Filed by Infinera Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Infinera Corporation
Commission File No.: 001-33486
The following communication was first made available on September 16, 2024.
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Whats the deadline for making an election? |
In general, the election deadline is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 30, 2024, which is the business day immediately prior
to the Special Meeting.
Banks and brokers may establish an earlier deadline. If you hold your shares through a bank or broker, you should
check with your bank or broker for the deadline that is applicable to you.
For shares held in an Infinera Stock Plan account with
E*TRADE (aka Morgan Stanley at Work), the following deadlines apply:
E*TRADE is the service provider through which Infinera settles
equity grants into shares. As such, you likely have some shares held at E*TRADE in an Infinera stock plan account. E*TRADE has established a deadline of September 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time (referred to in
E*TRADE communications as the Due Date), for making online elections for shares held in an individuals stock plan account. If you wish to make an election by phone, you may do so up until September 27, 2024 at
6:00 p.m. Eastern time(referred to in E*TRADE communications as the Cutoff Date).
For assistance making an election for shares
held at E*TRADE, please contact E*TRADE at (800) 838-0908 or by using the following link: https://us.etrade.com/e/t/home/contactus_esp
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I havent received any information about making an election. Who should I contact?
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Please contact Sodali & Co, the firm helping Infinera with election mechanics as information agent, at
(800) 662-5200 or by email at INFN@investor.sodali.com.
Alternatively, you may contact the
bank or broker through which you hold your shares.
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What are my election options? |
For each share of Infinera common stock that you own, you can elect to receive one of the following:
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$6.65 in cash, without interest; |
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1.7896 Nokia shares for each share of Infinera common stock; or |
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a combination of $4.66 in cash, without interest, and 0.5355 Nokia shares for each share of Infinera common
stock. |