Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MAYDAN DAN
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INFINERA CORP [INFN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 169 JAVA DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2009
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94089		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               63,542 (1) I See footnote. (2)
Common Stock               5,208 (3) I See footnote. (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance share units (5) 02/10/2009   A   15,000   02/10/2012(6) 02/10/2012 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 15,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MAYDAN DAN
C/O INFINERA CORPORATION
169 JAVA DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Michael O. McCarthy, by power of attorney   02/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Excludes 5,208 shares previously held by the Maydan Marital Share One UAD 05/06/00 which were re-registered on January 30, 2009 to the Dan Maydan 1981 Trust Marital Share 1 U/A DTD 03/26/81 for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
(2) Shares held directly by the Maydan Marital Share One UAD 05/06/00 for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
(3) Includes 5,208 shares previously held by Maydan Marital Share One UAD 05/06/00 which were registered on January 30, 2009 to the Dan Maydan 1981 Trust Marital Share 1 U/A DTD 03/26/81 for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
(4) Shares held directly by the Dan Maydan 1981 Trust Marital Share 1 U/A DTD 03/26/81 for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
(5) Each performance share unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of INFN common stock.
(6) The reported performance share units entitle the Reporting Person to receive shares of common stock based on INFN?s stock price performance as compared to NASDAQ. The amount of shares to be awarded upon vesting is subject to adjustment within a range of 7,500 to 30,000 shares based upon the change in INFN?s stock price as measured against the change of the NASDAQ. The measurement period is a comparison of the six month average between July 1 and December 31, 2011 as compared to the 30 day trailing average as of December 31, 2008.

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