Finisar Corporation Receives Additional Nasdaq Staff Determination Notice

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - September 18, 2007) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), reported that on September 14, 2007, it received an Additional Staff Determination notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq") stating that Finisar is not in compliance with Nasdaq's Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because it did not timely file its report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2007 (the "July 10-Q") and, therefore, that its common stock is subject to delisting from the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

On September 11, 2007, Finisar filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting that it had delayed filing the July 10-Q pending the completion of a review of its historical stock option grant practices being conducted by the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors. Finisar plans to file the July 10-Q as soon as practicable following the conclusion of the review.

Finisar had previously received similar Staff Determination notices with respect to its failure to timely file its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended October 29, 2006 (the "October 10-Q") and January 28, 2007 (the "January 10-Q") and its Form 10-K report for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2007 (the "Form 10-K"). In response to the original Staff Determination notice, Finisar requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel"), which was held on February 15, 2007. At the hearing, Finisar requested that its common stock continue to be listed pending completion of the Audit Committee's review of Finisar's stock option grant practices, the preparation of restated financial statements, if required, and the filing of the October 10-Q. Finisar supplemented its request to cover the delayed filing of the January 10-Q.

The Panel issued a decision on April 4, 2007, granting Finisar an extension of time to June 11, 2007 to file the October 10-Q and any required restatements of its financial statements and an extension of time to July 3, 2007 to file the January 10-Q. Finisar appealed the Panel's decision to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the "Listing Council") and requested that the Listing Council stay the Panel's decision, and any future Panel decisions to delist Finisar's securities, pending appeal. The Listing Council has agreed to review the April 4, 2007 decision of the Panel and has stayed the Panel's April 4, 2007 decision. On August 9, 2007, Finisar supplemented its previous submission to Nasdaq to include the Form 10-K in its pending request for additional time to make required filings and submitted additional information to the Listing Council. The Listing Council will review the matter on the basis of the written record. Finisar intends to further supplement its previous submission to Nasdaq to include the July 10-Q in its pending request for additional time to make required filings. There can be no assurance that the Listing Council will grant Finisar's request for continued listing. Pending a decision by the Listing Council, Finisar's common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

About Finisar

Finisar Corporation is a global technology leader for fiber optic components and subsystems and network test and monitoring systems. These products enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for networking, storage and wireless applications over Local Area Networks (LANs), Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) using Ethernet, Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. More information can be found at www.finisar.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Steve Workman Chief Financial Officer 408-548-1000 Investor Relations 408-542-5050 investor.relations@Finisar.com