Edgar Filing: XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SCHEDULE 14A

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* Exercise Your Right to Vote * Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on March 10, 2016

	Meeting Information
*XTERA COMMUNICATIONS INC*	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
	For holders as of: January 15, 2016
	Date: March 10, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM CDT
	Location:	DLA Piper LLP
		1717 Main Street, Suite 4600
		Dallas, Texas 75201

	You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.
	This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).
	We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
	See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

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Voting items


The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
1.		Election of Directors
		Nominees
01		Clinton W. Bybee
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
2		To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
NOTE: The shares represented by this proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder(s). If no direction is made, this proxy will voted FOR items 1 and 2. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the persons named in this proxy will vote in their discretion.

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		Reserved for Broadridge Internal Control Information


		NAME
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - COMMON		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS B		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS C		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS D		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS E		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS F		123,456,789,012.12345
		THE COMPANY NAME INC. - 401 K		123,456,789,012.12345


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