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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009
Finisar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-27999 | 94-3038428 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification | ||
| incorporation) | No.) |
1389 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(408) 548-1000
(408) 548-1000
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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; change in Fiscal Year
On September 25, 2009, Finisar Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the previously announced 1-for-8 reverse stock split of its common stock. The reverse stock split was effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 25, 2009. Trading in the post-split shares will commence on September 28, 2009. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.8 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.8 | Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Finisar Corporation |
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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: September 28, 2009
| Finisar Corporation | ||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen K. Workman | |||
| Stephen K. Workman | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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