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CIENA CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

Change in Control Severance Agreement • December 22nd, 2010 • Ciena Corp • Telephone & telegraph apparatus

• Contract Type
  Change in Control Severance Agreement
• Filed
  December 22nd, 2010
• Company
  Ciena Corp
• Industry
  Telephone & telegraph apparatus

This Amended and Restated Change in Control Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made by and between Ciena Corporation, a Delaware corporation (as hereinafter defined, the “Company”) and Gary B. Smith (the “Executive”), and shall become effective on the date of its execution by the Executive.