SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - August 20, 2008) - Finisar Corporation (
NASDAQ:
FNSR), a
technology leader in fiber optic solutions for high-speed networks, will
host an Analyst and Investor Meeting on October 7, 2008, at The
Metropolitan Club in New York City. Information regarding this event is
summarized below:
Location: Metropolitan Club
One East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022-1054
Schedule: 1:30-2:00pm Registration (James Room)
2:00-5:30pm Presentations (James Room)
5:30-7:30pm Reception (Library)
Attire: Metropolitan Club requires jacket and tie
Adam Carter, Director of the Transceiver Module Group for Cisco Systems,
will be the keynote speaker for this event. Presentations will be made by
various members of Finisar's management including Jerry Rawls, Finisar's
Chairman of the Board, and Eitan Gertel, who will become Finisar's Chief
Executive Officer, subject to stockholder approval of Finisar's combination
with Optium Corporation and the closing of the transaction.
Registration:
Due to limited space, those wishing to attend in person should register no
later than October 3, 2008, by visiting Finisar's Web site at
http://www.finisar.com or by going directly to
http://investor.finisar.com/rsvp.cfm. The proceedings will be webcast live
and will be archived for later viewing.
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (
NASDAQ:
FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber
optic components and subsystems and network test 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. Subject to completion
of the pending combination with Optium, the Company will offer additional
high performance optical subsystem products for use in telecommunications
and cable TV networks. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, USA. More information can be found at
www.finisar.com.
Important Additional Information
In connection with the proposed combination of Finisar and Optium
Corporation, Finisar has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on
Form S-4 containing a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Optium has filed
with the SEC the same Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The definitive
Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus has been mailed to the stockholders of
Finisar and Optium. Each company will also file with the SEC from time to
time other documents relating to the proposed combination. INVESTORS AND
SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/
PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY EITHER FINISAR OR OPTIUM WITH THE
SEC RELATING TO THE PROPOSED COMBINATION WHEN THEY ARE FILED, BECAUSE THEY
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED COMBINATION.
Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Finisar or Optium may be
obtained free of charge from the SEC website maintained at
www.sec.gov. In
addition, Finisar's SEC filings may be obtained free of charge from
Finisar's website (
www.Finisar.com) or by calling Finisar's Investor
Relations department at 408-542-5050 and Optium's filings may be obtained
free of charge from Optium's website (
www.Optium.com) or by calling
Optium's Investor Relations department at 267-803-3801.
Each of Finisar and Optium, and its respective directors and executive
officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies
from that company's respective stockholders in connection with the proposed
combination. Information about the directors and executive officers of
Finisar (including their respective ownership of Finisar shares) and the
directors and executive officers of Optium (including their respective
ownership of Optium shares) is contained in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus filed with the SEC.
Contact Information: Contacts:
Steve Workman
Chief Financial Officer
Finisar Corporation
408-548-1000
investor.relations@finisar.com
Victoria McDonald
Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications
Finisar Corporation
408-542-4261
victoria.mcdonald@finisar.com