Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 1, 2007



 Exhibit 4.2 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2007, by and among Avanex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with headquarters located at 40919 Encyclopedia Circle, Fremont, California 94538 (the “Company”), and the
undersigned buyers (each, a “Buyer”, and collectively, the “Buyers”). 
 WHEREAS: 
 A. In connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto of even date herewith (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue and sell to each Buyer (i) shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company’s
common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) warrants (the “Warrants”), which will be exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock (as exercised collectively, the
“Warrant Shares”). 
 B. To induce the Buyers to execute and deliver the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has
agreed to provide certain registration rights to the Buyers whereby the Registrable Securities (as defined below) would be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor
statute (collectively, the “1933 Act”), and applicable state securities laws. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each of the Buyers hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. 
 Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 a. “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are
authorized or required by law to remain closed. 
 b. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securities
Purchase Agreement. 
 c. “Effective Date” means the date the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

 d. “Effectiveness Deadline” means the date which is 90 days after the Closing Date. 
 e. “Filing Deadline” means 30 days after the Closing Date. 







 f. “Investor” means a Buyer or any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer
assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this
Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9. 
 g.
“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. 
 h. “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and
filing one or more Registration Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to Rule 415 and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the SEC. 
 i. “Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Shares, (ii) the Warrant Shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants and (iii) any share capital of the Company issued or issuable (once determinable) with respect to the Common Shares, the Warrant Shares or the Warrants as a result of any share split, share dividend, recapitalization, exchange or
similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitations exercise of the Warrants until, in each case, the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which such Common Share, Warrant Share or such share capital of the Company has been
effectively registered under the 1933 Act and sold or transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which such Common Share or Warrant Share has been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act or are
saleable pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act, (iii) the date on which such Common Share, Warrant Share or such share capital ceases to be outstanding, or (iv) the date two years after the Issuance Date (as defined in the Warrant).

 j. “Registration Statement” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the
1933 Act covering the Registrable Securities. 
 k. “Required Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the
Registrable Securities. 
 l. “Required Registration Amount” means the sum of (i) the number of Common Shares issued
and (ii) 120% (or such lesser amount if required by the SEC but in no event less than 100%) of the number of Warrant Shares issued and issuable pursuant to the Warrants as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of
determination, all subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2(e), without regard to any limitations on exercise of the Warrants. 
 m. “Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis. 
 n. “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 
  

