Exhibit (a)(2) OFFER TO REPLACE CERTAIN OUTSTANDING OPTIONS WITH NEW OPTIONS (THE "OFFER TO REPLACE") THIS SUPPLEMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE REDBACK NETWORKS INC. 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN...

Exhibit (a)(2)

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OFFER TO REPLACE CERTAIN OUTSTANDING OPTIONS
WITH NEW OPTIONS
(THE "OFFER TO REPLACE")

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THIS SUPPLEMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE REDBACK
NETWORKS INC. 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

September 6, 2001

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REDBACK NETWORKS INC.

Offer to Replace Certain Outstanding Options With New Options (the "Offer to
Replace")

The offer and withdrawal rights expire at 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on October
12, 2001 unless the offer is extended.

Redback Networks Inc. ("Redback" or the "Company," also referred to by the
terms "we" or "us") is offering eligible employees the opportunity to replace
outstanding options to purchase shares of Redback common stock that were granted
before August 1, 2001 and which have an exercise price of more than $6.50 per
share (the "Old Options") with new options (the "New Options") which we will
grant under the Redback Networks Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
through May 16, 2001 (the "1999 Plan"). We are making the offer upon the terms
and conditions described in (i) this Offer to Replace; (ii) the Election Form;
and (iii) the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer (which together, as they may be
amended from time to time, constitute the "Voluntary Stock Option Replacement
Program," also referred to as the "offer" or "program").

The number of shares subject to the New Options to be granted to each
eligible participating employee will be determined according to the exercise
price of the Old Options tendered. Subject to any adjustments for stock splits,
stock dividends and similar events (and rounded down to the nearest whole
number), the replacement ratios will be as follows: (i) an Old Option to
purchase stock with an exercise price of $40.00 per share or less will be
replaced with a New Option for the same number of shares; (ii) an Old Option to
purchase stock with an exercise price between $40.01 per share and $80.00 per
share will be replaced with a New Option covering one (1) share for every five
(5) shares covered by the Old Option; and (iii) an Old Option to purchase stock
with an exercise price above $80.00 per share will be replaced with a New Option
covering one (1) share for every ten (10) shares covered by the Old Option. Only
shares with an exercise price of more than six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50)
per share and which were granted before August 1, 2001 are eligible for
replacement.

Unless stated otherwise, all monetary denominations referred to in this
offer are U.S. dollars.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this offer, we will grant the New
Options on the same business day on which we cancel the options accepted for
replacement. The offer is currently scheduled to expire on October 12, 2001 (the
"Offer Expiration Date") and we will cancel and replace all validly tendered
options promptly on the first business day following the Offer Expiration Date,
which we currently expect to be on October 15, 2001 (both the "Cancellation
Date" and the "Replacement Date").

If you tender any option grant for replacement, you will be required to
also tender all option grants that you received during the six (6) month period
prior to the Cancellation Date, even if those option grants have an exercise
price equal to or less than six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share.
However, you will not be required, nor may you elect, to tender any of the
following: (i) options granted through the Salary for Stock Options Exchange
Program; or

(ii) options granted on or after August 1, 2001. Please note that these
exceptions represent a change from the terms we thought we would implement and
which we described to you in the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August 13,
2001.

Since we currently expect to cancel all tendered options on October 15,
2001, this means that if you participate in the offer, you will be required to
tender all options granted to you since April 15, 2001, unless the options fall
into one of the exceptions mentioned. If the options fall into one of the
exceptions mentioned, such options may not be tendered in this offer.

We will not accept partial tenders of options. If you tender any eligible
option, you must tender the entire unexercised portion of that option. In
addition, if you tender any option granted to you on a particular date, you will
be required to tender any other options granted to you on that same day, subject
to the same exceptions as described above.

The offer is not conditioned on a minimum number of options being tendered.
Participation in the offer is completely voluntary. The offer is subject to
conditions that we describe in Section 7 of this Offer to Replace.

You may participate in the offer if you are an employee of Redback Networks
Inc. or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates who resides or works in the United
States, Brazil, the Canadian provinces of British Columbia or Ontario, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of
China, Singapore, Taiwan or the United Kingdom as of August 1, 2001 through the
Cancellation Date. Members of our Board of Directors and affiliates other than
officers are not eligible to participate. In order to receive a New Option
pursuant to this offer, you must continue to be an employee of Redback or one of
our subsidiaries or affiliates as of the Replacement Date.

If you are a tax resident of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, certain other terms
and conditions may apply to your New Option in order to comply with the laws in
that country or in order to preserve the possibility of favorable tax treatment.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the United Kingdom,
your New Option will be subject to the execution of a joint election
between you and Redback, as described in Section 26.

. Due to exchange control restrictions currently in place, if you are an
employee who is a tax resident of Brazil, Redback will at this time
require that you exercise your options by using only a full or partial
cashless exercise method, whereby you exercise your options without
remitting any cash, as described in Section 15.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or the
People's Republic of China, your options may be exercised only by
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using a cashless exercise method, whereby the options are exercised
without remitting any cash and under which you will effect a same-day
exercise of the option and sale of the shares, as described in
Sections 22 and 23.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of Hong Kong and if your
New Options will vest in whole or in part within six (6) months of the
Replacement Date, you will be restricted from selling any shares
acquired upon the exercise of those options until a period of six (6)
months from the Replacement Date, as described in Section 19.

In order to comply with certain applicable laws or to preserve the
possibility of favorable tax treatment in certain jurisdictions, the exercise
price per share of the New Options may vary for different employees and will be
set as follows:

. Except for "Executive Officers" (officers of Redback who are defined
as "officers" for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and who are listed in Schedule A to this
Offer to Replace), the exercise price per share of the New Options for
eligible employees who are tax residents of the United States, Brazil,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the
People's Republic of China, Taiwan or the United Kingdom will be the
lower of:(i) four dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which
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was the closing price of a share of Redback common stock on August 29,
2001 and (ii) 100% of the fair market value of Redback common stock on
the Replacement Date, as determined by the closing price reported by
the Nasdaq National Market on the Replacement Date.

. The exercise price per share for eligible employees who are tax
residents of Canada or Singapore will be 100% of the fair market value
of Redback common stock on the Replacement Date, as determined by the
closing price reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the
Replacement Date.

. The exercise price per share for Executive Officers will be four
dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which was the closing
price of a share of Redback common stock on August 29, 2001.

Please note that the exercise prices for the New Options represent a change
from the terms we thought we would implement and which we described to you in
the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August 13, 2001 and in our 10-Q filed
with the SEC on August 14, 2001.

For example, if the fair market value of Redback common stock on the
Replacement Date, which we expect to be October 15, 2001, is $4.00 per share,
then the exercise price per share of the New Options would be:

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees other than tax
residents of Canada and Singapore: $4.00 per share.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees who are tax residents
of Canada or Singapore: $4.00 per share.

. For all Executive Officers of Redback: $4.17 per share.

Similarly, if the fair market value of Redback common stock on the
Replacement Date is $4.50 per share, then the exercise price per share of the
New Options would be:

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees other than tax
residents of Canada and Singapore: $4.17 per share.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees who are tax residents
of Canada or Singapore: $4.50 per share.

. For all Executive Officers of Redback: $4.17 per share.

Each New Option granted will have a new vesting start date that will be
August 8, 2001, which was the date the Board approved the program. Except for
the vesting start date, the vesting schedule of the New Options will be
identical to the vesting schedule of the Old Options. For example, if you
tendered an Old Option granted in July 2000 which vested 25% on the first
anniversary of the Old Option grant date and 1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) monthly
thereafter, the New Option you receive in replacement will be completely
unvested on the Replacement Date and will vest 25% on the first anniversary of
August 8, 2001 and 1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) monthly thereafter.

Although our Board of Directors has approved our making of this offer,
neither we nor our Board of Directors makes any recommendation as to whether you
should tender or not tender your options for replacement. You must make your own
decision whether or not to tender your options.

Shares of Redback common stock are traded on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol "RBAK." On September 4, 2001, the closing price of our common
stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market was $4.04 per share.

We recommend that you evaluate current market quotes for our common stock,
among other factors, before deciding whether or not to tender your options.

This Offer to Replace has not been approved or disapproved by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or any State Securities
Commission nor has the SEC or any State Securities Commission passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of the information contained in this Offer to Replace. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

You should direct questions about the offer or requests for assistance or
for additional copies of (i) this Offer to Replace; (ii) the Election Form; and
(iii) the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer, to Xxxxx Xxxxx (telephone: 408-571-
5026) or Xxx Xxxxxxxxx (telephone: 000-000-0000) at Redback Networks Inc., Stock
Administration, 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (e-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx).

IMPORTANT

If you wish to tender your options for replacement, you must complete and
sign the Election Form in accordance with its instructions, and fax or hand
deliver it and any other required documents to Stock Administration at Redback
Networks Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (fax: 000-000-0000)
(telephone: 000-000-0000) on or before 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on October 12,
2001.

We are not making the offer to, and we will not accept any tender of
options from or on behalf of, option holders in any jurisdiction in which the
offer or the acceptance of any tender of options would not be in compliance with
the laws of that jurisdiction. However, we may, at our sole discretion, take any
actions necessary for us to make the offer to option holders in any of these
jurisdictions.

We have not authorized any person to make any recommendation on our behalf
as to whether you should tender or not tender your options through the offer.
You should rely only on the information in this document or to which we have
expressly referred you in this document. We have not authorized anyone to give
you any information or to make any representation in connection with the offer
other than the information and representations contained in this document, the
Election Form and the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer. If anyone makes any
recommendation or representation to you, gives you any information or refers you
to any such information, you must not rely upon that recommendation,
representation or information as having been authorized by the Company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY TERM SHEET............................................................................................. 1
CERTAIN RISKS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFER.................................................................... 15
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 20
THE OFFER...................................................................................................... 24
1. Eligibility........................................................................................... 24
2. Number of options; Expiration Date.................................................................... 24
3. Purpose of the offer.................................................................................. 27
4. Procedures for tendering options...................................................................... 28
5. Withdrawal Rights and Change of Election.............................................................. 30
6. Acceptance of options for replacement and issuance of New Options..................................... 32
7. Conditions of the offer............................................................................... 35
8. Price range of shares underlying the options.......................................................... 37
9. Source and amount of consideration; terms of New Options.............................................. 38
10. Information concerning Redback........................................................................ 48
11. Interests of directors and Executive Officers; transactions and arrangements concerning the
options............................................................................................... 48
12. Status of options acquired by us in the offer; accounting consequences of the offer................... 54
13. Legal matters; regulatory approvals................................................................... 54
14. Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences......................................................... 55
15. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Brazil.......................................... 56
16. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of British Columbia, Canada and Ontario,
Canada................................................................................................ 58
17. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of France.......................................... 60
18. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Germany......................................... 61
19. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Hong Kong....................................... 63
20. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Japan........................................... 64
21. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Korea........................................... 66
22. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of the Netherlands................................. 67

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23. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of the People's Republic of China.................. 69
24. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Singapore....................................... 70
25. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Taiwan.......................................... 73
26. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of the United Kingdom.............................. 74
27. Extension of offer; termination; amendment............................................................ 76
28. Fees and expenses..................................................................................... 78
29. Additional information................................................................................ 78
30. Miscellaneous......................................................................................... 79
SCHEDULE A Information Concerning the Directors and Executive Officers of Redback Networks Inc.............. A-1

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SUMMARY TERM SHEET

The following are answers to some of the questions that you may have about
the offer. We urge you to read carefully the remainder of this Offer to Replace,
the Election Form, the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer and other related
documents referenced in the Schedule TO. We have included section references to
the remainder of this Offer to Replace where you can find a more complete
description of the topics in this summary.

What securities are Redback offering to replace?

