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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: January 2, 2001
Date of earliest event reported: December 12, 2000
ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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A Delaware Commission File I.R.S. Employer
Corporation Number: 0-28734 Identification No.
68-0277743
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1465 McDowell Boulevard, North
Petaluma, California 94954
Telephone: (707) 794-7700
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 12, 2000, the Board of Directors of Advanced Fibre Communications,
Inc. adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
3(ii). The Board of Directors also resolved that the date for the 2001 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders will be May 23, 2001.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. Description
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3(ii) Amended and Restated Bylaws of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Date: January 2, 2001 By: /s/ R. Leon Blackburn
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Name: R. Leon Blackburn
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
(Duly Authorized Signatory)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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3(ii) Amended and Restated Bylaws of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.
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