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Exhibit 99.1
Sirocco Systems, Inc.
Proxy for Special Meeting of Stockholders
This Proxy Is Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned stockholder of Sirocco Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Sirocco"), having read the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders and the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated August 14, 2000 (the "Proxy
Statement/Prospectus"), hereby revokes all previous proxies and hereby appoints
Jonathan Reeves and W. Thomas Shea, and each of them, proxies and attorneys-in-
fact, with full power of substitution, on behalf of, and in the name of the
undersigned, to vote as designated on the reverse side upon matters set forth
in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, all shares of stock of Sirocco that the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of
Sirocco to be held at Day, Berry & Howard LLP, CityPlace I, 185 Asylum Street,
25th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 on Thursday, September 7, 2000 at 9:00
a.m., local time, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
In their discretion, the proxies are hereby authorized to vote upon such
other matters as may properly come before the special meeting or any
adjournment of the meeting.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED
HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO
ANY PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL. ATTENDANCE OF THE
UNDERSIGNED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OR AT ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO REVOKE THIS PROXY UNLESS THE UNDERSIGNED
SHALL REVOKE THIS PROXY IN WRITING.
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
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SIROCCO SYSTEMS, INC.
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTE IN BOX USING DARK INK ONLY
The Sirocco Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the following
proposal:
1. To approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June
5, 2000, by and among Sycamore Networks, Inc., Tropical Acquisition
Corporation, and Sirocco Systems, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), and to approve
the merger of Tropical Acquisition Corporation with and into Sirocco Systems,
Inc. pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
Please sign exactly as
your name appears on your
stock certificate. When
shares are held by joint
tenants, both should
sign. When signing as at-
torney, executor, admin-
istrator, trustee, guard-
ian or corporate officer
or partner, please give
full name as such. If a
corporation, please sign
in corporate name by
president or other autho-
rized officer. If a part-
ner, please sign in part-
nership name by autho-
rized person.
Signature: _____________________Date: ____________
Signature: _____________________Date: ____________
