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):
November 11, 2010

Finisar Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		000-27999 (Commission File No.)		94-3038428 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1389 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 2.02		Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On November 11, 2010, Finisar Corporation issued a press release announcing certain preliminary financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2010. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release of Finisar Corporation dated November 11, 2010

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: November 15, 2010