Finisar Corporation to Present at Investor Conferences

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SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - August 19, 2010) -  Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a global technology leader in high-speed optical communications, today announced that the Company's management will speak at three upcoming investor conferences including Citigroup's 17th Annual Global Technology Conference to be held in New York on September 7th; the 2010 Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Conference to be held in Boston, MA on Tuesday, September 14th, and the 2010 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference to be held in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 15.

All events can be viewed by connecting to the Company's website at www.finisar.com. An archive of the presentation will be available following the live event.

2010 Citi Technology Conference
Presenter: Eitan Gertel, CEO
Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Time: 2:10pm EDT
Location: New York Marriott Marquis

2010 Credit Suisse Small and Mid Cap Conference
Presenter: Jerry Rawls, Executive Chairman and Eitan Gertel, CEO
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Time: 3:30pm EDT
Location: Boston Harbor Hotel

2010 Deutsche Bank Technology Conference
Presenter: Jerry Rawls, Executive Chairman
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Time: 8:05am EDT
Location: San Francisco Westin Hotel

About Finisar

Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a global technology leader of fiber optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications. For more than 20 years, Finisar has provided critical optics technologies to system manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for network bandwidth and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales offices worldwide. For additional information, visit www.finisar.com.

Contact Information:

Investor Contact:
Steve Workman
SVP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
408-542-5050
Investor.relations@finisar.com

Press contact:
Victoria McDonald
Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications
408-542-4261