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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. ‌ The information required by this Item with respect to the Company's executive officers is incorporated herein by reference from the information under Item 1 of Part I of this Report under the section entitled "Executive Officers." The information required by this Item with respect to the Company's directors is incorporated herein by reference from the information provided under the heading "Election of Directors" of the Definitive Proxy Statement which will be filed with the Commission. The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the information provided under the heading "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" of the Proxy Statement.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. ‌ The information required by this Item with respect to the Company's executive officers section is incorporated herein by reference from the information under Item 1 in the section entitled "Election of Part I Directors" in the Proxy Statement. The required information concerning executive officers of this Report under the Company is contained in the section entitled "Executive Officers." The information required by this Item with respect to the Company's directors is incorporated herein by reference from the information provided under the heading "Election of Directors" Officers and Directors of the Definitive Proxy Statement which will be filed with the Commission. The information required by Registrant" in Part I of this Form 10-K. Item 405 of Regulation S-K calls for disclosure of any known late filing or failure by an insider to file a report required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This disclosure is incorporated herein by reference from contained in the information provided under the heading section entitled "Section 16(a16 (a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" of in the Proxy StatementStatement and is incorporated by reference. For a listing of officers and directors of Brocade, please see Item 4 or page 12.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT. ‌ The information required by this Item with respect to the Company's executive officers is incorporated herein by reference from the information under Item 1 of Part I of this Report under the section entitled "Executive Officers." ". The information required by this Item with respect to the Company's directors is incorporated herein by reference from the information provided under the heading "Election of Directors" of the Definitive Proxy Statement which will be filed with the Commission. The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the information provided under the heading "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" of the Proxy Statement.