FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 30 - Avanex Corporation (Nasdaq: AVNX) today announced that it had filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. The Form 10-K includes the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP, its independent registered public accounting firm, with respect to the company's financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. The report of Deloitte & Touche LLP included an explanatory paragraph regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
This press release is in compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(b), which requires that a public announcement be made regarding the receipt of an audit opinion that contains a going concern qualification.
About Avanex
Avanex Corporation is a leading global provider of Intelligent Photonic Solutions(TM) to meet the needs of fiber optic communications networks for greater capacity, longer distance transmissions, improved connectivity, higher speeds and lower costs. These solutions enable or enhance optical wavelength multiplexing, dispersion compensation, switching and routing, transmission, amplification, and include network-managed subsystems. Avanex was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. Avanex also maintains facilities in Erwin Park, N.Y.; Nozay, France; San Donato, Italy; Shanghai, China; and Bangkok, Thailand. An overview of the company can be found on our website at: http://www.avanex.com.

