Shareholder meetings, annual reports, proxy statements

Ciena's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on March 26, 2008 at 3:00pm ET.

Results of 2008 Shareholder Vote

Total shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of January 28, 2008: 87,046,455
(representing 87,046,455 eligible votes)
Total shares voted: 77,649,450
Total % of eligible voting shares voted: 89%

Proposal results

1. Election of Class II Directors
1a) Harvey B. Cash
1b) Judith M. O'Brien
1c) Gary B. Smith 		Votes For
72,666,964
75,125,529
75,489,943
94%
97%
97%
of votes cast
of votes cast
of votes cast
2. Approval of the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan 57,592,366 91% of votes cast
3. Approval of an amendment and restatement of Ciena's Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 140 million to 290 million and to make certain other changes 62,618,936 72% of shares outstanding
4. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ciena's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2008 76,083,853 98% of votes cast