We are offering to replace all outstanding, unexercised options to purchase
shares of common stock of Redback that (i) have an exercise price greater than
six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share; (ii) were granted before August
1, 2001; and (iii) which are held by eligible employees, in return for New
Options we will grant under the 1999 Plan. We will not accept partial tenders of
options. If you tender any eligible option, you must tender the entire
unexercised portion of that option. Options to purchase common stock of Redback
that have an exercise price at or below six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per
share or which were granted on or after August 1, 2001 are not eligible to
participate in the offer, unless required to be tendered as detailed below and
in Section 2 of this Offer to Replace. (Sections 1 and 2)

However, if you participate in the offer, then all options, except those
discussed below, received during the six (6) month period prior to the
Cancellation Date must also be tendered, even if the option has an exercise
price equal to or less than six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share. The
following options are excluded from this requirement and may not be tendered:
(i) options granted through the Salary for Stock Options Exchange Program; and
(ii) options granted on or after August 1, 2001. Please note that these
exceptions represent a change from the terms we thought we would implement and
which we described to you in the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August 13,
2001. (Section 2)

In addition, if you tender any option granted to you on a particular date,
you will be required to tender any other options granted to you on that same
day, subject to the same exceptions as described above. (Section 2)

Who is eligible to participate?

Employees are eligible to participate if they are employees of Redback or
one of Redback's subsidiaries as of August 1, 2001 and remain employees through
the Replacement Date, but only if they live or work in the United States,
Brazil, the Canadian provinces of British Columbia or Ontario, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China,
Singapore, Taiwan or the United Kingdom. Members of the Board of Directors are
not eligible to participate. If Redback does not extend the offer beyond the
currently scheduled Offer Expiration Date, the tendered options will be
cancelled on October 15, 2001 and the replacement options will be granted on the
same day. (Section 1)

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Are employees outside the United States eligible to participate?

Yes, certain employees outside the United States are eligible to
participate. In addition to employees in the United States, employees who live
or work in Brazil, the Canadian provinces of British Columbia or Ontario,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic
of China, Singapore, Taiwan or the United Kingdom are eligible to participate.
(Section 1)

You should be aware that certain other terms and conditions may apply to
your New Option in order to comply with the laws in that country or in order to
preserve the possibility of favorable tax treatment. For example:

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the United Kingdom,
your New Option will be subject to the execution of a joint election
between you and Redback, which is described in Section 26. (Section
26)

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or the
People's Republic of China, your options may be exercised only by
using a cashless exercise method, whereby the options are exercised
without remitting any cash and under which you will effect a same-day
exercise of the option and sale of the shares, as described in
Sections 22 and 23. (Sections 22 and 23)

If you are an employee in a non-U.S. country, you should be sure to read
the form of stock option agreement which will be generally applicable to you.
The form that is generally applicable to you will be dependent upon the
jurisdiction in which you work. These forms are attached as Exhibits (a)9
through (a)15 to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC in connection with this
Offer to Replace.

Why is Redback making the offer?

We believe that granting stock options motivates high levels of performance
and provides an effective means of recognizing employee contributions to the
success of our company. The offer provides an opportunity for us to align
employee and stockholder interests and offer eligible employees a valuable
incentive to stay with our company and to achieve high levels of performance.

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Some of our outstanding options, whether or not they are currently exercisable,
have exercise prices that are significantly higher than the current market price
of our shares. We believe these options are unlikely to be exercised in the
foreseeable future. By making this offer to replace certain outstanding options
with New Options we intend to provide our eligible employees with the benefit of
owning options that over time may have a greater potential to increase in value,
create better performance incentives for eligible employees and thereby maximize
stockholder value. (Section 3)

What are the conditions to the offer?

The offer is not conditioned on a minimum number of options being tendered.
Participation in the offer is completely voluntary. The conditions are described
in Section 7 of this Offer to Replace. (Section 7)

Are there any eligibility requirements that I must satisfy after the
Cancellation Date/ Replacement Date of the offer to receive the New Options?

No. There are no eligibility requirements that you must satisfy after the
Cancellation Date/ Replacement Date to receive New Options through the offer.

However, you should note that in order to participate in the offer, you
must meet all of the applicable eligibility requirements and must validly tender
your options for cancellation and replacement. Also, you should be aware that to
receive a grant of New Options through the offer and under the terms of the 1999
Plan, you must be employed by Redback or one of its subsidiaries from August 1,
2001 through the Replacement Date. (Section 2)

As discussed below, subject to the terms of this offer, we will cancel
validly tendered options and grant the New Options promptly on the Cancellation
Date/ Replacement Date, both of which will be the first business day after the
offer expires. We expect that the offer will expire on October 12, and that we
will cancel the Old Options and grant the New Options on October 15, 2001.

If, for any reason, you do not remain an employee of Redback or one of our
subsidiaries or affiliates, as the case may be, through the Replacement Date, we
will not accept your tender of options and any Old Options you tendered will not
be cancelled as a result of this offer. You are reminded that unless expressly
provided in your employment agreement or by the applicable laws of a non-U.S.
jurisdiction, your employment with Redback or one of our subsidiaries or
affiliates, as the case may be, remains "at will" and can be terminated by you
or Redback, or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates, at any time, with or
without cause or notice. (Section 2)

How many New Options will I receive in replacement for my tendered options?

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Exercise Price per share of Number of Shares Subject Number of Shares Subject to
Old Option to Old Option New Option
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$40.00 or less One (1) One (1)
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$40.01 - $80.00 Five (5) One (1)
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Above $80.00 Ten (10) One (1)
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. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or the
People's Republic of China, your options may be exercised only by
using a cashless exercise method, whereby the options are exercised
without remitting any cash and under which you must effect a same-day
exercise of the options and sale of the shares, as described in
Sections 22 and 23. (Sections 22 and 23)

In addition, all New Options will be subject to a New Option agreement
between you and us. If you are a resident of any non-U.S. jurisdiction, please
be sure to find and read the applicable Section in this Offer to Replace
regarding the laws in your country, and the terms and conditions of

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this offer which are applicable to you, but which may differ from certain terms
described in this Offer to Replace. (Sections 6, 15 through 26)

When will I receive my New Options?

We will cancel all validly tendered options accepted by us and grant the
New Options on the first business day after the expiration of the offer. If the
Offer Expiration Date of the offer is October 12, 2001, as we expect it to be,
we will cancel and replace your validly tendered Old Options on October 15, 2001
which is the first business day following the Offer Expiration Date.

As discussed above, you must continue to be an employee on the Replacement
Date, which we expect to be October 15, 2001 in order to be eligible to receive
any New Options. If, for any reason, you do not remain an employee of Redback or
one of our subsidiaries or affiliates through the Replacement Date, we will not
accept your tender of options and any Old Options you tendered will not be
cancelled as a result of this offer. (Section 2)

If I tender options in the offer, will I give up eligibility to receive other
option grants later?

No, you will continue to be eligible to receive other option grants.

Will I be required to give up all my rights to the cancelled options?

Yes. Once we have accepted options tendered by you, your options will be
cancelled and you will no longer have any rights under those options. We intend
to cancel all validly tendered options accepted for replacement and replace them
with New Options on the first business day following the expiration of the
offer. We expect the Cancellation Date (and Replacement Date) to be October 15,
2001. (Section 6)

What will the exercise price of the New Options be?

. Except for Executive Officers (defined herein as those officers of
Redback who are defined as "officers" for purposes of Section 16(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and who are listed in
Schedule A to this Offer to Replace), the exercise price per share of
the New Options for eligible employees who are tax residents of the
United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the
Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan or the United
Kingdom will be the lower of: (i) four dollars and seventeen cents
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($4.17) per share, which was the closing price of a share of Redback
common stock on August 29, 2001; and (ii) 100% of the fair market
value of Redback common stock on the Replacement Date, as determined
by the closing price reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the
Replacement Date.

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. The exercise price per share for Executive Officers will be four
dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which was the closing
price of a share of Redback common stock on August 29, 2001.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees other than tax
residents of Canada and Singapore: $4.00 per share.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees who are tax residents
of Canada or Singapore: $4.00 per share.

. For all Executive Officers of Redback: $4.17 per share.

Similarly, if the fair market value of Redback common stock on the
Replacement Date is $4.50 per share, then the exercise price per share of the
New Options would be:

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees other than tax
residents of Canada and Singapore: $4.17 per share.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees who are tax residents
of Canada or Singapore: $4.50 per share.

. For all Executive Officers of Redback: $4.17 per share.

Accordingly, we cannot predict the exercise price of the New Options for
most employees. If you are subject to the tax laws of Canada or Singapore, the
New Options may have a higher exercise price than some or all of your current
options because the exercise price of your New Options will not be set until the
Replacement Date. If you are subject to the tax laws in the United States,
Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's
Republic of China, Taiwan or the United Kingdom, your New Options will be priced
no higher than four dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share. This still
means that the exercise price of the New Options could be higher than the
exercise price of certain of your tendered options, such as those options
required to be tendered if you participate in the offer (that is, many of the
options granted within the six (6) months prior to the Cancellation Date). For
both U.S. and non-U.S. residents, we recommend that you evaluate current market
quotes for our shares, among other factors, before deciding whether or not to
tender your options. (Section 9)

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When will the New Options vest?

Each New Option granted will vest in accordance with a new vesting
schedule, which will be identical to the vesting schedule of the Old Options,
with the exception of your vesting start date. The vesting schedule for the New
Options will start on August 8, 2001, the date the Board of Directors approved
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the program. You will not receive credit for vesting accrued on the Old Options
prior to the Cancellation Date. As a result, you will have to wait for a longer
period before you may purchase common stock under your New Options than if you
kept your Old Options.

For example, if you tendered an Old Option granted in July 2000 which
vested 25% on the first anniversary of the Old Option grant date and 1/48th
(equal to 2.0833%) monthly thereafter, the New Option you receive in replacement
will be completely unvested on the Replacement Date and will vest 25% on the
first anniversary of August 8, 2001, and 1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) monthly
thereafter, as shown in the following example:

An option to purchase 1,000 shares of Redback common stock granted on July
14, 2000 at an exercise price of $155.00 per share which vested as to 25% of the
shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the grant date and
1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) monthly thereafter would, at the time it is tendered
for cancellation under this offer, have vested as to approximately 29% of the
shares, as follows:

- July 14, 2000: 0% of 1,000 shares subject to the option vested

- July 14, 2001: 25% of 1,000 vested = 250 shares vested

- August 14, 2001: 27.0833% of 1,000 vested = 270 shares vested
(250 from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares (equal
to 2.0833%) vested for the month, which is approximately 20
shares)

- September 14, 2001: 29.167% of 1,000 vested = 291 shares vested
(270 from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares (equal
to 2.0833%) vested for the month, which is approximately 21
shares)

If this option was tendered and accepted for replacement, the New Option
would be for 100 shares (since the exercise price per share of the Old Option
was over $80.00). If the offer is not extended and the Replacement Date is
October 15, 2001, as expected, the New Option would vest as follows:

- October 15, 2001: 0% of 100 shares subject to the option vested

- August 8, 2002: 25% of 100 vested = 25 shares vested

- September 8, 2002: 27.0833% of 100 vested = 27 shares vested (25
from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares (equal to
2.0833%) vested for the month, which is approximately 2 shares)

- October 8, 2002: 29.167% of 100 vested = 29 shares vested (27
from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares (equal to
2.0833%) vested for the month, which is approximately 2 shares)

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- Vesting would continue in this pattern until 100% vested on
August 8, 2005 (Section 9)

However, regardless of the vesting schedule of the Old Option, if you are a
tax resident of Hong Kong, you may not sell your shares for a period of six (6)
months from the Replacement Date. Further, if you are a tax resident of Brazil,
you will have to exercise using a full or partial cashless exercise method. If
you are a tax resident of either the Netherlands or the People's Republic of
China you will have to exercise using a cashless exercise method, whereby the
options are exercised without remitting any cash and under which you will have
to sell any shares you receive from the exercise of the New Option on the same
day that you exercise. Please be sure to see Sections 15, 19, 22 and 23 for more
details.

Will I have to wait longer to purchase common stock under my New Options than I
would under the options I tender for replacement?

Yes. You will lose the benefits of any vesting of the Old Options that you
tender in the offer, and each New Option will then vest commencing on August 8,
2001 in accordance with the vesting schedule for that option. Accordingly, you
generally will not be able to purchase any of our common stock through the
exercise of the New Options for a period of time after you receive them.
(Section 9)

What if I cease to be an employee of Redback or one of our subsidiaries or
affiliates before my New Options are fully vested?

