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 28, 2010
Finisar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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:
(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):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of Finisar Corporation (the “Company”) was held on October 28, 2010. At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders:
Election of Directors. The following persons were elected as Class II directors, to hold office for three-year terms:
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| Name | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Jerry S. Rawls | | | 48,250,290 | | | | 1,258,383 | | | | 15,436,582 | |
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| Robert N. Stephens | | | 49,077,934 | | | | 430,739 | | | | 15,436,582 | |
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2011 was ratified by stockholders. The proposal received the following number of votes:
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| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
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| 63,881,831 | | 842,937 | | 220,487 | | — |
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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: November 1, 2010
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| | Finisar Corporation
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| | By: | /s/ Christopher E. Brown | |
| | | Christopher E. Brown | |
| | | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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