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 2. Registration. 
 a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the Filing Deadline, file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the
resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form S-3 is unavailable for such a registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a registration on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the
Required Holders, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Required Registration Amount as of the date
the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC. The Registration Statement shall contain the “Selling Shareholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B, unless otherwise required by the SEC or unless otherwise reasonably directed by the Required Holders in writing with only such changes as would typically be contained in such “Selling Shareholders” or “Plan
of Distribution” sections. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act the final prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement by 9:30 am on the Business Day
following the Effective Date but in any case no later than the deadline required by Rule 424. 
 b. Allocation of Registrable
Securities. The initial number of Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and any increase in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro rata among the Investors based on the number of
Registrable Securities held by each Investor at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC. In the event that an Investor sells or otherwise
transfers any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities, each transferee that becomes an Investor shall be allocated a pro rata portion of the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement for such
transferor. Any shares of Common Stock included in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall be allocated to the remaining
Investors, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities then held by such Investors which are covered by such Registration Statement. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than Registrable Securities on any
Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders. 
 c. Legal Counsel. Subject to Section 5
hereof, the Required Holders shall have the right to select one legal counsel to review and oversee any registration pursuant to this Section 2 on behalf of the Investors (“Legal Counsel”), which shall be Schulte
Roth & Zabel LLP or such other counsel as thereafter designated by the Required Holders. The Company and Legal Counsel shall reasonably cooperate with each other in regards to the performance of the Company’s obligations under this
Agreement. 
 d. Ineligibility for Form S-3. In the event that Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of
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register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders and (ii) undertake to
register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the SEC. 
 e. Sufficient Number of
Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered by such Registration Statement or
an Investor’s allocated portion of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company shall amend the applicable Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on the short form available therefor, if
applicable), or both, so as to cover at least the Required Registration Amount as of the trading day immediately preceding the date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each case, as soon as reasonably practicable, but
in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable
following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall be deemed “insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities” if at any time the number of
shares of Common Stock available for resale under the Registration Statement is less than the product determined by multiplying (i) the Required Registration Amount as of such time by (ii) 0.90. The calculation set forth in the foregoing
sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Warrants and such calculation shall assume that the Warrants are then exercisable for shares of Common Stock at the then prevailing Exercise Price (as defined in the
Warrants). 
 f. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement. If (i) a
Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is (A) not filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline (a
“Filing Failure”) or (B) not declared effective by the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline (an “Effectiveness Failure”) or (ii) on any day after the Effective Date sales of all of the Registrable
Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as defined in Section 3(r)) pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a
failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement, to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or to maintain the listing of
the Common Stock) (a “Maintenance Failure”) then, as relief for the damages to any holder by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock (which remedy shall be exclusive of
any other monetary remedies available, excluding remedies of specific performance), the Company shall pay to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount in cash
equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the aggregate Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of such Investor’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement on each of the
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such Filing Failure is cured; (ii) every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) following an Effectiveness Failure until
such Effectiveness Failure is cured; (iii) every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) following a Maintenance Failure until such Maintenance Failure is cured; provided that at no time shall the Company be
required to make payments pursuant to the terms hereof in excess of one and one-half percent (1.5%) during any thirty (30) day period. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to
herein as “Registration Delay Payments.” Registration Delay Payments shall be paid in arrears on the earlier of (I) the last day of the thirty (30) day period following the event or failure giving rise to such Registration
Delay Payments and (II) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay
Payments shall bear interest at the rate of one percent (1.0%) per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. 
 3.
Related Obligations. 
 At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to
Section 2(a), 2(d) or 2(e), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have
the following obligations: 
 a. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file with the SEC a Registration
Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable after such filing (but in no
event later than the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investors may sell all
of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Investors shall have sold all of the
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (the “Registration Period”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained
therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which
they were made) not misleading. The Company shall submit to the SEC, within three (3) Business Days after the later of the date that (i) the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of
the SEC or that the staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, and (ii) the approval of Legal Counsel pursuant to Section 3(c) (which approval is immediately sought), a request for
acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than 48 hours after the submission of such request. 
 b. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is
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Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition
by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this
Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), the Company shall have incorporated such report by
reference into such Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the 1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such
Registration Statement. 
 c. The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment upon (i) a Registration Statement
at least three (3) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for documents filed pursuant to the 1934 Act incorporated by reference, Annual Reports on Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC, and (B) not unreasonably file any Registration Statement or amendment
or supplement thereto. The Company shall not unreasonably submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto if Legal Counsel shall have objected thereto. The Company shall
furnish to Legal Counsel in PDF format via electronic mail, without charge (i) copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) upon
request, promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by
an Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon request, upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. 
 d. The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement in PDF format via electronic mail,
without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by
reference, if requested by an Investor, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by
such Investor. 
 e. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from
registration and qualification applies, the resale by Investors of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the United States,
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registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions
as may be reasonably necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for
sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but
for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor
who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of
any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. 
 f. The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Investor in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement,
as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or
omission, and deliver one copy of such supplement or amendment to Legal Counsel and each Investor in PDF format via electronic mail. The Company shall also promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Investor named in any Registration Statement, which
have provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number or electronic address or mailing address for notices in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal Counsel and each Investor by facsimile or electronic mail on the same day of such effectiveness),
(ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate. 
 g. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop
order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to use reasonable efforts
promptly to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension and to notify Legal Counsel and each Investor named in any Registration Statement, which have provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number or electronic address or
mailing address for notices of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose. 
 h. If any Investor is required under applicable securities law to be described in the Registration Statement as (and not merely that they may be) an
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the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as an Investor may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated
such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investors, and
(ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given to selling securityholders in such transactions, addressed to the
Investors. 
 i. The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any Investor required under applicable securities law to be
described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, (ii) Legal Counsel for such Investors and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by such Investors (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company’s officers, directors
and employees to supply all information which may be necessary and any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree in writing to hold in strict confidence and not to make any disclosure (except to an
Investor) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or
correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933 Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of
competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Investor agrees that
it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and any Investor) shall be deemed to limit the
Investors’ ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations. 
 j.
The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning an Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the
disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court
or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement of which the Company has knowledge. The
Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning an Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to such Investor and
allow such Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information. 
  

