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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Ciena Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-03-31 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.
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These tallies are Ciena Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2026-03-31 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Joanne B. Olsen | 104,605,000 | 15,351,009 | 94,896 | -- | 8,494,321 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Mary G. Puma | 114,242,082 | 5,745,697 | 63,126 | -- | 8,494,321 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Gary B. Smith | 118,653,413 | 1,345,108 | 52,384 | -- | 8,494,321 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials: | 114,515,974 | 5,360,579 | 174,352 | -- | 8,494,321 | Majority: yes |
Source: Ciena Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-03-31 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 736 asset managers that disclosed a Ciena Corporation vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Ciena Corporation’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
Combines 13 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Ciena Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials:”): 114,515,974 for, 5,360,579 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-03-31 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 141,398,427 outstanding shares: 81% for, 4% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 724 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 35,655,202 | 14,512 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 14,880,395 | 2 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 14,749,006 | 1,905 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 5,849,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 5,544,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 4,550,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 3,064,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,796,433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 2,283,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Polar Capital Holdings Plc | 2,003,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,898,487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A. | 0 | 1,753,540 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| NEW ECONOMY FUND | 1,740,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,145,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. | 1,071,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 1,070,453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 1,052,415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 57,903 | 951,374 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| American Century | 963,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Henderson | 889,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 801,052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 780,949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 733,938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 0 | 702,198 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 696,779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 724 asset managers. See all 724 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Ciena Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gary B. Smith”): 118,653,413 for, 1,345,108 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-03-31 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 141,398,427 outstanding shares: 84% for, 1.0% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 156 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (57,529,893 for, 202,942 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 14,534,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,818,458 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 7,939,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 5,544,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW ECONOMY FUND | 1,740,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,524,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,186,428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 996,935 | 63 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 914,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 800,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 504,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 492,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 435,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 280,429 | 151,817 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 410,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 372,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 322,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 293,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 229,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 202,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 171,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 166,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 166,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 161,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 156 asset managers. See all 156 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
87% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Ciena Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joanne B. Olsen”): 104,605,000 for, 15,351,009 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-03-31 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 141,398,427 outstanding shares: 74% for, 11% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 156 asset managers below cast 92% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (53,075,446 for, 4,657,389 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 14,534,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,815,943 | 2,516 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 7,939,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 5,544,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW ECONOMY FUND | 1,740,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,524,700 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 1,186,428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,890 | 994,108 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 914,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 800,910 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Virtus | 504,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 492,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 435,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 272,429 | 159,817 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 254,640 | 155,445 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 152,954 | 219,159 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 322,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 267,305 | 26,224 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 210,830 | 18,500 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 202,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 171,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 57,311 | 109,600 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 166,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 0 | 161,465 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 156 asset managers. See all 156 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Ciena Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mary G. Puma”): 114,242,082 for, 5,745,697 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-03-31 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 141,398,427 outstanding shares: 81% for, 4% against (85% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 156 asset managers below cast 96% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (55,525,885 for, 2,206,951 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 14,534,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,818,456 | 3 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 7,939,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 5,544,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW ECONOMY FUND | 1,740,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 1,524,700 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 1,186,428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 996,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 914,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 800,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 504,825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 492,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 435,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 272,429 | 159,817 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 254,640 | 155,445 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 372,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 322,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 267,305 | 26,224 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 210,830 | 18,500 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 202,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 171,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 57,311 | 109,600 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 166,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 161,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 156 asset managers. See all 156 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% fund support · no official result
The 153 asset managers below cast 99.0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (51,494,233 for, 513,676 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity | 14,534,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 13,815,948 | 2,511 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 7,939,078 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW ECONOMY FUND | 1,740,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,524,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,186,428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 995,656 | 1,342 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 914,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 800,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 29,138 | 475,687 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 492,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 435,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 432,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 410,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 372,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 322,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 293,529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 229,330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 202,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 171,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 166,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 166,240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 161,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 158,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 153 asset managers. See all 153 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
30% fund support · no official result
The 3 asset managers below cast 30% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (15,862 for, 36,917 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardano Risk Management B.V. | 0 | 36,917 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Williamson Legacy Group, LLC | 14,212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN PENSION INVESTORS TRUST | 1,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
100% fund support · no official result
The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (5,663,385 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 5,544,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 95,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 23,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held 2026-03-26.
All nominees (reported as one line). These filers reported the election of directors as a single line covering every nominee. It is not attributed to any one director, and no share total is shown for it.
100% fund support · no official result
The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Legacy Group, LLC | 14,212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMERICAN PENSION INVESTORS TRUST | 1,650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held 2025-03-27 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Ciena Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: A stockholder advisory vote on the named executive officer compensation described in the proxy materials:”): 114,787,685 for, 6,602,755 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-01 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 141,398,427 outstanding shares: 81% for, 5% against (86% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 2 asset managers below cast 3% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (186 for, 6,057 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Funds | 0 | 6,057 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MARATHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked by the number of Ciena Corporation shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 141,398,427 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fidelity | 25.23% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 10.52% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 10.43% |
| 4 | T. Rowe Price | 4.14% |
| 5 | JPMorgan | 3.92% |
| 6 | State Street | 3.22% |
| 7 | Invesco | 2.17% |
| 8 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.98% |
| 9 | Capital Group | 1.61% |
| 10 | Polar Capital Holdings Plc | 1.42% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| FMR (Fidelity) | 15.00% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 10.17% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 9.46% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 7.23% | 13F |
| State Street | 4.46% | 13F |
| T. Rowe Price | 3.71% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.88% | 13F |
| Invesco | 1.08% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.98% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 0.90% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 141,398,427 shares outstanding, as reported by Ciena Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated 2026-02-27 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Ciena Corporation’s 10-Q dated 2026-02-27. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Ciena Corporation's shareholder meeting held 2026-03-26, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 736 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,179 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote on our named executive officer compensation, as described in the proxy materials. — FOR was 96% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Ciena Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-03-31.
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