Article: CIENA and ONI Shareholders Approve Merger.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

LINTHICUM, Md. and SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- June 18, 2002

CIENA(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:CIEN) and ONI Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:ONIS) today announced that shareholders of both companies have approved the proposed merger between them. The companies expect the transaction will become effective on Friday, June 21, 2002. ONI's stock will trade through the close of trading on Friday, June 21, 2002.

"We believe the combination of CIENA and ONI creates a new CIENA capable of offering one of the broadest next-generation solution sets available and extends our technological and market lead," said Gary Smith, ...

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