Item 8.01 Other Events.

Oplink Communications, Inc. ("Oplink") held its annual meeting of stockholders on November 4, 2009. The following actions were taken by the Company's stockholders at the annual meeting:

1. Tim Christoffersen and Jesse Jack were elected to serve as Class III directors for three-year terms that expire at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders;

2. The appointment of Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year was ratified;

3. A new 2009 Equity Incentive Plan was approved; and

4. An amendment and restatement of the Company's 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to extend the term of the plan and make certain other changes was approved.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors held immediately following the annual stockholders meeting, Tim Christoffersen, a newly-elected member of the Company's Board of Directors, was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board, Joseph Liu, the Company's President and CEO, was appointed Chairman of the Board, and Chieh Chang, a member of the Board and Chairman of the Compensation Committee, was appointed Lead Independent Director.

Mr. Leonard J. LeBlanc, who had been a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee since July 2000, and Chairman of the Board since 2006, chose not to stand for re-election at the annual meeting. In order to retain the benefit of Mr. LeBlanc's guidance and experience, the Company has entered into a consulting arrangement with Mr. LeBlanc, pursuant to which, for a one year period, the Company will pay Mr. LeBlanc compensation equivalent to what he was paid as director, in exchange for advisory services relating to financial matters, including financial reporting, internal and external audit matters and internal controls.

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