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 k. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted
under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement on The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market or (iii) if, despite the
Company’s reasonable best efforts to satisfy, the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to use reasonable best efforts to secure the inclusion for quotation
on The NASDAQ Capital Market for such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for at least two market makers to register with the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(k). 
 l. The Company shall cooperate with the Investors who hold Registrable Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may be, as the Investors may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investors may request. 
 m. If reasonably requested by
an Investor in writing, the Company shall within ten (10) days of receipt of notice from such Investor (but (i) not more often than once in any 30-day period, but (ii) not during any 15-day period prior to the time the Company is
required to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or any 15-day period prior to the time the Company is required to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K) (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as
an Investor reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the
purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of
the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement relating to the sale or distribution of Registrable Securities if reasonably
requested by an Investor holding any Registrable Securities. 
 n. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may reasonably be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. 
 o. The Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of
the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the Company’s
fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration Statement. 
  

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 p. The Company shall otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder in all material respects. 
 q. Within two (2) Business Days after
a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities confirmation
that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
 r.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may delay the filing of a Registration Statement, may delay the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and may suspend sales of Registrable Securities by suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or otherwise, for any valid and important business reason, if it is determined upon a good faith finding of the Board of Directors of the Company in consultation with the legal counsel of the Company to be in the best
interest of the Company to do so (a “Grace Period”) and, as applicable, suspend sales of Registrable Securities under an effective Registration Statement; provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Investors in
writing of the invocation of a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose any material, non-public information to the Investors) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Investors in
writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed twenty (20) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an
aggregate of forty-five (45) days and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least three (3) trading days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “Allowable Grace Period”). For purposes of determining
the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Investors receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Investors receive the notice referred to
in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by
the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. 
 4. Obligations of the Investors. 
 a. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the first
anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from each such Investor if such Investor elects to have any of such Investor’s Registrable Securities
included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Investor that such
Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it and such other information, if any, as shall be reasonably
required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. 
  

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 b. Each Investor, by such Investor’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate
with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Investor has notified the Company in writing of such Investor’s election to exclude all
of such Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement. 
 c. Each Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) or the Investor receives a notice from the Company that a Grace Period is in effect, such Investor will immediately discontinue
disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until such Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the
first sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of an Investor
in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Investor has not yet settled. 
 d. Each Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement. 
 5. Expenses of Registration. 
 All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company shall be paid by the Company. The Company shall also reimburse the Investors for the fees and disbursements of Legal
Counsel in connection with registration, filing or qualification pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement which amount shall be limited to $10,000. 
 6. Indemnification. 
 In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration
Statement under this Agreement: 
 a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and
defend each Investor, the directors, officers, members, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls any Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act
(each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, or expenses, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, 

  

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administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto
(“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of
any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or
supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation of this Agreement by the Company (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through
(iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). Subject to Section 6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other reasonable
expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim
by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in
connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii) shall not be available to the
extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, including a corrected prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available by
the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9.

 b. In connection with any Registration Statement in which an Investor is participating, to the fullest extent permitted by law each such
Investor will, and hereby does, severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, officers, employees, agents,
representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs 

  

