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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 June 17, 2011

NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 25, 2011

Date: June 17, 2011 Time: 10:00 AM PDT Location: NeoPhotonics Corporation 2911 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 USA

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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NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

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SAN JOSE, CA 95134 USA

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How to Access the Proxy Materials

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1. Notice & Proxy Statement 2. Form 10-K

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR all nominees set forth below:

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

01 Timothy S. Jenks 02 Björn Olsson

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals Nos. 2 and 3.

2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting

firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

3. Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote “ 3 YEARS ” on Proposal No. 4:

4. Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive

officers.

NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before

the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment thereof.

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