The vesting of your New Options will be subject to the terms and conditions
of the 1999 Plan and your new option agreement that you will sign upon receipt
of the New Option. Generally, if you cease to be an employee of Redback or one
of our subsidiaries or affiliates, all unvested portions of your New Options
will be cancelled and you will lose all rights with respect to them. This
applies even if your Old Option would have been fully vested. As a result, you
may not have the opportunity to exercise as much, or any, of your New Options as
you would have been able to exercise under the Old Options, since your New
Options may not be as fully vested, or may not be vested at all. For example, if
you tendered an option which was fifty percent (50%) vested at the Cancellation
Date, your New Option would generally be zero percent (0%) vested. In most
cases, if you ceased to be a Redback employee the next week, you would be unable
to exercise any of those options. You should be sure to take this into
consideration when deciding whether or not to tender your options for
replacement. (Section 9)

Your right to exercise any vested portions of the New Options will expire
within a limited time period after the termination of your employment, which
will be set out in your option agreement.

You are reminded that unless expressly provided in your employment
agreement or by the applicable laws of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, your employment
with Redback or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates, as the case may be, will
remain "at will" and can be terminated by you or Redback, or one of our
subsidiaries or affiliates, at any time, with or without cause or notice.

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What if Redback enters into a merger or stock acquisition whereby Redback is
acquired by another company?

If Redback is acquired prior to the expiration of the offer, you may
withdraw any options which you tendered for replacement and your options will be
treated in accordance with the option plan under which they were granted and
with your old option agreement. Further, if Redback is acquired prior to the
expiration of the offer, we reserve the right to withdraw the offer, in which
case your Old Options and your rights under them will remain intact for the time
period set forth in your option agreement but you will receive no replacement
options.

You should be aware that if you cease to be an employee of Redback or one
of our subsidiaries or affiliates as a result of an acquisition or merger, you
may not have the opportunity to exercise as much of your New Options as you
would have been able to exercise under the Old Options, since your New Options
may not be as fully vested, or may not be vested at all. As a result, you may
not receive as much, or any, benefit from your New Option as you would have
received if you had retained your Old Option. Please be sure to read the
description of the 1999 Plan, set forth in Section 9. (Section 9)

Are there circumstances where I would not be granted New Options?

Yes. If, for any reason, you are no longer an employee on the Replacement
Date, you will not receive any New Options because we will not accept your
tender of options and any Old Options you tendered will not be cancelled as a
result of the offer. You are reminded that unless expressly provided in your
employment agreement or by the applicable laws of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, your
employment with Redback or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates, as the case
may be, will remain "at will" and can be terminated by you or Redback, or one of
our subsidiaries or affiliates, at any time, with or without cause or notice.
(Section 2)

Moreover, even if we accept your tendered options, we will not grant New
Options to you if we are prohibited by applicable U.S. or non-U.S. law or
regulations from doing so. Such a prohibition could result from changes in SEC
rules, regulations or policies, Nasdaq listing requirements or the laws or
regulations of non-U.S. jurisdictions. We will use reasonable efforts to avoid
any such prohibitions, but if it is applicable throughout the period after the
Replacement Date, you will not be granted a New Option. We do not anticipate any
such prohibitions and are referring to the possibility in an abundance of
caution. (Section 13)

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If I choose to tender an option which is eligible for replacement, do I have to
tender all the shares in that option?

Yes. We are not accepting partial tenders of options. However, you may
tender the remaining unexercised portion of an option which you have partially
exercised. In other words, you may tender one or more of your option grants, but
you must tender all of the outstanding, unexercised shares subject to each grant
or none of the shares for that particular grant.

In addition, if you received more than one grant on a single day, you must
treat those grants as if they were one grant; therefore, you must tender all or
none of the unexercised shares subject to all the options granted on that day.

For example and except as otherwise described below, if you hold (i) an
option to purchase 1,000 shares at $10.00 per share, 700 of which you have
already exercised, (ii) an option to purchase 1,000 shares at an exercise price
of $20.00 per share, all 1,000 of which remain unexercised and (iii) an option
to purchase 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $40.00 per share, all 2,000 of
which remain unexercised; and each of the three grants was granted to you on
different dates, you would be allowed to tender:
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. none of your options,

. the first option grant covering the 300 remaining unexercised shares,

. the second option grant covering all 1,000 shares,

. the third option covering all 2,000 shares,

. two of the three option grants covering all unexercised shares subject
to those two grants, or

. all three of the option grants covering all 3,300 unexercised shares
(300 + 1,000 + 2,000).

You may not tender only 150 shares (or any other partial amount) of the
first option grant or less than all of the shares under the second and third
option grants.

However, if each of those grants were granted to you on the same day, you
would only be allowed to tender either:

. none of your options, or

. all three of the option grants covering all 3,300 unexercised shares
(300 + 1,000 + 2,000).

(Section 6)

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Also, if you participate in the offer, then all options received during the
six (6) month period prior to the Cancellation Date must be tendered, even if
the option has an exercise price equal to or less than six dollars and fifty
cents ($6.50) per share, except: (i) options granted through the Salary for
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Stock Options Exchange Program; and (ii) options granted on or after August 1,
2001 (collectively, the "Excepted Options"). These Excepted Options may not be
tendered under any circumstances. (Section 2)

Why can't Redback just grant additional options to everyone?

Unfortunately, we currently have a large number of options outstanding that
have an exercise price significantly above our recent trading prices, and so a
large grant of New Options in addition to these "underwater" options would have
a severe dilutive impact on our outstanding shares.

What happens to options that I choose not to tender or that are not accepted for
replacement?

Options that you choose not to tender for replacement or that we do not
accept for replacement will remain outstanding until they expire by their terms
and retain their current exercise price, vesting schedule and term.

You should note that there is a risk that any eligible incentive stock
options you have may be affected, even if you do not participate in the offer.
We believe that eligible options that you choose not to tender for replacement
will not be subject to current U.S. federal income tax if you do not elect to
participate in the option replacement program. We also believe that the option
replacement program will not change the U.S. federal income tax treatment of
subsequent grants and exercises of your incentive stock options (and sales of
shares acquired upon exercises of such options) if you do not participate in
this offer to replace options. However, the IRS may characterize this offer to
replace options as a "modification" of those incentive stock options, even if
you decline to participate. In 1991, the IRS issued a private letter ruling in
which another company's option exchange program was characterized as a
"modification" of all of the incentive stock options that could be exchanged.
This does not necessarily mean that our offer to replace options will be viewed
the same way. The company's option exchange offer was not the same type of
program as our option replacement program, and so may be treated differently.
Private letter rulings given by the IRS contain the IRS's opinion regarding only
the specific facts presented by a specific person or company. The person or
company receiving the letter may rely on it, but no other person or company may
rely on the letter ruling, nor may they assume the same opinion would apply to
their situation, even if the facts at issue are similar. While such letters do
not provide certainty, they may indicate how the IRS will view a similar
situation. We therefore do not know if the IRS will assert the position that our
offer constitutes a "modification" of incentive stock options eligible for
tender. A successful assertion by the IRS of this position could extend the
options' holding period to qualify for favorable tax treatment. Accordingly, to
the extent you dispose of your incentive stock option shares prior to the lapse
of the new extended holding period, your incentive stock option could be taxed
similarly to a nonstatutory stock option. (Section 14)

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Will I have to pay taxes if I replace my options through the offer?

If you replace your current options with New Options, you should not be
required under current law to recognize income solely as a result of such
replacement for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the time of the replacement.
Further, we believe that you will not be subject to additional tax solely by
virtue of your participation in the offer and your tender of eligible options
for replacement with New Options. However, the tax legislation in most of the
countries outside of the United States does not specifically address the tax
consequences of the tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.
Consequently, although it appears that you will not be subject to any additional
tax liability if you participate in the offer, we cannot be certain of this
result.

For all employees, we recommend that you consult with your own tax advisor
to determine the tax consequences and any social insurance consequences of the
offer that pertain to you under the laws of the country in which you live and
work. You should be certain to consult your own advisors. In addition, you
should read the Section entitled "Certain Risks of Participating in the Offer"
as well as Sections 14 through 26 of the Offer to Replace for a discussion of
tax consequences which may apply to you as a result of participation in this
offer. If you are subject to the tax laws in more than one country, you should
be aware that there may be other tax and social insurance consequences which may
apply to you. (Sections 14 through 26)

If my current options are incentive stock options, will my New Options be
incentive stock options?

No, your New Options will be granted as nonstatutory stock options, not
incentive stock options under United States tax law. The New Options will not be
eligible for the favorable tax treatment applicable to incentive stock options
under U.S. tax law and you should consult with your personal tax advisor
regarding any effect that this may have with respect to your tax situation.
(Section 6)

When will my New Options expire?

Your New Options will expire five (5) years from the date of grant, or
earlier upon certain events, such as the termination of your employment with
Redback. (Section 9)

When does the offer expire? Can the offer be extended, and if so, how will I be
notified if it is extended?

The offer expires on October 12, 2001, at 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, unless
it is extended by us. We may, at any time and in our sole discretion, extend the
offer beyond the currently scheduled Offer Expiration Date, but we cannot assure
you that the offer will be extended or, if extended, for how long. If the offer
is extended, we will make a public announcement of the extension promptly on the
next business day following the previously scheduled expiration of the offer
period. (Section 2)
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How do I tender my options?

If you decide to tender your options, you must deliver, before 9:00 p.m.,
Pacific Time, on October 12, 2001 (or such later date and time as we may extend
the expiration of the offer), a properly completed and executed Election Form
and any other documents required by the Election Form via facsimile (fax: 408-
000-0000) or hand delivery to Stock Administration (Attention Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx) at Redback Networks Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000. This is
a one-time offer, and we will strictly enforce the tender offer period. We
reserve the right to reject any or all tenders of options that we determine are
not in appropriate form or that we determine are unlawful to accept. Subject to
our rights to extend, terminate and amend the offer, we presently expect that we
will accept all properly tendered options promptly after the expiration of the
offer. (Section 4)

The delivery of all documents, including Election Forms, any Notices to
Withdraw from the Offer and any other required documents, is at your risk, and
the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by Redback. We
intend to confirm the receipt of your Election Form within two (2) business
days. If you have not received such a confirmation of receipt, it is your
responsibility to ensure that your Election Form or Notice to Withdraw from the
Offer has been received by us.

During what period of time may I withdraw previously tendered options?

You may withdraw your tendered options at any time before the offer expires
at 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on October 12, 2001. If we extend the offer beyond
that time, you may withdraw your tendered options at any time until the extended
expiration of the offer. In addition, although we currently intend to accept
validly tendered options promptly after the expiration of this offer, if we have
not accepted your tendered options by 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on November 1,
2001, you may withdraw your tendered options at any time after November 1, 2001.
To withdraw tendered options, you must deliver to us via facsimile (fax: 408-
000-0000) or hand delivery to Stock Administration a signed Notice to Withdraw
from the Offer, with the required information while you still have the right to
withdraw the tendered options. Once you have withdrawn options, you may re-
tender options only by again following the delivery procedures described above
prior to the Offer Expiration Date. (Section 5)

The delivery of all documents, including, any Notices to Withdraw from the
Offer is at your risk, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually
received by Redback. We intend to confirm the receipt of your Notice to Withdraw
from the Offer within two (2) business days. If you have not received such a
confirmation of receipt, it is your responsibility to ensure that your Notice to
Withdraw from the Offer has been received by us.

Please note that if you submit a Notice to Withdraw from the Offer, you
will no longer participate in the offer. If you do not wish to withdraw all your
tendered options from the offer, you should not submit a Notice to Withdraw from
the Offer. If you wish to change your mind about which options to tender, you
must submit a new Election Form. Please read the following question and answer
regarding a change in election.

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Can I change my election regarding particular tendered options?

Yes, you may change your election regarding particular tendered options at
any time before the offer expires at 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on October 12,
2001. If we extend the offer beyond that time, you may change your election
regarding particular tendered options at any time until the extended expiration
of the offer. In order to change your election, you must deliver to us a new
Election Form via facsimile (fax: 000-000-0000) or hand delivery to Stock
Administration, which includes the information regarding your new election, and
is signed and clearly dated after your original Election Form. Once we receive a
new Election Form submitted by you, your previously submitted Election Form will
be disregarded. (Section 5)

What does Redback and the Board of Directors think of the offer?

Although our Board of Directors has approved the making of the offer,
neither we nor our Board of Directors makes any recommendation as to whether you
should tender or not tender your options. You must make your own decision
whether or not to tender options. For questions regarding tax implications or
other investment-related questions, you should talk to your own legal counsel,
accountant and/or financial advisor.

