Ciena
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Ciena
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What shareholders voted on
From Ciena’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 | Auditor | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary B. Smith | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Mary G. Puma | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Joanne B. Olsen | Director | 87.2% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 | Auditor | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Devinder Kumar | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Lawton W. Fitt | Director | 91.6% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 90.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 | Auditor | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary B. Smith | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Joanne B. Olsen | Director | 88% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D | Company proposal | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022 | Auditor | 93.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Devinder Kumar | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Lawton W. Fitt | Director | 82.3% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Hassan M. Ahmed, Ph.D | Company proposal | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Approval of the Amended and Restated ESPP | Company proposal | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021 | Auditor | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of T. Michael Nevens | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Bruce L. Claflin | Director | 93.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Patrick T. Gallagher | Director | 91.3% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Approval of the amendment of Ciena's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 12.2 million shares | Company proposal | 91.2% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020 | Auditor | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Devinder Kumar | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary B. Smith | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Joanne B. Olsen | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Judith M. O'Brien | Director | 93.5% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D | Company proposal | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2019 | Auditor | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Joanne B. Olsen | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Lawton W. Fitt | Director | 92.4% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials | Say on pay | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018 | Auditor | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of T. Michael Nevens | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of William D. Fathers | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Bruce L. Claflin | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Patrick T. Gallagher | Director | 95.5% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Ciena’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-03-31 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-02-12 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-04-01 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-02-13 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-02-08 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-04-03 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-02-16 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-04-20 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-02-15 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-04-06 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-02-18 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-04-06 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-02-19 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-04-01 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-02-12 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-04-05 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-02-20 |
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