CIENA CORP
10-K/A, 2001-01-18
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                 FORM 10-K/A


                ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2000
                       COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-21969

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                              CIENA CORPORATION
            (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


                     DELAWARE                       23-2725311
           (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF          (IRS EMPLOYER
            INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)          IDENTIFICATION
                                                    NO.)

                             1201 WINTERSON ROAD
                          LINTHICUM, MARYLAND 21090
                                (410) 865-8500
        (ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
                                     NONE


         SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
                         COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                                TITLE OF CLASS


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                               EXPLANATORY NOTE

This 10-K/A is being filed because an opinion on the Financial Statement
Schedule was inadvertently omitted from the Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended October 31, 2000, filed on December 7, 2000.

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

      (a)    The following documents are filed as a part of this Form:

             1.    Financial Statement Schedules:

                        VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                 (In thousands)
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                                                           Balance at
                                                          beginning of                                        Balance at end
                                                             period          Provisions       Deductions         of period
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Year ended October 31, 1998
Allowance for doubtful accounts                             $   722           $   806           $   --           $ 1,528
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory                 $ 7,466           $ 9,617           $5,929           $11,154

Year ended October 31, 1999
Allowance for doubtful accounts                             $ 1,528           $   250           $   75           $ 1,703
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory                 $11,154           $ 6,534           $5,243           $12,445

Year ended October 31, 2000
Allowance for doubtful accounts                             $ 1,703           $28,010           $  132           $29,581
Allowance for excess and obsolete inventory                 $12,445           $15,021           $9,228           $18,238

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                     REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
                         FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors
and Stockholders of CIENA Corporation:

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report
dated December 6, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended October 31, 2000 of CIENA Corporation also included an audit of the
financial statement schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. In our
opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material
respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the
related consolidated financial statements.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, VA
December 6, 2000

             2.    Exhibits:  See Index to Exhibits on page 4 of this
      Amendment. The Exhibits listed in the accompanying Index to Exhibits are
      filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report.

      (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

             No amendment is being made to this item.


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                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                           CIENA CORPORATION


Date: January 18, 2001                 By:    /s/ Andrew C. Petrik
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                                              Andrew C. Petrik
                                              Vice President, Controller and
                                              Treasurer



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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
         Number       Description
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         3.1 (1)      Certificate of Amendment to Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation

         3.2 (1)      Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation

         3.3 (1)      Amended and Restated Bylaws

         3.5 (10)     Certificate of Amendment to Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                      dated March 23, 1998

         3.6 (10)     Certificate of Amendment to Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                      dated March 16, 2000

         4.1 (1)      Specimen Stock Certificate

         4.2 (3)      Rights Agreement dated December 29, 1997

         4.3 (4)      Amendment to Rights Agreement

         4.4 (11)     Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement dated September 13, 1998

         4.5 (4)      Amendment No. 3 to Rights Agreement dated October 19, 1998

         10.1 (1)     Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Officers

         10.2 (1)     Amended and Restated 1994 Stock Option Plan

         10.3 (1)     Form of Employee Stock Option Agreements

         10.4 (1)     1996 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan

         10.5 (1)     Forms of 1996 Outside Directors Stock Option Agreement

         10.6 (1)     Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 20, 1995

         10.7 (1)     Lease Agreement dated October 5, 1995 between the Company and CS Corridor-32
                      Limited Partnership

         10.8 (1)(8)  Purchase Agreement Between Sprint/United Management Company and the Company
                      dated December 14, 1995

         10.9 (1)(8)  Basic Purchase Agreement between WorldCom Network Services, Inc. and the
                      Company dated September 19, 1996

         10.10 (1)    Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, between the Company and William
                      K. Woodruff & Company, dated August 26, 1996

         10.13 (1)    Employment Agreement dated April 9, 1994 between the Company and Patrick
                      Nettles

         10.14 (1)    Lease Agreement dated November 1, 1996 by and between the
                      Company and Aetna Life Insurance Company

         10.15 (1)    Revolving Note and Business Loan Agreement dated November 25, 1996
                      between the Company and Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Company

         10.16 (1)(8) First Addendum to Procurement Agreement between the Registrant and
                      Sprint/United Management Company dated December 19, 1996

         10.17 (5)    Third Addendum to Procurement Agreement between the Registrant and
                      Sprint/United Management Company

         10.18 (5)    Form of Transfer of Control/Severance Agreement

         10.19 (6)    Lightera 1998 Stock Option Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement
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         10.18 (5)    Form of Transfer of Control/Severance Agreement
         10.19 (6)    Lightera 1998 Stock Option Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement
         10.20 (7)    Omnia Communications, Inc. 1997 stock plan and form of agreements

         10.21 (9)    Employment Agreement dated August 18, 1999 between the Company and Gary B.
                      Smith

         10.22 (9)    1999 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan and Form of Stock Option
                      Agreement

         10.23 (9)    Lease Agreement dated June 1, 1999 between the Company and
                      Ridgeview Court Associates, L.L.C.

         21 (2)       Subsidiaries of registrant

         23.1         Consent of Independent Accountants (filed herewith)

         27.1 (12)    Financial Data Schedule
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(1)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-17729).

(2)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-28525).

(3)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 8-K dated December 29, 1997.

(4)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 8-K dated October 14, 1998.

(5)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-K dated December 10, 1998.

(6)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 21, 1999.

(7)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 19, 1999.

(8)     Confidential treatment has been granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect
        to certain portions
        of these exhibits.

(9)     Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-K dated December 10, 1999.

(10)    Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 18, 2000.

(11)    Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 8-K dated September 14, 1998.

(12)    Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-K dated December 7, 2000.
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