Whom can you talk to if you have questions about the offer?

For additional information or assistance, you should contact:

Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Stock Administration
Redback Networks Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000-000-0000 (Xxxxx Xxxxx)
000-000-0000 (Xxx Xxxxxxxxx)
xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx

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CERTAIN RISKS
OF PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFER

Participation in the offer involves a number of potential risks, including
those described below. This list and the risk factors under the heading entitled
"Risk Factors" in Redback's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
April 2, 2001, and in Redback's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2001 filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001 highlight the material
risks of participating in this offer. Eligible participants should carefully
consider these risks and are encouraged to speak with an investment and tax
advisor as necessary before deciding to participate in the offer. In addition,
we strongly urge you to read Sections 14 through 26 in this Offer to Replace
discussing tax consequences in various countries, as well as the rest of this
Offer to Replace, the Election Form and the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer
for a more in-depth discussion of the risks which may apply to you before
deciding to participate in the replacement offer.

ECONOMIC RISKS
--------------

- If you are a tax resident of Canada or Singapore, some or all of your
cancelled options might have been worth more than your New Options, if our
stock price increases.

Since the per share exercise price of the New Options for employees who are
tax residents of Canada or Singapore will be equal to the fair market value of
Redback's common stock on the Replacement Date, the exercise price of the New
Options might be equal to or higher than the exercise price of the Old Options
which were tendered for replacement and cancelled. For example, if you cancel
options with a $7.00 exercise price, and Redback's stock appreciates to $7.50
per share when the replacement grants are made, your New Option will have a
higher exercise price than the cancelled option.

- If you are a tax resident of the United States, Brazil, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China,
Taiwan or the United Kingdom, or if you are an Executive Officer of
Redback, some, but not all, of your cancelled options might have been worth
more than your New Options, if our stock price increases.

Since the per share exercise price of the New Options for employees who are
tax residents of the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan,
Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan or the United
Kingdom cannot be higher than four dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share
and the exercise price for Executive Officers of Redback has been determined to
be four dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, most of your New Options
will have a lower exercise price than your Old Options. This is because options
eligible to be tendered must have an exercise price of more than six dollars and
fifty cents ($6.50) per share. However, if you participate in the offer at all,
you will be required to tender options granted to you within the six (6) months
prior to the Cancellation Date even if those options have an exercise price
equal to or less

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than six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share (however, you will not be
required, nor may you elect, to tender options granted through the Salary for
Stock Options Exchange Program or options granted on or after August 1, 2001).
If the options you are required to tender have exercise prices of less than four
dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, your New Option may have a higher
exercise price than those options you were required to tender.

- If your employment terminates after the grant of the New Option, you might
receive less benefit from your New Option than you would have received had
you kept your Old Options.

The vesting schedule of your New Options will re-start beginning on August
8, 2001. If your employment terminates for any reason or no reason after the New
Options have been granted, you may not have the opportunity to exercise as many
of your New Option shares as you would have been able to exercise under the Old
Options, to the extent that your New Options are not vested. As a result, you
may not receive as much, or any, benefit from your New Option as you would have
received if you had retained your Old Option.

TAX-RELATED RISKS FOR U.S. RESIDENTS
------------------------------------

- Your New Option will be a nonstatutory stock option, whereas your cancelled
option may have been an incentive stock option.

Even if your cancelled option was an incentive stock option, your New
Option will be a nonstatutory stock option. In general, nonstatutory stock
options are less favorable to you from a tax perspective. For more detailed
information, please read the rest of the Offer to Replace, and see the tax
disclosure set forth in the prospectus for the 1999 Plan, which is attached as
Exhibit (a)(8) to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC in connection with this
Offer to Replace.

- Even if you elect not to participate in the option replacement program,
your eligible incentive stock options may be affected.

We believe that you will not be subject to current U.S. federal income tax
if you do not elect to participate in the option replacement program. We also
believe that the option replacement program will not change the U.S. federal
income tax treatment of subsequent grants and exercises of your eligible
incentive stock options (and sales of shares acquired upon exercises of such
options) if you do not participate in this offer to replace options. However,
the IRS may characterize this offer to exchange options as a "modification" of
those incentive stock options, even if you decline to participate. In 1991, the
IRS issued a private letter ruling in which another company's option exchange
program was characterized as a "modification" of all of the incentive stock
options that could be exchanged. This does not necessarily mean that our offer
to replace options will be viewed the same way. The company's option exchange
offer was not the same type of program as our option replacement program, and so
may be treated differently. Private letter rulings given by the IRS contain the
IRS's opinion regarding only the specific facts presented by a specific person
or

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company. The person or company receiving the letter may rely on it, but no
other person or company may rely on the letter ruling, nor may they assume the
same opinion would apply to their situation, even if the facts at issue are
similar. While such letters do not provide certainty, they may indicate how the
IRS will view a similar situation. We therefore do not know if the IRS will
assert the position that our offer constitutes a "modification" of incentive
stock options eligible for tender. A successful assertion by the IRS of this
position could extend the options' holding period to qualify for favorable tax
treatment. Accordingly, to the extent you dispose of your incentive stock option
shares prior to the lapse of the new extended holding period, your incentive
stock option could be taxed similarly to a nonstatutory stock option.

TAX-RELATED RISKS FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
----------------------------------------

OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES
----------------------------

We believe that you will not be subject to additional tax solely by virtue
of your participation in the offer and your tender of eligible options for
replacement with New Options. However, the tax legislation in most of the
countries outside of the United States does not specifically address the tax
consequences of the tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.
Consequently, although it appears that you will not be subject to any additional
tax liability if you participate in the offer, we cannot be certain of this
result. It is possible that you may be subject to tax on the value of the New
Options upon grant or on some other basis or that you may lose the ability to
claim preferential tax treatment in connection with your New Options. We
therefore strongly recommend that you consult with your tax advisor as to the
tax consequences of participating in the offer. Please also be sure to read the
disclosure applicable to the country in which you live and work, found in
Sections 15 through 26 of this Offer to Replace.

If you are eligible for this replacement because you are an employee living
or working in the United States, Brazil, the Canadian provinces of British
Columbia or Ontario, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands,
the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan or the United Kingdom, but are
also subject to the tax laws in another country, you should be aware that there
may be other tax and social insurance consequences which may apply to you. You
should be certain to consult your own tax advisors to discuss these
consequences.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN BRAZIL
-------------------------------------------------

Due to Brazilian exchange control regulations, any New Options that may be
granted to you will be modified as follows: You must use the full or partial
cashless exercise method to exercise your New Options whereby you exercise your
options without remitting any cash. Please see Section 15 for further details.

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ADDITIONAL TAX AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN CANADA
---------------------------------------------------------------

In order to preserve the possibility of favorable tax treatment for your
New Options, the exercise price of your New Options will be 100% of the fair
market value of Redback common stock on the Replacement Date, as determined by
the closing price reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the Replacement
Date. As mentioned above, this means that the exercise price of your New Options
might be equal to or higher than the exercise price of your Old Options which
were tendered for replacement and cancelled.

Any New Options granted to you will be conditional on obtaining necessary
securities regulatory approvals or exemptions from the applicable securities
regulatory authorities.

Please see Section 16 for further details.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG
----------------------------------------------------

If the New Options granted to you under the terms of this offer will vest
in whole or in part within six (6) months of the Replacement Date, you will be
restricted from selling any shares acquired upon the exercise of those options
until a period of six (6) months from the Replacement Date. Please see Section
19 for further details.

ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
------------------------------------------------------------------

In order to defer the taxation of your New Options until the time of
exercise, the grant of the New Options will be conditioned on your execution of
an agreement to limit your method of exercise to a mandatory cashless exercise
(same day sale). Please see Section 22 for further details.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESIDENTS
---------------------------------------

IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
---------------------------------

Due to exchange control and securities law restrictions in China, any New
Options granted to you will be modified as follows: You will only be able to
exercise the New Options using the full cashless exercise method whereby the
options are exercised without remitting any cash. You will not be entitled to
receive and hold shares of our stock when you exercise your New Options. Please
see Section 23 for further details.

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ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN SINGAPORE
--------------------------------------------------------

In order to increase the portion of your New Options which may qualify for
favorable tax treatment under the Company Stock Option Scheme and/or Qualified
Employee Stock Option Plan Scheme, as described in Section 24, the exercise
price of your New Options will be 100% of the fair market value of Redback
common stock on the Replacement Date, as determined by the closing price
reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the Replacement Date. As mentioned
above, this means that the exercise price of your New Options might be equal to
or higher than the exercise price of your Old Options which were tendered for
replacement and cancelled. Please see Section 24 for further details.

ADDITIONAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------

If you were granted options before 6 April 1999, you will not be subject to
National Insurance Contributions ("NICs") on the option spread upon at exercise
of such Old Options. However, any New Options that you receive pursuant to the
offer will be subject to NICs. In addition, if you tender your eligible options
for replacement with New Options, you will be required to agree to enter into a
joint election (once the form of election is approved by the Inland Revenue)
which will provide that you will pay the employer's portion of the NIC liability
arising on the exercise of any New Options granted to you. The amount of the
employer's liability is currently 11.9% of the option spread at exercise; it is
our understanding that you will be entitled to deduct the employer's portion of
the NIC payments that you make for the purposes of calculating the amount of the
gain subject to income tax on the exercise of the New Options.

BUSINESS-RELATED RISKS
----------------------

For a description of risks related to Redback's business, please see
Section 30 of this Offer to Replace.

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INTRODUCTION

Redback Networks Inc. ("Redback" or the "Company," also referred to
with the terms "we" or "us") is offering to replace certain outstanding options
to purchase shares of Redback common stock held by eligible employees with new
options (the "New Options") we will grant under the Redback Networks Inc. 1999
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended through May 16, 2001 (the "1999 Plan"). All
outstanding options that were granted before August 1, 2001 and which have an
exercise price greater than six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share (the
"Old Options") are eligible to be replaced. An "eligible employee" refers to
employees of Redback or its subsidiaries who (i) were and continue to be
employees as of August 1, 2001 through the date the tendered options are
cancelled and replaced; and (ii) live or work in the United States, Brazil, the
Canadian provinces of British Columbia or Ontario, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan
or the United Kingdom. However, members of our Board of Directors are not
eligible to participate in the replacement offer. We are making the offer upon
the terms and conditions described in (i) this Offer to Replace; (ii) the
Election Form; and (iii) the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer (which together,
as they may be amended from time to time, constitute the "Voluntary Stock Option
Replacement Program," also referred to as the "offer" or "program").

Unless stated otherwise, all monetary denominations referred to in this
offer are United States dollars.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this offer, we will grant the
New Options on the same business day on which we cancel the options accepted for
replacement. All tendered options accepted by us through the offer will be
cancelled and replaced promptly after the offer ends. The offer is currently
scheduled to expire at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on October 12, 2001 (the "Offer
Expiration Date") and we will cancel and replace validly tendered options on the
first business day following the Offer Expiration Date, which we expect to be
October 15, 2001 (both the "Cancellation Date" and the "Replacement Date").

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If you tender any option grant for replacement, you will be required to
also tender all option grants that you received during the six (6) month period
prior to the Cancellation Date, even if those option grants have an exercise
price equal to or less than six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share,
except: (i) options granted through the Salary for Stock Options Exchange
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Program; and (ii) options granted on or after August 1, 2001. Please note that
these exceptions represent a change from the terms we thought we would implement
and which we described to you in the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August
13, 2001.

We will not accept partial tenders of options. If you tender any
eligible option, you must tender the entire unexercised portion of that option.
In addition, if you tender any option granted to you on a particular date, you
will be required to tender any other options granted to you on that same day,
subject to the same exceptions as described above.

The offer is not conditioned on a minimum number of options being
tendered. Participation in the offer is completely voluntary. The offer is
subject to conditions that we describe in Section 7 of this Offer to Replace.

If you tender options for replacement as described in the offer, and we
accept your tendered options, then, subject to the terms of this offer, we will
grant you New Options under the 1999 Plan. All New Options granted pursuant to
this offer will have a maximum term of five (5) years and will be nonstatutory
stock options, even if the Old Options had longer terms or were incentive stock
options. If you are a tax resident of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, certain other
terms and conditions may apply to your New Option in order to comply with the
laws in that country or in order to preserve the possibility of favorable tax
treatment. For example:

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the United Kingdom,
your New Option will be subject to the execution of a joint election
between you and Redback, as described in Section 26.

