UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
| Date of Report: September 02, 2004 (Date of earliest event reported) | |||||
| Finisar Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||||
| DE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-27999 (Commission File Number) | 94-3038428 (IRS Employer Indentification Number) | |||
| 1308 Moffett Park Drive (Address of principal executive offices) | 94089-1133 (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 408-548-1000 | |||||
| Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial Results for First Quarter ending July 31, 2004 On September 2, 2004, the Company announced financial results for the quarter ended July 31, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 or 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying Exhibit shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by Finisar Corporation whether before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. The Company provides in the press release and conference call certain non-GAAP financial measures. As used herein, "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude from the directly comparable GAAP measures a number of non-cash and cash charges described in the press release. As required by Regulation G, the press release contains a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they provide an alternative method for measuring the operating performance of the Company's business, excluding certain items that would normally be included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in evaluating the Company's operating performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be co nsidered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-GAAP financial measures as reported by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled items reported by other companies. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits 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. |
| Dated: September 02, 2004 | FINISAR CORPORATION By: /s/ Stephen K. Workman |