receivables, net included in prepaid expenses and other.

Cash Paid for Interest



The following table sets forth the cash paid for interest during the period (in
thousands):

                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                       April 30, 2022

              Term Loan due September 28, 2025(1)    $          8,316
              Senior Notes due January 31, 2030(2)                  -
              Interest rate swaps(3)                            4,940
              ABL Credit Facility(4)                            1,211
              Finance leases                                    2,342
              Cash paid during period                $         16,809



(1) Interest on the 2025 Term Loan is payable periodically based on the interest
period selected for borrowing. The 2025 Term Loan bears interest at LIBOR for
the chosen borrowing period plus a spread of 1.75% subject to a minimum LIBOR
rate of 0.00%. At the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the interest
rate on the 2025 Term Loan was 2.34%.

(2) The 2030 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per annum and mature on January 31, 2030. Interest is payable on the 2030 Notes in arrears on January 31 and July 31 of each year, commencing on July 31, 2022. See Note 16 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

(3) The interest rate swaps fix the LIBOR rate for $350.0 million of the 2025 Term Loan at 2.957% through September 2023.

(4) During the first six months of fiscal 2022, we utilized the ABL Credit Facility to collateralize certain standby letters of credit and paid $1.2 million in commitment fees, interest expense and other administrative charges relating to the ABL Credit Facility.

Contractual Obligations




Our contractual obligations have not changed materially since October 30, 2021,
except for the items listed below. For a summary of our contractual obligations,
see Item 7 of Part II of the 2021 Annual Report.

Debt. As of April 30, 2022, we had $400.0 million outstanding principal
associated with the 2030 Notes payable January 31, 2030. Future interest
payments associated with the 2030 Notes total $128.6 million, with $16.6 million
payable within 12 months. For additional information about the 2030 Notes, see
Note 16 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item I of
Part I of this report.

Purchase Order Obligations. Beginning in the second half of fiscal 2021, we
started placing significant advance orders for supply of certain components to
address our expected strong customer demand for fiscal 2022 and the
corresponding long lead times resulting from the emerging supply chain
challenges at that time. As of October 30, 2021, we had $430.7 million in
outstanding purchase order commitments to our contract manufacturers and
component suppliers for inventory, which did not include approximately $624.4
million in longer-term, cancellable advance orders that we did not consider to
be firm commitments. As of April 30, 2022 we had $1.8 billion in outstanding
purchase order commitments to our contract manufacturers and component suppliers
for inventory, including approximately $1.2 billion in such advance orders that,
due to the ongoing nature of the supply chain shortage, we now consider to be
firm commitments that are unlikely to be cancelled. In certain instances, we are
permitted to cancel, reschedule or adjust these orders. Consequently, only a
portion of this amount relates to firm, non-cancellable and unconditional
obligations.


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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires that we make
estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,
revenue and expense, and related disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities. By their nature, these estimates and judgments are subject to an
inherent degree of uncertainty. On an ongoing basis, we reevaluate our
estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, share-based
compensation, bad debts, inventories, intangible and other long-lived assets,
goodwill, income taxes, warranty obligations, restructuring, derivatives and
hedging, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable
under the circumstances. The inputs into certain of our judgments, assumptions,
and estimates reflect, among other things, the information available to us
regarding the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the armed
conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and expectations as to their impacts on our
business and on our critical and significant accounting estimates. Among other
things, these estimates form the basis for judgments about the carrying values
of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions. To the extent that there are material differences
between our estimates and actual results, our consolidated financial statements
will be affected. In addition, because the duration, severity, and impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic remain uncertain, certain of our estimates could require
further judgment or modification, and therefore carry a higher degree of
variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve, our estimates may
change materially in future periods.

Our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially
since October 30, 2021. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and
estimates, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" in Item 7 of Part II of our 2021 Annual Report.

Effects of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report for information relating to our discussion of the effects of recent accounting pronouncements.

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