AVANEX CORP
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2004
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AVANEX CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO JO MAJOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Amendment No. 1 to the Jo Major Employment Agreement, dated August 18, 2004 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) is entered into as of November 1, 2004 (the
&#147;Effective Date&#148;) by and between Avanex Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Jo Major (&#147;Executive&#148;). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, on October 4, 2004, the Company&#146;s Compensation Committee
approved an Executive Cash Bonus Program for fiscal year 2005 (the &#147;Cash Bonus Program&#148;), which was approved by the Company&#146;s Board of Directors by unanimous written consent on October 31, 2004; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the Cash Bonus Program provides that certain executive officers of
the Company will receive cash bonuses upon the Company&#146;s meeting certain annual operating plan (&#147;AOP&#148;) goals and achieving positive pro-forma EBITDA sufficient to cover the eligible bonus payments, as defined in the Cash Bonus Program
and limited by certain other terms and conditions as defined in the Cash Bonus Program; and </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, Executive wishes to amend the Agreement to align Executive&#146;s Quarterly Portion of the Annual Bonus with that of the other Company&#146;s executive officers under the Cash Bonus Program. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company and Executive
agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to Section 16 of the Agreement,
Section 3, subsection (b) of the Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Annual Bonus</U>. Executive&#146;s annual target bonus will be 70% of Base Salary (&#147;Target Bonus&#148;), divided into a 40% portion (the &#147;Quarterly Portion&#148;) and a
30% portion (the &#147;Annual Portion&#148;). Executive&#146;s bonus will be payable upon achievement of performance goals established by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;Committee&#148;); provided, however, that the Quarterly
Portion will accrue and become payable in four quarterly installments based on meeting quarterly performance goals, and the Annual Portion will accrue and become payable in accordance with the Committee&#146;s standard practices for annual bonuses.
The actual bonus paid may be higher or lower than the Target Bonus for over- or under-achievement of Executive&#146;s performance goals, as determined by the Committee. Executive will have the opportunity to discuss the nature of the performance
goals with the Committee prior to the performance goals being established. For the Company&#146;s fiscal year 2005 (&#147;FY05&#148;), the Quarterly Portion shall be paid in accordance with the Cash Bonus Program. Pursuant to the Cash Bonus Program,
the Quarterly Portion will be paid only upon the Company&#146;s meeting certain AOP goals and achieving positive pro-forma EBITDA sufficient to cover the eligible bonus payments, as defined in the Cash Bonus Program and limited by certain other
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the Cash Bonus Program. Should the Executive&#146;s employment be involuntarily terminated, without
Cause, before June 30, 2005, then this Amendment No. 1 shall be null and void, and Executive shall be entitled to any Quarterly Bonus pursuant to the original Agreement. The actual bonus(es), if any, related to the Quarterly Portion will be paid in
cash, and the actual bonus, if any, related to the Annual Portion will be paid in stock options. The terms and conditions of any such stock option will be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that (i) the option
will cover one share of Company common stock for every $5 that otherwise would have been paid in cash and (ii) the option will have a per-share exercise price equal to the per-share &#147;Fair Market Value&#148; (as defined in the Company&#146;s
1998 Stock Plan, the &#147;Plan&#148;) on the date of grant. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">All other sections of the Agreement remain unchanged and enforceable. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this Amendment, in the case of
the Company by a duly authorized officer. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">COMPANY: </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AVANEX CORPORATION </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ WALTER ALESSANDRINI</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="73%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: 11/1/04</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman of Board</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EXECUTIVE:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: 11/1/04</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">JO MAJOR</FONT></P></TD>
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