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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

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 24, 2005

Finisar Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-27999   94-3038428
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation)       No.)

1308 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s 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):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (b) Harold E. Hughes, Jr. has resigned as a director of Finisar Corporation, effective January 24, 2005. Mr. Hughes was recently appointed to the position of chief executive officer of a public company and he cited the additional demands of his new position as the reason for his resignation. See the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 for additional information.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

     
Exhibit    
No.   Description
99.1
  Press release dated January 27, 2005 announcing the resignation of Harold E. Hughes, Jr. as a director.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 27, 2005

         
  Finisar Corporation
 		  
  By:   /s/ Stephen K. Workman  
    Stephen K. Workman   
    Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit    
No.   Description
99.1
  Press release dated January 27, 2005 announcing the resignation of Harold E. Hughes, Jr. as a director.