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in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration
Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of
such Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, however, that an Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net
proceeds to such Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party
and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to
any preliminary prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented. 
 c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this
Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the
reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests
between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the
Investors holding at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in
connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such
action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall,
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Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof
the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the
indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. 
 d. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be
made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills reasonably detailed and itemized are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred. 
 e. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law. 
 7. Contribution. 
 To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or
limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no
Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. 
 8. Reports Under the 1934 Act. 
 With a view to making available to the Investors the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit the Investors to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to: 
 a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; 
 b.
file with the SEC all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the
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 c. furnish to each Investor so long as such Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request,
(i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other
reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investors to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration. 
 9. Assignment of Registration Rights. 
 The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Investors to any transferee of all or any portion of such Investor’s Registrable Securities if: (i) the Investor agrees in writing with the transferee or
assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within two (2) Business Days after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within two (2) Business Days after such transfer or assignment,
furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (iii) immediately following such
transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice
contemplated by clause (ii) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Purchase Agreement. 
 10. Amendment of Registration Rights. 
 Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10 shall be binding upon each Investor and the Company. No such amendment
shall be effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this
Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement. 
 11. Miscellaneous. 
 a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If
the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the record owner of
such Registrable Securities. 
 b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms
of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically
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recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be: 
  

			
	 If to the Company:

	
	 Avanex Corporation

	 40919 Encyclopedia Circle

	 Fremont, California 94538

	 Telephone: (510) 897-4188

	 Facsimile: (510) 897-4189

	 Attention: General Counsel

	
	 With a copy to:

	
	 Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

	 650 Page Mill Road

	 Palo Alto, California 94304

	 Telephone: (650) 493-9300

	 Facsimile: (650) 493-6811

	 Attention: Daniel J. Weiser, Esq.

	                  David J. Segre, Esq.

	
	 If to Legal Counsel:

	
	 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

	 919 Third Avenue

	 New York, New York 10022


	 Telephone: (212) 756-2000

	 Facsimile: (212) 593-5955

	 Attention: Eleazer N. Klein, Esq.


 If to a Buyer, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the Schedule of Buyers attached hereto, with
copies to such Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers, or to such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by
the sender’s facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively. 
 c. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall
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 d. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement
shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the
laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any
dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to
the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of
process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 

e. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and the instruments referenced herein and
therein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. 
 f. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns
of each of the parties hereto. 
 g. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise
affect the meaning hereof. 
 h. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all
of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this
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 i. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things,
and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby. 
 j. All consents and other determinations required to be made by the Investors pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, by the Required Holders. 
 k. This Agreement is intended for the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person. 
 l. The obligations of each Buyer hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Buyer, and no provision of this Agreement is
intended to confer any obligations on any Buyer vis-à-vis any other Buyer. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Buyer pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Buyers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture
or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Buyers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated herein. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	 COMPANY:

	
	 AVANEX CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jo Major

	Name:	 	Jo Major
	Title:	 	CEO


  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this
Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	 BUYERS:

	
	 KINGS ROAD INVESTMENTS LTD.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Erik M.W. Caspersen

	Name:	 	Erik M.W. Caspersen
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory


  

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 SCHEDULE OF BUYERS 
  

					
	Buyer	 	Buyer’s Address and Facsimile Number	 	Buyer’s Representative’s Address
and Facsimile Number
	Kings Road Investments Ltd.	 	c/o Polygon Investment Partners LP 598
Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10128
Attn: Erik Caspersen and Brandon Jones
Telephone:
Facsimile: (212) 359-7303
Residence: Cayman Islands	 	Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Eleazer N. Klein,
Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 593-5955
Telephone: (212) 756-2000

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT 
 Computershare Investor Services 
 250 Royall Street 
 Canton, MA 02021 
 Attention: Greg Veliotis 
 Re: Avanex
Corporation 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 [We are][I
am] [an officer/counsel] to Avanex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”) entered into by and among the Company and the buyers named therein (collectively, the “Holders”) pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holders shares (the “Common Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and warrants exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also
has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Holders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration
Rights Agreement), including the Common Shares and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under
the Registration Rights Agreement, on             , 200    , the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File
No. 333-            ) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the Registrable
Securities which names each of the Holders as a selling shareholder thereunder. 
 In connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that
a member of the SEC’s staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF
EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or
threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the Registration Statement. 
 This letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that, provided that a Rule 424(b) prospectus has been filed with the SEC, the shares of Common Stock are freely transferable by the Holders pursuant to the Registration Statement.
You need not require further letters from us to effect any future legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders as contemplated by the Company’s Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions 

  

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dated             , 2007. This letter shall serve as our standing instruction with regard
to this matter. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
		
	 By:
	 	  



  