. Due to exchange control restrictions currently in place, if you are
an employee who is a tax resident of Brazil, Redback will at this
time require that you exercise your options by using only a full or
partial cashless exercise method, whereby you exercise your options
without remitting any cash, as described in Section 15.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or
the People's Republic of China, your options may be exercised only
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by using a cashless exercise method, whereby the options are
exercised without remitting any cash and under which you will effect
a same-day exercise of the option and sale of the shares, as
described in Sections 22 and 23.

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. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of Hong Kong and if
your New Options will vest in whole or in part within six (6) months
of the Replacement Date, you will be restricted from selling any
shares acquired upon the exercise of those options until a period of
six (6) months from the Replacement Date, as described in Section
19.

. Except for "Executive Officers" (those officers of Redback who are
defined as "officers" for purposes of Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of Redback, the
exercise price per share of the New Options for eligible employees
who are tax residents of the United States, Brazil, France, Germany,
Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of
China, Taiwan or the United Kingdom will be the lower of: (i) four
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dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which was the
closing price of a share of Redback common stock on August 29, 2001;
and (ii) 100% of the fair market value of Redback common stock on
the Replacement Date, as determined by the closing price reported by
the Nasdaq National Market on the Replacement Date.

. The exercise price per share for eligible employees who are tax
residents of Canada or Singapore will be 100% of the fair market
value of Redback common stock on the Replacement Date, as determined
by the closing price reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the
Replacement Date.

. The exercise price per share for Executive Officers will be four
dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which was the closing
price of a share of Redback common stock on August 29, 2001.

Please note that the exercise prices for the New Options represent a
change from the terms we thought we would implement and which we described to
you in the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August 13, 2001 and in our 10-Q
filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001.

Each New Option granted will vest in accordance with a new vesting
schedule, which will be identical to the vesting schedule of the Old Options,
except for the vesting start date. The vesting schedule for all New Options will
start on August 8, 2001, the date the Board of Directors approved the program.
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You will not receive credit for vesting accrued on the Old Options prior to the
Cancellation Date. As a result, you will have to wait for a longer period before
you may purchase common stock under your New Options than if you kept your Old
Options. For example, if you tendered an Old Option granted in July 2000 which
vested 25% on the anniversary of the Old Option grant date and 1/48th (equal to
2.0833%) monthly thereafter, the New Option you receive in replacement will be
completely unvested on the Replacement Date and will vest 25% on the first
anniversary of August 8, 2001 and 1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) monthly thereafter.

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As of September 26, 2001, options to purchase 42,632,475 of our shares
were issued and outstanding, of which options to purchase approximately
27,324,038 of our shares, constituting approximately 64%, were held by employees
eligible to participate in the offer.

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THE OFFER

1. Eligibility.
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Employees are "eligible employees" if they are employees of Redback or
one of Redback's subsidiaries who (i) were employees as of August 1, 2001 and
continue to be employees through the Replacement Date; and (ii) live or work in
the United States, Brazil, the Canadian provinces of British Columbia or
Ontario, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's
Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan or the United Kingdom. Members of our Board
of Directors are not eligible to participate in the replacement offer.

In order to receive a New Option, you must remain an employee as of the
Replacement Date. If, for any reason, you do not remain an employee of Redback
or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates through the Replacement Date, we will
not accept your tender of options and any Old Options you tendered will not be
cancelled as a result of this offer. Your rights to the Old Options will remain
intact for the time period set forth in your option agreement and will continue
to be governed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan under
which they were granted and the related option agreement. You are reminded that
unless expressly provided in your employment agreement or by the applicable laws
of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, your employment with Redback or one of our
subsidiaries or affiliates, as the case may be, remains "at will" and can be
terminated by you or Redback, or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates, at any
time, for any reason.

If Redback does not extend the offer beyond the currently scheduled
Offer Expiration Date, the options tendered accepted for cancellation will be
cancelled on October 15, 2001 and the New Options will be granted on the same
day.

All outstanding, unexercised options to purchase shares of Redback
common stock that (i) have an exercise price greater than six dollars and fifty
cents ($6.50) per share; (ii) were granted prior to August 1, 2001; and (iii)
which are held by eligible employees may be tendered for replacement. Options to
purchase common stock of Redback that have an exercise price at or below six
dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share or which were granted on or after
August 1, 2001 are not eligible to participate in the offer.
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2. Number of options; Expiration Date.
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Subject to the terms and conditions of the offer, we will replace
outstanding, unexercised options to purchase shares of Redback common stock that
are properly tendered in accordance with Section 4 of this Offer to Replace and
not validly withdrawn before the Offer Expiration Date in accordance with
Section 5 of this Offer to Replace that (i) have an exercise price greater than
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six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per share; (ii) were granted prior to August
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1, 2001; and (iii) are held by eligible employees. Options to purchase common
stock of Redback that have an exercise price at or below six dollars and fifty
cents ($6.50) per share or which were granted on or after August 1, 2001 are not
eligible for replacement in the offer.

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We will not accept partial tenders of options for any portion of the
unexercised shares subject to an individual option grant. Therefore, you may
tender only options for all or none of the outstanding, unexercised shares
subject to each of your eligible options.

In addition, if you participate in the offer, then all options received
during the six (6) month period prior to the Cancellation Date must be tendered,
even if the option has an exercise price equal to or less than six dollars and
fifty cents ($6.50) per share. However, the following options are excluded from
this requirement and may not be tendered: (i) options granted through the Salary
for Stock Options Exchange Program; and (ii) options granted on or after August
1, 2001 (together, these constitute the "Excepted Options"). Please note that
these exceptions represent a change from the terms we thought we would implement
and which we described to you in the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August
13, 2001.

We currently expect to cancel all tendered options on October 15, 2001,
which means that if you participate in the offer, you will be required to tender
all options granted to you since April 15, 2001, unless they are Excepted
Options.

If you tender any option granted to you on a particular date, you will
also be required to tender any other options granted to you on that same day,
except that you will not be required, and you may not elect, to tender any
Excepted Options.

If your options are properly tendered and accepted for replacement, the
options will be cancelled and, subject to the terms of this offer, you will be
entitled to receive one or more New Options to purchase shares of common stock.
The number of shares subject to the New Options to be granted to each eligible
participating employee will be determined according to the exercise price of the
Old Options tendered. All monetary denominations referred to in this offer are
U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise. Subject to the terms of this offer and
subject to any adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events
(and rounded down to the nearest whole share), the replacement ratios will be as
follows:

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Exercise Price per share of Old Option Number of Shares Subject Number of Shares Subject to
to Old Option New Option
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$40.00 or less One (1) One (1)
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$40.01 - $80.00 Five (5) One (1)
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Above $80.00 Ten (10) One (1)
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New Options will be granted under our 1999 Plan and will be subject to
the terms and conditions thereof, unless prevented by law or applicable
regulations. All New Options will be nonstatutory stock options and will have a
maximum term of five (5) years, subject to earlier expiration upon certain
events, such as termination of employment. In addition, all New Options will be
subject to a new option agreement between you and us.

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If you are a tax resident of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, certain other
terms and conditions may apply to your New Option in order to comply with the
laws in that country or in order to preserve the possibility of favorable tax
treatment. For example:

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the United Kingdom,
your New Option will be subject to the execution of a joint election
between you and Redback, as described in Section 26.

. Due to exchange control restrictions currently in place, if you are
an employee who is a tax resident of Brazil, Redback will at this
time require that you exercise your options by using only a full or
partial cashless exercise method, whereby you exercise your options
without remitting any cash, as described in Section 15.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of Hong Kong and if
your New Options will vest in whole or in part within six (6) months
of the Replacement Date, you will be restricted from selling any
shares acquired upon the exercise of those options until a period of
six (6) months from the Replacement Date, as described in Section
19.

If, for any reason, you do not remain an employee of Redback or one of
our subsidiaries or affiliates through the Replacement Date, we will not accept
your tender of options and any Old Options you tendered will not be cancelled as
a result of this offer.

The term "Offer Expiration Date" means 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on
October 12, 2001, unless and until we, in our sole discretion, have extended the
period of time during which the offer will remain open, in which event the term
"Offer Expiration Date" will refer to the latest time and date at which the
offer, as so extended, expires. See Section 27 of this Offer to Replace for a
description of our rights to extend, delay, terminate and amend the offer.

We will publish a notice or otherwise inform you in writing if we
decide to take any of the following actions:

. we increase or decrease the amount of consideration offered for the
options,

. we decrease the number of options eligible to be tendered in the
offer,

. we increase the number of options eligible to be tendered in the
offer by an amount that exceeds 2% of the shares issuable upon
exercise of the options that are subject to the offer immediately
prior to the increase.

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If the offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the tenth
(10/th/) business day from, and including, the date that notice of the increase
or decrease is first published, sent or given in the manner specified in Section
27 of this Offer to Replace, we will extend the offer beyond the currently
scheduled Offer Expiration Date so that the offer is open at least ten (10)
business days following the publication, sending or giving of notice.

We will also notify you of any other material change in the information
contained in this Offer to Replace.

For purposes of the offer, a "business day" means any day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01
a.m. through 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time.

3. Purpose of the offer.
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We issued the options outstanding to:

. provide our eligible employees with additional incentive and
to promote the success of our business, and

. encourage our eligible employees to continue their employment
with us.

One of the keys to our continued growth and success is the retention of
our most valuable asset, our employees. The offer provides an opportunity for us
to offer our eligible employees a valuable incentive to stay with Redback. Some
of our outstanding options, whether or not they are currently exercisable, have
exercise prices that are significantly higher than the current market price of
our shares. We believe these options are unlikely to be exercised in the
foreseeable future. By making this offer to replace outstanding options with New
Options that will generally have an exercise price at or below the market value
of the shares of our common stock on the grant date, we intend to provide our
eligible employees with the benefit of owning options that over time may have a
greater potential to increase in value, create better performance incentives for
employees and thereby maximize stockholder value.

From time to time we engage in strategic transactions with business
partners, customers and other third parties. We may engage in transactions in
the future with these or other companies which could significantly change our
structure, ownership, organization or management or the make-up of our Board of
Directors, and which could significantly affect the price of our shares. If we
engage in such a transaction or transactions before the date we grant the new
options, our shares could increase (or decrease) in value, and the exercise
price of the new options could be higher (or lower) than the exercise price of
options you elect to have cancelled as part of this offer.

Subject to the above, and except as otherwise disclosed in this offer
to replace or in our filings with the SEC, we presently have no plans or
proposals that relate to or would result in:

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. any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving our company or any of our
subsidiaries;

. any purchase, sale or transfer of a material amount of our assets or
the assets of any of our subsidiaries;

. any material change in our present dividend rate or policy, or our
indebtedness or capitalization;

. any change in our present Board of Directors or management,
including but not limited to a change in the number or the term of
directors or to fill any existing board vacancies or to change any
executive officer's material terms of employment;

. any other material change in our corporate structure or business;

. our common stock being delisted from a national securities exchange
or not being authorized for quotation in an automated quotation
system operated by a national securities association;

. our common stock becoming eligible for termination of registration
pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act;

. the suspension of our obligation to file reports pursuant to Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act;

. the acquisition by any person of an amount of our securities or the
disposition of our securities; or

. any changes in our charter or bylaws, or any actions which may
impede the acquisition of control of us by any person.

Neither we nor our Board of Directors makes any recommendation as to
whether you should tender or not tender your options, nor have we authorized any
person to make any such recommendation. You are urged to evaluate carefully all
of the information in this Offer to Replace and to consult your own investment
and tax advisors. You must make your own decision whether or not to tender your
options for replacement.

