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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (498)	3/15/2000 1:16:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 1583

SEC 14A - NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. ------------------------ NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD APRIL 20, 2000 TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2000, at 11:00 a.m. local time, at the Silicon Valley Conference Center located at 2161 N. First Street, San Jose, California for the following purposes: 1. To elect two (2) directors to serve until the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. 2. To ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen, LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending October 28, 2000. 3. To amend the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 200,000,000 shares to 400,000,000. 4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, including any motion to adjourn to a later date to permit further solicitation of proxies if necessary, or before any adjournments thereof. The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the proxy statement accompanying this notice. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2000 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person. However, to assure your representation at the meeting, you are urged to mark, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy as promptly as possible in the postage-prepaid envelope enclosed for that purpose. Any stockholder attending the Annual Meeting may vote in person even if he or she has returned a proxy. Sincerely, Michael J. Byrd Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary San Jose, California March 17, 2000