	CC:	[LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS] 

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 SELLING SHAREHOLDERS 
 The shares of Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders are those
previously issued to the selling shareholders and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of those shares of Common Stock and warrants, see “Private Placement of Shares of Common
Stock and Warrants” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of (i) shares of Common Stock and Warrants
issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) shares of Common Stock and additional investment rights issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements dated March 6, 2006 and May 16, 2005, the selling shareholders
have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years. 
 The table below lists the selling shareholders and other
information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling shareholder, based on its ownership of
the shares of Common Stock and warrants, as of             , 200    , assuming exercise of all the warrants held by the selling shareholders on that date,
without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercise. 
 The third column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this
prospectus by the selling shareholders. 
 In accordance with the terms of registration rights agreements with the selling shareholders, this
prospectus generally covers the resale of at least the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued and (ii) 120% of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the related warrants as of the trading
day immediately preceding the date the registration statement is initially filed with the SEC. Because the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted, the number of shares that will actually be issued may be more or less than the number
of shares being offered by this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus. 
 Under the terms of the warrants, a selling shareholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such conversion or exercise would cause such selling shareholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a
number of shares of Common Stock which would exceed 9.9% of our then outstanding shares of Common Stock following such exercise, excluding for purposes of such determination shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants which have
not been exercised. The number of shares in the second column does not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.” 
  

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	 Name of Selling Shareholder
	  	 Number of Shares Owned
 Prior to Offering
	  	 Maximum Number of Shares
 to be Sold Pursuant to this
Prospectus
	  	 Number of Shares Owned
 After Offering

	 Kings Road Investments Ltd. (1)
	  		  		  	



	(1)	Kings Road Investments Ltd. (“Kings Road”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polygon Global Opportunities Master Fund (“Master Fund”). Polygon Investment Partners
LLP, Polygon Investment Partners LP and Polygon Investment Partners HK Limited (the “Investment Managers”), Polygon Investments Ltd. (the “Manager”), the Master Fund, Alexander Jackson, Reade Griffith and Paddy Dear share voting
and dispositive power of the securities held by Kings Road. The Investment Managers, the Manager, Alexander Jackson, Reade Griffith and Paddy Dear disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by Kings Road. 

  

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 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 
 We are registering the shares of Common Stock previously issued to the selling shareholders and the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock by the holders of
the Common Stock and warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the shares of Common Stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our
obligation to register the shares of Common Stock. 
 The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of Common Stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be
responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of Common Stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined
at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, 
  

	 	•	 	 on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale; 


  

	 	•	 	 in the over-the-counter market; 


  

	 	•	 	 in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market; 


  

	 	•	 	 through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; 


  

	 	•	 	 ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; 


  

	 	•	 	 block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction; 


  

	 	•	 	 purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; 


  

	 	•	 	 an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; 


  

	 	•	 	 privately negotiated transactions; 


  

	 	•	 	 short sales; 


  

	 	•	 	 sales pursuant to Rule 144; 










	 	•	 	 broker-dealers may agree with the selling securityholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; 



 

	 	•	 	 a combination of any such methods of sale; and 


  

	 	•	 	 any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. 


 If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling shares of Common Stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the
form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of Common Stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or
commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of Common Stock or otherwise, the selling shareholders may enter
into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of Common Stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of Common Stock short and deliver
shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge shares of Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn
may sell such shares. 
 The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or shares of Common
Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus
under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under
this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for
purposes of this prospectus. 
 The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of Common
Stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under
the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of Common Stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of Common Stock being offered and the terms of
the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid
to broker-dealers. 
 Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered
or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of Common Stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is
complied with. 
  

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 There can be no assurance that any selling shareholder will sell any or all of the shares of Common Stock
registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part. 
 The selling shareholders and any other
person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which
may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of Common Stock by the selling shareholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of
Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making
activities with respect to the shares of Common Stock. 
 We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be $[            ] in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of
compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling shareholders against liabilities,
including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the registration rights agreements, or the selling shareholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling shareholders against civil liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by the selling shareholder specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may
be entitled to contribution. 
 Once sold under the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the shares of Common
Stock will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates. 
  

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