On February 21, 2013, NeoPhotonics Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release regarding the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished and attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or subject to the liabilities of that
Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and shall not be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number         Description

99.1                   Press Release issued by NeoPhotonics Corporation on February
                       21, 2013.