Finisar Corporation Announces Upcoming Events With Financial Community

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SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - September 8, 2008) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a global technology leader for fiber optics subsystems and network test systems, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming events with the financial community. 

Date:       Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Event:      Jefferies 2nd Annual Technology Conference
Location:   New York, NY
Time:       7:15 a.m. PT / 10:15 a.m. ET
Speaker:    Jerry Rawls, Executive Chairman

Date:       Thursday, September 11, 2008
Event:      Deutsche Bank Securities 2008 Technology Conference
Location:   The Palace Hotel
            San Francisco, CA
Time:       8:05 a.m. PT / 11:05 a.m. ET
Speaker:    Steve Workman, Senior Vice President and CFO

The above listed events will be webcast live and archived. Interested parties should go to the investor relations section at www.finisar.com.

Finisar Analyst Day

Finisar will host an Analyst and Investor Meeting on October 7, 2008, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Information regarding this previously announced event is available on the investor relations section of www.finisar.com. Due to limited space, those wishing to attend in person should register no later than October 3, 2008, by visiting Finisar's website at http://www.finisar.com or by going directly to http://investor.finisar.com/rsvp.cfm.

About Finisar

Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber optic subsystems and network test systems 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: Contacts: Veronica Rosa Investor Relations 408-542-5050 investor.relations@finisar.com Victoria McDonald Public Relations 408-542-4261 victoria.mcdonald@finisar.com