ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS



On January 11, 2022, Ciena Corporation ("Ciena") issued a press release
announcing the pricing of its previously announced offering (the "Offering") of
$400 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00% senior notes due 2030 (the
"Notes"). The closing of the Offering is expected to occur on or about January
18, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.

The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of Ciena's
domestic subsidiaries. The Notes and related guarantees have not been and will
not be registered under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the "Securities
Act") or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
registration requirements of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any
other jurisdiction. The Notes and related guarantees are expected to be eligible
for resale in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant
to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S.
persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
the Notes or related guarantees in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any offers of the Notes will
be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.


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

         Exhibit Number             Description of Document

         Exhibit 99.1                 Press Release dated January     1    1    , 2022.
         Exhibit 104                Cover Page Interactive Data File

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