4. Procedures for tendering options.
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Proper Tender of Options.
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To validly tender your options through the offer, you must, in
accordance with the terms of offer and in compliance with the Instructions to
the Election Form, properly complete, execute and deliver the Election Form,
along with any other required documents, to us via facsimile (fax: 000-000-0000)
or hand delivery to Stock Administration (Attention Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxx

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Xxxxxxxxx) at Redback Networks Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
(telephone: 000-000-0000). Stock Administration must receive all of the required
documents before the Offer Expiration Date. The Offer Expiration Date is 9:00 PM
Pacific Time on October 12, 2001, unless the offer is extended. The Election
Form must be signed and dated and you must check the box next to each option you
elect to tender for replacement. In addition, the Election Form must specify:

. the name of the option holder who tendered the options,

. the grant date of all options to be tendered,

. the total number of unexercised option shares subject to each option
to be tendered,

. the exercise price of all options to be tendered,

. the vesting start date of all options to be tendered, and

. the vesting schedule of each option to be tendered.

For your convenience, we will supply to you a personalized Election
Form listing all of your eligible options and some of the other information
required to be included in your Election Form. You may, but you do not have to,
use this form to indicate your participation in the offer. If you prefer, you
may use the blank Election Form, attached as Exhibit (a)(3) to this Schedule TO.
In either case, you are responsible for making sure that all information
submitted is accurate.

The delivery of all documents, including Election Forms, any Notices to
Withdraw from the Offer and any other required documents, is at your risk, and
the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by Redback. We
intend to confirm the receipt of your Election Form within two (2) business
days. If you have not received such a confirmation of receipt, it is your
responsibility to ensure that your Election Form has been received by us. This
receipt does not constitute acceptance of the options for exchange, but is
merely an acknowledgement that your Election Form was received by us.

Determination of Validity; Rejection of Options; Waiver of Defects; No
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Obligation to Give Notice of Defects.
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We will resolve, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the form
of documents and the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, and
acceptance of any tender of options. Our determination of these matters will be
final and binding on all parties. We reserve the right to reject any or all
tenders of options that we determine are not in appropriate form, that we
determine are unlawful to accept or upon the occurrence of any event listed in
Section 7 of this Offer to Replace. Otherwise, subject to the terms and
conditions of this offer, we will accept properly and timely tendered options
that are not validly withdrawn. We also reserve the right to waive any of the
conditions of the offer or any defect or irregularity in any tender of any
particular options or for any particular option holder. No tender of options
will be deemed to have been properly made until all defects or irregularities
have been cured by the tendering option holder or waived by us. Neither we

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nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defects or
irregularities in tenders, nor will anyone incur any liability for failure to
give any notice. This is a one-time offer, and we will strictly enforce the
offer period, subject only to an extension which we may grant in our sole
discretion.

Our Acceptance Constitutes an Agreement.
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Your tender of options pursuant to the procedures described above
constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the offer, subject to
your right to withdraw from the offer prior to the Offer Expiration Date. Our
acceptance for replacement of your options tendered by you through the offer
will constitute a binding agreement between us and you upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the offer.

This agreement will survive your death or incapacity and all of your
obligations pursuant to this offer will be binding upon your heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns.

Subject to our rights to extend, terminate and amend the offer,
discussed in Section 27 of this Offer to Replace, we currently expect that we
will accept and cancel promptly after the expiration of the offer all properly
tendered options that have not been validly withdrawn and will grant replacement
options on the same day that we cancel the tendered options.

5. Withdrawal Rights and Change of Election.
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You may only withdraw your tendered options or change your election in
accordance with the provisions of this Section.

You may withdraw your tendered options at any time before 9:00 p.m.,
Pacific Time, on October 12, 2001. If we extend the offer beyond that time, you
may withdraw your tendered options at any time until the extended expiration of
the offer. In addition, if we have not accepted your tendered options for
replacement by 9:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on November 1, 2001, you may withdraw
your tendered options at any time after November 1, 2001.

To validly withdraw tendered options, you must deliver to Xxxxx Xxxxx
or Xxx Xxxxxxxxx in Stock Administration via facsimile (fax: 000-000-0000) or
hand delivery at Redback Networks Inc., Stock Administration, 000 Xxxxxx Xxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (telephone: 000-000-0000), in accordance with the procedures
listed in Section 4 above, a signed and dated Notice to Withdraw from the Offer,
with the required information, while you still have the right to withdraw the
tendered options.

To validly change your election regarding the tender of particular
options, you must deliver a new Election Form to Stock Administration via
facsimile (fax: 000-000-0000) or hand delivery to Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
at Redback Networks Inc., Stock Administration, 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX
00000 (telephone: 000-000-0000), in accordance with the procedures listed in
Section 4 above. If you deliver a new Election Form that is properly signed and
dated, it will replace any previously submitted Election Form, which will be
disregarded. The new Election Form must be

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signed and dated and you must check the box next to each option you elect to
tender for replacement. In addition, the new Election Form must specify:

. the name of the option holder who tendered the options,

. the grant number of each option to be tendered,

. the grant date of all options to be tendered,

. the total number of unexercised option shares subject to each option
to be tendered,

. the exercise price of all options to be tendered,

. the vesting start date of all options to be tendered, and

. the vesting schedule of each option to be tendered.

Even if you change your election regarding the tender of certain option
grants, your continued participation in the offer means that you must tender all
grants received since April 15, 2001, unless they are Excepted Options.

Except as described in the following sentences, the Notice to Withdraw
from the Offer and any new Election Form must be executed by the option holder
who tendered the options to be withdrawn exactly as the option holder's name
appears on the option agreement or agreements evidencing such options. If the
option holder's name has legally been changed since the signing of the option
agreement, the option holder must submit proof of the legal name change. If the
signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact,
officer of a corporation or another person acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, the signer's full title and proper evidence of the
authority of such person to act in that capacity must be indicated on the
Election Form or Notice to Withdraw from the Offer.

You may not rescind any withdrawal, and any options you withdraw will
thereafter be deemed not properly tendered for purposes of the offer, unless you
properly re-tender those options before the Offer Expiration Date by following
the procedures described in Section 4 of this Offer to Replace.

Neither we nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any
defects or irregularities in any Notice to Withdraw from the Offer or any new
Election Form, nor will anyone incur any liability for failure to give any
notice. We will resolve, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the form
and validity, including time of receipt, of Notices to Withdraw from the Offer
and new Election Forms. Our determination of these matters will be final and
binding.

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6. Acceptance of options for replacement and issuance of New
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Options.
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Upon the terms and conditions of the offer and promptly following the
Offer Expiration Date, we will accept for replacement and cancel eligible
options properly tendered and not validly withdrawn before the Offer Expiration
Date and will promptly grant New Options on the Replacement Date, unless
prevented by law or applicable regulations. New Options will be granted under
our 1999 Plan and will be subject to the terms and conditions thereof.

Only options with an exercise price higher than six dollars and fifty
cents ($6.50) granted before August 1, 2001 are eligible options. Once the
options are cancelled, you will no longer have any rights with respect to those
options. Subject to the terms and conditions of this offer, if your options are
properly tendered and accepted for replacement, they will be cancelled as of the
date of our acceptance, which we anticipate to be October 15, 2001, and you will
be granted New Options on the same day.

Even if the options you tendered were incentive stock options, your New
Options will be nonstatutory stock options. Thus, subject to the terms and
conditions of this offer, if your options are properly tendered by the Offer
Expiration Date of the offer, scheduled to be 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on October
12, 2001 and accepted for replacement and cancelled on the Cancellation Date,
scheduled to be October 15, 2001, you will be granted New Options on October 15,
2001. If we extend the offer beyond October 12, 2001, the acceptance,
cancellation and replacement of options will be similarly delayed.

It is possible that, prior to or after the grant of New Options, we
might effect or enter into an agreement such as a merger or stock acquisition
whereby Redback would be acquired by another company. If we are acquired prior
to the expiration of the offer, you may withdraw any options which you tendered
for replacement and your options will be treated in accordance with the option
plan under which they were granted and with your old option agreement. Further,
if we are acquired prior to the expiration of the offer, we reserve the right to
withdraw the offer, in which case your Old Options and your rights under them
will remain intact for the time period set forth in your option agreement but
you will receive no replacement options.

If we are acquired after your Old Options have been accepted for
replacement, cancelled and replaced with New Options, your New Options will be
governed by the terms of the 1999 Plan and your new option agreement. However,
if your old option agreement or another agreement with Redback provided that
your Old Options were subject to a special "change of control" provision or
other acceleration provision, those provisions will still apply to you and to
your New Options and will be reflected in your new option agreement. You should
be aware that if you cease to be an employee of Redback or one of our
subsidiaries or affiliates as a result of an acquisition or merger, or for any
other reason, your New Options may not have accrued as much vesting credit as
the Old Options that were cancelled. As a result, you may not receive as much,
if any, benefit from your New Option as you would have received if you had
retained your Old Option.

The number of shares subject to the New Options to be granted to each
eligible participating employee will be determined according to the exercise
price of the Old Options tendered. Subject to

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the terms of this offer and subject to any adjustments for stock splits, stock
dividends and similar events (and rounded down to the nearest whole number), the
replacement ratios will be as follows:

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Exercise Price per share of Old Option Number of Shares Subject Number of Shares Subject to
to Old Option New Option
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$40.00 or less One (1) One (1)
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$40.01 - $80.00 Five (5) One (1)
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Above $80.00 Ten (10) One (1)
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New Options will be granted under our 1999 Plan, unless prevented by
law or applicable regulations. All New Options will be nonstatutory stock
options and will have a maximum term of five (5) years. In addition, all New
Options will be subject to a new option agreement between you and us. The form
that is generally applicable to you will be dependent upon the jurisdiction in
which you work. The forms are attached as exhibits to the Schedule TO filed with
the SEC in connection with this Offer to Replace.

If you are a tax resident of a non-U.S. jurisdiction, certain other
terms and conditions may apply to your New Option in order to comply with the
laws in that country or in order to preserve the possibility of favorable tax
treatment. For example:

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the United Kingdom,
your New Option will be subject to the execution of a joint election
between you and Redback, as described in Section 26.

. Due to exchange control restrictions currently in place, if you are
an employee who is a tax resident of Brazil, Redback will at this
time require that you exercise your options by using only a full or
partial cashless exercise method, whereby you exercise your options
without remitting any cash, as described in Section 15.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or
the People's Republic of China, your options may be exercised only
by using a cashless exercise method, whereby the options are
exercised without remitting any cash and under which you will effect
a same-day exercise of the option and sale of the shares, as
described in Sections 22 and 23.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of Hong Kong and if
your New Options will vest in whole or in part within six (6) months
of the Replacement Date, you will be restricted from selling any
shares acquired upon the exercise of those options until a period of
six (6) months from the Replacement Date, as described in Section
19.

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We will not accept partial tenders of your eligible option grants.
However, you may tender the remaining portion of an option which you have
partially exercised. Accordingly, you may tender one or more of your option
grants, but you may only tender all of the unexercised shares subject to that
option or none of those shares.

For example and except as otherwise described below, if you hold (i) an
option to purchase 1,000 shares at $10.00 per share, 700 of which you have
already exercised, (ii) an option to purchase 1,000 shares at an exercise price
of $20.00 per share, all 1,000 of which remain unexercised; and (iii) an option
to purchase 2,000 shares at an exercise price of $40.00 per share, all 2,000 of
which remain unexercised; and each of the three grants was granted to you on
different dates, you may tender:

. none of your options,

. the first option grant covering the 300 remaining unexercised
shares,

. the second option grant covering all 1,000 shares,

. the third option covering all 2,000 shares,

. two of the three option grants covering all unexercised shares
subject to those two grants, or

. all three of the option grants covering all 3,300 unexercised shares
(300 + 1,000 + 2,000).

You may not tender the first option grant covering only 150 shares (or
any other partial amount) or less than all of the shares under the second and
third option grants.

However, if each of those grants were granted to you on the same day,
you must treat those grants as if they were one grant; therefore, you must
tender all or none of the unexercised shares subject to all the options granted
on that day and you may only tender either:

. none of your options, or

. all three of the option grants covering all 3,300 unexercised shares
(300 + 1,000 + 2,000).

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granted (i) on or after August 1, 2001; or (ii) through the Salary for
Stock Options Exchange Program.

For example, if you hold (i) an option with an exercise price of $6.58,
granted to you on July 13, 2001; (ii) an option with an exercise price of $5.25,
granted to you on July 27, 2001 but which is not an Excepted Option; and (iii)
an option with an exercise price of $5.80, granted to you on August 15, 2001
(and which is therefore an Excepted Option since it was granted after August 1,
2001):

. You may elect to tender none of your options.
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. You may elect to tender all outstanding, unexercised shares subject
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to the first option, in which case you are required to also tender
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all outstanding, unexercised shares subject to the second option
(because it was granted within six (6) months prior to the
Cancellation Date but is not an Excepted Option), but you are not
required, and may not elect, to tender the third (because it was
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granted after August 1, 2001 and so is an Excepted Option).

