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| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYStock Repurchase Program and Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement On December 9, 2021, Ciena announced that its Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common stock. On December 13, 2021, Ciena entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the “ASR Agreement”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman”) to repurchase $250.0 million (the “Repurchase Price”) of its common stock as part of the repurchase program. Under the terms of the ASR Agreement, Ciena paid the Repurchase Price to Goldman, and received approximately 3.6 million shares of its common stock from Goldman, calculated based on the average of the volume-weighted average prices of Ciena’s common stock of $69.78 for the period from December 14, 2021 to February 11, 2022, less a discount, which completed the repurchases contemplated by the ASR Agreement. Shares repurchased pursuant to the ASR Agreement were immediately retired upon receipt. During the first nine months of fiscal 2022, Ciena repurchased an additional 4.7 million shares of its common stock, for an aggregate purchase price of $242.0 million at an average price of $51.50 per share. As of July 30, 2022, Ciena has repurchased an aggregate of 8.3 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $492.0 million at an average price of $59.42 per share and has an aggregate of $508.0 million of authorized funds remaining under its stock repurchase program. The purchase price for the shares of Ciena’s stock repurchased is reflected as a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital. Stock Repurchases Related to Stock Unit Award Tax Withholdings Ciena repurchases shares of its common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations due on vesting of stock unit awards. The related purchase price of $41.3 million for the shares of Ciena’s stock repurchased during the first nine months of fiscal 2022 is reflected as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Ciena is required to allocate the purchase price of the repurchased shares as a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital.
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