UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Form 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): January 4, 2007
Finisar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-27999
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94-3038428 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission File No.)
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incorporation)
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1389 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants 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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
On January 10, 2007, Finisar Corporation (the Company) filed a current report on Form 8-K
reporting on a purported notice of default that it had received with respect to a series of its
outstanding convertible subordinated notes. This amended report amends and restates the Form 8-K
to reflect the receipt of identically worded notices with respect to two other series of the
Companys outstanding convertible subordinated notes.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 4, 2007, Finisar Corporation (the Company) received three identically worded
purported notices of default (the Notices) from U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee
(the Trustee) for the Companys 21/2% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, its 21/2%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 and its 51/4% Convertible Notes due 2008 (collectively, the
Notes). The Notices asserted that the Companys failure to timely file its Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 29, 2006 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) constituted
a default under the Indentures (the Indentures) between the Company and the Trustee governing the
respective series of Notes. The Notices each indicated that if the Company does not cure this
purported default within 60 days, an Event of Default would occur under the respective Indenture.
The Company believes that it is not in default under the terms of the Indentures. As previously
announced, the Company has delayed filing its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 29, 2006
pending the completion of a review of its historical stock option grant practices being conducted
by the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors. The Company plans to file its Form 10-Q as soon
as practicable following the conclusion of the review.
The Notices each state that the applicable Indenture requires the Company to file with the
SEC, and provide copies to the Trustee within 15 days after such filing, its annual and quarterly
reports, information, documents and other reports which the Company is required to file with the
SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).
In fact, Section 4.02 of each Indenture states that: (a) The Company shall file with the Trustee,
within 15 days after it files such annual and quarterly reports, information, documents and other
reports with the Commission, copies of its annual report and of the information, documents and
other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may by rules
and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Thus, Section 4.02 of each Indenture only requires the
Company to file with the Trustee reports that have been filed with the SEC, and, since the
Companys Form 10-Q report for the quarter ended October 29, 2006 has not been filed with the SEC,
the Company is under no obligation to file it with the Trustee. Therefore, the Company is not in
breach of Section 4.02 of the Indentures.
Furthermore, even if Section 4.02 of each Indenture requires the Company to file a Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended October 29, 2006 with the Trustee within 15 days of the time such filing is
required to be filed with the SEC, the Company would have 60 days from receiving notice of an
actual default before such failure to file would ripen into an Event of Default. Thus, because
the Company did not receive the Notices until January 4, 2007, the Company would have until March
5, 2007 to file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 29, 2006 with the Trustee.
If an Event of Default were to occur under the Indentures, the Trustee or holders of at
least 25% in aggregate principal amount of each series of the Notes then outstanding would have the
contractual right to declare all unpaid principal, and any accrued, default or additional interest,
on the Notes of such series then outstanding to be due and payable. As of the date hereof, there is
$250.3 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding and an aggregate of $2.5
million in accrued interest. If Events of Default were to occur under all three Indentures, the
noteholders would have a right to receive the $250.3 million in aggregate principal amount
outstanding plus any additional interest or default interest (which would accrue from the date on
which full payment of the Notes was due to the date that full payment is made) which may have
accrued.
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