. You may not elect to tender only the second option, since it does
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not meet the eligibility requirements (it does not have an exercise
price above $6.50 per share).

. You may not elect to tender the third option (it is not eligible,
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and it may not be tendered under any circumstances, since it was
granted after August 1, 2001).

Within two (2) business days of the receipt of your Election Form or
your Notice to Withdraw from the Offer, Redback intends to e-mail you a
Confirmation of Receipt. However, this is merely a notice of confirmation, and
is not an acceptance of the options for replacement. For purposes of the offer,
we will be deemed to have accepted options for replacement that are validly
tendered and not properly withdrawn as of the time when we give oral or written
notice to the Vice President and General Counsel, or to the option holders of
our acceptance for replacement of such options, which notice may be made by a
final amendment on Schedule TO publicly filed with the SEC or by press release.
Subject to our rights to extend, terminate and amend the offer, discussed in
Section 27 of this Offer to replace, we currently expect that we will accept
promptly after the expiration of the offer all properly tendered options that
are not validly withdrawn. Options accepted for replacement will be cancelled on
the Cancellation Date, which we presently expect to be October 15, 2001 and
replaced with New Options on the Replacement Date, which we expect to be the
same day.

7. Conditions of the offer.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the offer, we will not be
required to accept any options tendered for replacement, and we may terminate or
amend the offer, or postpone our acceptance and cancellation of any options
tendered for replacement, in each case, subject to Rule 13e-4(f)(5) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, if at any time on or after
September 6, 2001, and prior to the Offer Expiration Date, any of the following
events has occurred, or has been determined by us to have occurred, and, in our
reasonable judgment in any case and

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regardless of the circumstances giving rise to the event, including any action
or omission to act by us, the occurrence of such event or events makes it
inadvisable for us to proceed with the offer or with such acceptance and
cancellation of options tendered for replacement:

. there shall have been threatened or instituted or be pending any
action or proceeding by any governmental, regulatory or
administrative agency or authority that directly or indirectly
challenges the making of the offer, the acquisition of some or all
of the tendered options pursuant to the offer, or the issuance of
New Options, or otherwise relates in any manner to the offer, or
that, in our reasonable judgment, could materially and adversely
affect our business, condition, income, operations or prospects or
materially impair (such as by increasing the accounting or other
costs of the offer to Redback) the contemplated benefits of the
offer to Redback, where the contemplated benefits include the
opportunity for us to align employee and stockholder interests and
offer eligible employees a valuable incentive to stay with Redback
and to achieve high levels of performance;

. there shall have been any action threatened, pending or taken, or
approval withheld, or any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order
or injunction threatened, proposed, sought, promulgated, enacted,
entered, amended, enforced or deemed to be applicable to the offer
or Redback, by any court or any authority, agency or tribunal that,
in our reasonable judgment, would or might directly or indirectly:

(1) make the acceptance for replacement of, or issuance of New
Options for, some or all of the tendered options illegal or
otherwise restrict or prohibit consummation of the offer or
that otherwise relates in any manner to the offer;

(2) delay or restrict our ability, or render us unable, to accept
for replacement, or issue New Options for, some or all of the
tendered options;

(3) materially impair (such as by increasing the accounting or
other costs of the offer to Redback) the contemplated benefits
to Redback of the offer, where the contemplated benefits
include the opportunity for us to align employee and
stockholder interests and offer eligible employees a valuable
incentive to stay with Redback and to achieve high levels of
performance; or

(4) materially and adversely affect Redback's business, condition,
income, operations or prospects or materially impair the
contemplated benefits to Redback of the offer;

. there shall have occurred:

(1) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices
for, securities on any national securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter market;

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(2) the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of
payments in respect of banks in the United States, whether or
not mandatory;

(3) the commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other
international or national crisis directly or indirectly
involving the United States; or

(4) any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any governmental,
regulatory or administrative agency or authority on, or any
event that, in our reasonable judgment, might affect the
extension of credit to us by banks or other lending
institutions in the United States.

. a tender or exchange offer for some or all of our shares, or a
merger or acquisition proposal for Redback, shall have been
proposed, announced or made by another person or entity or shall
have been publicly disclosed;

. any significant decrease in the market price of the shares of
Redback's common stock or any change in the general political,
market, economic or financial conditions in the United States or
abroad that could, in our reasonable judgment, have a material
adverse effect on Redback's business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations or prospects or that of Redback's
subsidiaries or on the trading in Redback's common stock; or

. any change or changes shall have occurred in Redback's business,
condition, assets, income, stock price, operations, prospects or
stock ownership that, in our reasonable judgment, is or may be
material to Redback or may materially impair the contemplated
benefits of the offer to Redback.

The conditions to the offer are for Redback's benefit. We may assert
them in our sole discretion regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them
before the Offer Expiration Date. We may waive them, in whole or in part, at any
time and from time to time prior to the Offer Expiration Date, in our sole
discretion, whether or not we waive any other condition to the offer. Our
failure at any time to exercise any of these rights will not be deemed a waiver
of any such rights. The waiver of any of these rights with respect to particular
facts and circumstances will not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other
facts and circumstances. Any determination we make concerning the events
described in this Section 7 will be final and binding upon all persons.

8. Price range of shares underlying the options.
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The shares underlying your options are currently traded on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "RBAK". The following table shows, for the
periods indicated, the high and low sales prices per share of our common stock
as reported by the Nasdaq National Market, as adjusted for stock dividends and
stock splits.
High Low
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Fiscal Year 2001
Quarter ended June 30, 2001...................... $ 25.09 $ 8.14

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Quarter ended March 31, 2001................ $ 56.375 $ 11.61

Fiscal Year 2000
Quarter ended December 31, 2000............. $ 167.125 $ 36.9375
Quarter ended September 30, 2000............ $ 179.625 $ 109.9375
Quarter ended June 30, 2000................. $ 181.00 $ 50.50
Quarter ended March 31, 2000................ $ 198.50 $ 78.50

Fiscal Year 1999
Quarter ended December 31, 1999............. $ 93.50 $ 52.50
Quarter ended September 30, 1999............ $ 71.81 $ 28.50
Quarter ended June 30, 1999................. $ 33.03 $ 16.25

As of September 4, 2001, the last reported sale price during regular
trading hours of our common stock, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market,
was $4.04 per share.

We recommend that you evaluate current market quotes for our common
stock, among other factors, before deciding whether or not to tender your
options.

9. Source and amount of consideration; terms of New Options
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Consideration.
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We will replace all eligible outstanding options which were properly
tendered, accepted for replacement and cancelled with New Options to purchase
shares of common stock under our 1999 Plan. The number of shares subject to the
New Options to be granted to each eligible participating employee will be
determined according to the exercise price of the Old Options tendered. Subject
to any adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events (and
rounded down to the nearest whole number), the replacement ratios will be as
follows: (i) an Old Option to purchase stock with an exercise price of $40.00
per share or less will be replaced with a New Option for the same number of
shares; (ii) an Old Option to purchase stock with an exercise price between
$40.01 per share and $80.00 per share will be replaced with a New Option
covering one (1) share for every five (5) shares covered by the Old Option; and
(iii) an Old Option to purchase stock with an exercise price above $80.00 per
share will be replaced with a New Option covering one (1) share for every ten
(10) shares covered by the Old Option. If we receive and accept tenders of all
eligible outstanding options from eligible employees, subject to the terms and
conditions of this offer we will grant New Options to purchase a total of
approximately 15,083,819 shares of common stock. The shares issuable upon
exercise of these New Options would equal approximately 9.5% of the total shares
of our common stock outstanding as of September 26, 2001.

Terms of New Options.
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The New Options will be granted under our 1999 Plan. For each New
Option granted, a new option agreement will be entered into between Redback and
the option holder who tendered such option in the offer. You should read the
forms of stock option agreement, attached as Exhibits (a)(9)

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through (a)(15) to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC in connection with this
Offer to Replace. The form of stock option agreement that is generally
applicable to you will be determined by the jurisdiction in which you work. The
terms and conditions of the New Options will vary in certain respects from the
terms and conditions of the options tendered for replacement.

You should note that the term of all New Options will be a maximum of
five (5) years, subject to earlier expiration of the option upon the occurrence
of certain events, such as your termination of employment. You should also note
that all New Options will be nonstatutory stock options, even if the options
tendered for replacement were incentive stock options. The New Options will not
be eligible for the favorable tax treatment applicable to incentive stock
options under applicable U.S. tax law. Please read "U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences" later in this Section, as well as Section 14 of this Offer to
Replace for a discussion of the potential tax consequences for United States
employees. If you are subject to the tax laws of more than one country, you
should be aware that there may be other tax and social insurance consequences
which may apply to you. You should be certain to consult your own advisors to
discuss these consequences.

In addition to the terms above, if you are a tax resident of a non-U.S.
jurisdiction, certain other terms and conditions may apply to your New Option in
order to comply with the laws in that country or in order to preserve the
possibility of favorable tax treatment. For example:

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the United Kingdom,
your New Option will be subject to the execution of a joint election
between you and Redback, as described in Section 26.

. Due to exchange control restrictions currently in place, if you are
an employee who is a tax resident of Brazil, Redback will at this
time require that you exercise your options by using only a full or
partial cashless exercise method, whereby you exercise your options
without remitting any cash, as described in Section 15.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or
the People's Republic of China, your options may be exercised only
by using a cashless exercise method, whereby the options are
exercised without remitting any cash and under which you will effect
a same-day exercise of the option and sale of the shares, as
described in Sections 22 and 23.

. If you are an employee who is a tax resident of Hong Kong and if
your New Options will vest in whole or in part within six (6) months
of the Replacement Date, you will be restricted from selling any
shares acquired upon the exercise of those options until a period of
six (6) months from the Replacement Date, as described in Section
19.

In addition, you should note that for participants who are subject to
the tax laws of Canada and Singapore, the New Options may have a higher exercise
price than some or all of the options tendered for replacement. For U.S.
employees, employees in Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the
Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and the United Kingdom, as

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well as for the Executive Officers of Redback, the exercise price of the New
Options will not be higher than four dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per
share; this means that only replacement options for options required to be
tendered because they were granted within the six (6) months prior to the
Cancellation Date risk having an exercise price higher than the tendered
options. The following description summarizes the material terms of our 1999
Plan and the options granted under the Plan.

1999 Plan.
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The maximum number of shares available for issuance through the
exercise of options, granted under our 1999 Plan is 18,000,000 shares, plus an
annual increase to be added each year beginning January 1, 2002 equal to
10,000,000 shares. In addition, shares issued under the Redback Networks Inc.
1997 Stock Plan which are forfeited become available for grant under the 1999
Plan. Our 1999 Plan permits the granting of options intended to qualify as
incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue Code and options that do not
qualify as incentive stock options, referred to as nonstatutory stock options,
as well as awards of restricted stock.

Administration.
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The 1999 Plan is administered by a committee appointed by the Board of
Directors (the "Administrator"). Subject to the other provisions of the 1999
Plan, the Administrator has the power to determine the terms and conditions of
the options granted, including the exercise price, the number of shares subject
to the option and the exercisability of the options.

Term.
----

Options granted under the 1999 Plan generally have a maximum term of
ten (10) years. However, pursuant to the terms of this offer, all New Options
will have a maximum term of five (5) years, subject to earlier expiration of the
option upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of your
employment.

Termination of Employee Status.
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The effect on your New Options of the termination of your status as an
employee of Redback or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates will be set forth
in your new option agreement. Generally, your options will expire following the
termination of your employment, and you will have the opportunity to exercise
the vested portion of your option within the time frame permitted by your stock
option agreement, but in no event later than the expiration of the maximum term
of your option (which, for your New Option, will be five (5) years).

If your termination of employment is due to any reason other than death
or your total and permanent disability, the time period in which you may
exercise your options, to the extent that they were exercisable immediately
before such termination, is generally a period of three (3) months from the date
of termination.

