- Current report filing (8-K)

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

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

Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
October 7, 2009

Finisar Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		000-27999 (Commission File No.)		94-3038428 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1389 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
[phone]

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

     On October 7, 2009, Finisar Corporation issued a press release announcing the proposed offering of $75 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2029, subject to market conditions and other factors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.				Description
99.1				Press Release of Finisar Corporation dated October 7, 2009

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 7, 2009

	Finisar Corporation
	By:	/s/ Stephen K. Workman
		Stephen K. Workman
		Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.				Description
99.1				Press Release of Finisar Corporation dated October 7, 2009