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Every insider trade Gary B. Smith has disclosed

President, CEO · CIENA CORP (CIEN)

Key points

  • Gary B. Smith has disclosed 27 Form 4 transactions between Aug 1, 2025 and Aug 17, 2026: 26 sales worth $48.2M and 1 open-market buy worth $313.
  • Of the 26 sales, 26 were under a pre-scheduled 10b5-1 plan, leaving 0 discretionary sales worth $0.
  • The largest single transaction is a sell of 83,552 shares of CIEN worth $19.2M, filed Jan 6, 2026.
  • Insider selling is not on its own a bearish signal — plans, taxes and diversification all drive sales. This page is a record of disclosed trades, not investment advice.
  • The most recent filing on record was made Aug 18, 2026. Insiders file within two business days of a trade.

This is the public record of open-market stock transactions Gary B. Smith has reported to the SEC on Form 4 as President, CEO of CIENA CORP (CIEN). Every figure below is the reported share count multiplied by the reported price, so the dollar amounts are exact disclosed values rather than estimates. It is a record of what has been filed, not a portfolio or a recommendation, and insider selling in particular is routine and rarely a signal on its own.

Buying vs selling at a glance

MeasureOpen-market buysSales
Transactions126
Total disclosed value$313$48.2M
Discretionary (own call)10 ($0)

Most of Gary B. Smith's sales were pre-scheduled or tax-related rather than discretionary, which further weakens any read of them as a market call.

Every disclosed transaction

All 27 disclosed transactions, newest filing first.

StockActionSharesPriceValueTradedFiled
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$447.78$1.3MAug 17, 2026Aug 18, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$379.81$1.1MAug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$421.10$1.2MJul 15, 2026Jul 17, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$468.83$1.4MJul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$457.02$1.3MJun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$565.92$1.7MJun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$562.05$1.7MMay 15, 2026May 19, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$537.74$1.6MMay 1, 2026May 4, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$467.47$1.4MApr 15, 2026Apr 17, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$415.51$1.2MApr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$359.53$1.1MMar 16, 2026Mar 18, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$354.64$1.0MMar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$299.51$884KFeb 17, 2026Feb 19, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,952$265.60$784KFeb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026
PL Planet Labs PBC▲ Buy own call20$15.66$313Oct 9, 2025Feb 3, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan2,993$247.65$741KJan 15, 2026Jan 20, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan83,552$229.44$19.2MJan 5, 2026Jan 6, 2026
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$233.46$1.6MDec 22, 2025Dec 29, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$192.61$1.3MDec 3, 2025Dec 5, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$209.45$1.4MNov 10, 2025Nov 12, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$190.45$1.3MNov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$170.25$1.2MOct 15, 2025Oct 17, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$149.88$1.0MOct 1, 2025Oct 2, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$136.20$926KSep 15, 2025Sep 17, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$92.93$632KSep 2, 2025Sep 3, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$90.54$616KAug 15, 2025Aug 18, 2025
CIEN CIENA CORP▼ Sell 10b5-1 plan6,800$88.82$604KAug 1, 2025Aug 5, 2025

Questions about this record

How many shares has Gary B. Smith bought and sold?

Gary B. Smith has disclosed 27 Form 4 transactions in the record we track, from Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 17, 2026: 26 sales worth $48,202,053 and 1 open-market purchase worth $313. Each figure is the reported share count multiplied by the reported price, so these are exact disclosed amounts, not estimates.

Is Gary B. Smith selling a bearish signal?

Not on its own. Insiders sell for many reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock — diversification, taxes, estate planning, or a pre-scheduled plan set up months earlier. Of the 26 sales on this record, 26 were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan and 0 were automatic tax withholding on vesting shares, leaving 0 that were the insider's own discretionary decision (worth $0). Buying is the cleaner signal, because there is only one reason to buy. This page is a record, not a recommendation.

What is Gary B. Smith's role?

Gary B. Smith files as President, CEO of CIENA CORP (CIEN). That role is taken from the Form 4 filings themselves. A Form 4 is filed with the SEC within two business days of an insider buying or selling their own company's stock.

What was Gary B. Smith's largest single transaction?

The largest single transaction on record is a sell of 83,552 shares of CIEN at $229.44, worth $19,170,163, filed Jan 6, 2026.

How current is this record?

The most recent Form 4 here was filed Aug 18, 2026. Insiders have two business days to file after a trade, so this is close to real time, but it is a record of what has been disclosed, not a statement of what Gary B. Smith currently holds. Amounts are open-market and plan transactions reported on Form 4; grants and option exercises are not counted as buys.

Source: Form 4 filings submitted to the SEC, the same public documents behind our insider trading tracker. Figures are open-market and plan transactions only; grants and option exercises are not counted as buys. A disclosure is not evidence of a market view, and none of this is investment advice. See the full CIEN stock page for price, filings and coverage.