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In the event that the termination of your employment is by reason of
death, your options will generally become fully exercisable and your executors,
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administrators, legatees or distributees of your estate, may exercise any option
held by you at the date of your employment termination within the time frame
permitted by your stock option agreement, which is generally a period of twelve
(12) months after your death.

In the event that the termination of your employment is by reason of
your permanent or total disability, the vesting of your options will generally
accelerate by a period of twelve (12) months and you may exercise any options
held by you at the date of your employment termination, to the extent
exercisable with the additional twelve (12) months vesting credit, within the
time frame permitted by your stock option agreement, which is generally a period
of six (6) months following such termination.

Please note that if your Old Options were subject to any special
acceleration provisions included in your old option agreement or in another
agreement with Redback, your New Options will be subject to the same provisions,
and will be set forth in your new option agreement.

Generally, except as described above, if you cease to be an employee of
Redback or one of our subsidiaries or affiliates, all unvested portions of your
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New Options will be cancelled and you will lose all rights with respect to them.
This applies even if your Old Option would have been fully vested. As a result,
you may not have the opportunity to exercise as much of your New Options as you
would have been able to exercise under the Old Options, since your New Options
may not be as fully vested, or may not be vested at all. You should be sure to
consider this when deciding whether or not to participate in the offer.

The expiration of your option under the circumstances specified in this
section will result in the cessation of your interests in our 1999 Plan. In
addition, your option may expire, together with our stock option plans and all
other outstanding options issued to other employees, following the occurrence of
certain corporate events, as described in "Adjustments Upon Certain Events,"
below.

Termination of Employee Status Before the Replacement Date.
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Exercise Price.
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Generally, the Administrator determines the exercise price at the time
the option is granted. Under the terms of the offer, and in order to comply with
certain applicable laws and to preserve the possibility of favorable tax
treatment, the exercise price per share of the New Options may vary for
different employees and will be set as follows:

. Except for Executive Officers of Redback, the exercise price per
share of the New Options for eligible employees who are tax
residents of the United States, Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China,
Taiwan or the United Kingdom will be the lower of: (i) four dollars
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and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which was the closing price
of a share of Redback common stock on August 29, 2001; and (ii) 100%
of the fair market value of Redback common stock on the Replacement
Date, as determined by the closing price reported by the Nasdaq
National Market on the Replacement Date.

. The exercise price per share for eligible employees who are tax
residents of Canada or Singapore will be 100% of the fair market
value of Redback common stock on the Replacement Date, as determined
by the closing price reported by the Nasdaq National Market on the
Replacement Date.

. The exercise price per share for Executive Officers will be four
dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share, which was the closing
price of a share of Redback common stock on August 29, 2001.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees other than tax
residents of Canada and Singapore: $4.00 per share.

. For all non-Executive Officer eligible employees who are tax
residents of Canada or Singapore: $4.00 per share.

. For all Executive Officers of Redback: $4.17 per share.

Similarly, if the fair market value of Redback common stock on the
Replacement Date is $4.50 per share, then the exercise price per share of the
New Options would be (i) $4.17 per share for non-Executive Officer eligible
employees other than tax residents of Canada and Singapore; (ii) $4.50 per share
for eligible employees who are tax residents of Canada or Singapore; and (iii)
$4.17 per share for all Executive Officers of Redback.

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States, Brazil, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the
People's Republic of China, Taiwan or the United Kingdom, your New Options will
be priced no higher than four dollars and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share.
This still means that the exercise price of the New Options could be higher than
the exercise price of certain of your tendered options, such as those options
required to be tendered if you participate in the offer (that is, most options
granted within the six (6) months prior to the Cancellation Date). For both U.S.
and non-U.S. residents, we recommend that you evaluate current market quotes for
our shares, among other factors, before deciding whether or not to tender your
options.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with the terms of the 1999
Plan, under no circumstances will you be granted options at a per share exercise
price that is less than thirty percent (30%) of the fair market value of Redback
common stock on the Replacement Date. Therefore, if the per share exercise price
of Redback common stock increases substantially (to $13.90 per share or higher)
on the Replacement Date, the exercise price of your New Options will be greater
than four dollar and seventeen cents ($4.17) per share. The exercise price per
share of your New Options will instead be equal to thirty percent (30%) of the
fair market value of the common stock on the Replacement Date.

Please note that the exercise prices for the New Options represent a
change from the terms we thought we would implement and which we described to
you in the memorandum from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx dated August 13, 2001 and in our 10-Q
filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001.

Vesting and Exercise.
--------------------

Each stock option agreement specifies the term of the option and the
date when the option becomes exercisable. The terms of vesting are determined by
the Administrator and are set out in your option agreement. Options granted by
us generally vest at a rate of 25% of the shares subject to the option after
twelve (12) months, and then 1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) of the shares subject to
the option vest each month thereafter, provided the employee remains
continuously employed by Redback. The vesting schedule of the New Options
granted through the offer will re-start as of August 8, 2001, but will be
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otherwise identical to the vesting schedule of the Old Options and will be set
out in your new option agreement. You will not receive credit for vesting
accrued on the Old Options prior to the Cancellation Date. As a result, you will
have to wait for a longer period before you may purchase common stock under your
New Options than if you kept your Old Options.

An option to purchase 1,000 shares of Redback common stock granted on
July 14, 2000 at an exercise price of $155.00 per share which vested as to 25%
of the shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the grant date
and 1/48th (equal to 2.0833%) monthly thereafter would, at the

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time it is tendered for cancellation under this offer, have vested as to
approximately 29% of the shares, as follows:

- July 14, 2000: 0% of 1,000 shares subject to the option vested

- July 14, 2001: 25% of 1,000 vested = 250 shares vested

- August 14, 2001: 27.0833% of 1,000 vested = 270 shares vested
(250 from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares
(equal to 2.0833%) vested for the month, which is
approximately 20 shares)

- September 14, 2001: 29.167% of 1,000 vested = 291 shares
vested (270 from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the
shares (equal to 2.0833%) vested for the month, which is
approximately 21 shares)

If this option was tendered and accepted for replacement, the New
Option would be for 100 shares (since the exercise price per share of the Old
Option was over $80.00). If the offer is not extended and the Replacement Date
is October 15, 2001, as expected, the New Option would vest as follows:

- October 15, 2001: 0% of 100 shares subject to the option
vested

- August 8, 2002: 25% of 100 vested = 25 shares vested

- September 8, 2002: 27.0833% of 100 vested = 27 shares vested
(25 from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares (equal
to 2.0833%) vested for the month, which is approximately 2
shares)

- October 8, 2002: 29.167% of 100 vested = 29 shares vested (27
from above, plus an additional 1/48th of the shares (equal to
2.0833%) vested for the month, which is approximately 2
shares)

- Vesting would continue in this pattern until 100% vested on
August 8, 2005

However, regardless of the vesting schedule of the Old Option:

. If you are a resident of Hong Kong and if your New Options will vest
in whole or in part within six (6) months of the Replacement Date,
you will be restricted from selling any shares acquired upon the
exercise of those options until a period of six (6) months from the
Replacement Date, as described in Section 19.

. Due to exchange control restrictions currently in place, if you are
an employee who is a tax resident of Brazil, Redback will at this
time require that you exercise your options by using only a full or
partial cashless exercise method, whereby you exercise your options
without remitting any cash, as described in Section 15.

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effect a same-day exercise of the option and sale of the shares, as
described in Sections 22 and 23.

Please be sure to see Sections 15, 19, 22 and 23 for more details.

Payment of Exercise Price.
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You may exercise your options, in whole or in part, by delivery of a
written notice to us which is accompanied by payment in full of the eligible
exercise price, as set forth in your stock option agreement. Due to exchange
control restrictions currently in place, if you are an employee who is a tax
resident of Brazil, Redback will at this time require that you exercise your
options by using only a full or partial cashless exercise method, whereby you
exercise your options without remitting any cash, as described in Section 15. If
you are an employee who is a tax resident of the Netherlands or the People's
Republic of China, your options may be exercised only by using a cashless
exercise method, whereby the options are exercised without remitting any cash
and under which you will effect a same-day exercise of the option and sale of
the shares, as described in Sections 22 and 23. For employees who are not
subject to the tax laws in Brazil, the Netherlands or the People's Republic of
China, the permissible methods of payment of the option exercise price are
determined by the Administrator and are set forth in your stock option
agreement. These permissible methods generally are limited to

. cash,

. check, and

. the surrender of shares of Redback common stock.

However, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, the following
methods are also permissible: (i) promissory note, (ii) proceeds of a loan
secured with the shares (a margin loan), (iii) consideration received through a
same day sale, or (iv) a combination of the foregoing methods.

Adjustments Upon Certain Events.
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Events Occurring before the Replacement Date or Offer Expiration
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Date.
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If there is a change in our capitalization, such as a stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividends or other similar event prior to the
Replacement Date, and the change results in an increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares without receipt of consideration by us, an appropriate
adjustment will be made to the price and replacement ratio applied to each
replacement option.

If we are acquired prior to the Offer Expiration Date, you may withdraw
any options which you tendered for replacement and your options will be treated
in accordance with the option plan under which they were granted and with your
old option agreement. Further, if we are acquired prior to the Offer Expiration
Date, we reserve the right to withdraw the offer, in which case your Old

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Options and your rights under them will remain intact for the time period set
forth in your option agreement but you will receive no replacement options.

Events Occurring after the Replacement Date.
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If there is a change in our capitalization, such as a stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividends or other similar event after your Old
Options have been accepted for replacement, cancelled and replaced with New
Options, and the change results in an increase or decrease in the number of
issued shares without receipt of consideration by us, the 1999 Plan provides
that an appropriate adjustment will be made to the exercise price of each option
and the number of shares subject to each option.

In the event there is a liquidation or dissolution of Redback, your
outstanding options will expire immediately prior to the consummation of the
liquidation or dissolution.

If we are acquired after your Old Options have been accepted for
replacement, cancelled and replaced with New Options, your New Options will be
governed by the terms of the 1999 Plan and your new option agreement. Under the
terms of the 1999 Plan, in the event we merge with another corporation or
experience a reorganization, your options will be subject to the agreement of
merger or reorganization. The agreement may provide for any one of the
following: (i) your options will continue, if Redback is the surviving
corporation; (ii) your options will be assumed or substituted for options to
purchase securities of the successor corporation; (iii) your options will
accelerate and become fully exercisable; or (iv) you will receive a settlement
of the full value of your options in cash or cash equivalents, following which
your options will be cancelled.

You should be aware that if you cease to be an employee of Redback or
one of our subsidiaries or affiliates as a result of an acquisition or merger,
or for any other reason, you may not have the opportunity to exercise as much of
your New Options as you would have been able to exercise under the Old Options,
since your New Options may not be as fully vested, or may not be vested at all.
As a result, you may not receive as much, or any, benefit from your New Option
as you would have received if you had retained your Old Option.

The Administrator has the authority to provide, in the option
agreements, for additional acceleration of the exercisability of any options if
there is a "Change of Control" as it is defined in the 1999 Plan. If your Old
Options were not subject to a special Change of Control provision included in
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your old option agreement or in another agreement with Redback, your new option
agreement will not contain any Change of Control provision. Upon a Change of
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Control, your options will simply be treated as they would be treated in
accordance with any acquisition or merger of Redback, as described above. If
your Old Options were subject to special Change of Control provisions included
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in your old option agreement or in another agreement with Redback, your new
option agreement will contain the same provision.
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In addition, if your Old Options were subject to any other acceleration
provision included in either your old option agreement or in another agreement
with Redback, your New Options will be subject to the same provisions.

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If you do not participate in the offer, or only tendered some of your
options, and there is a sale of all or substantially all of our assets or we
merge with another company, any options you did not tender will simply be
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treated in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan and stock option
agreement under which they were granted.

Transferability of Options.
--------------------------

New Options generally may not be transferred, other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution. In the event of your death, options generally
may be exercised by a person who acquires the right to exercise the option by
bequest or inheritance or by the provisions of a Beneficiary Designation Form,
which you must file with Redback, as set forth in your option agreement.

Registration of Option Shares.
-----------------------------

36,599,505 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options
under our 1999 Plan have been registered under the Securities Act on
registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the SEC. All the shares issuable
upon exercise of all New Options to be granted before the offer will be
registered under the Securities Act. Unless you are one of our affiliates, you
will be able to sell your option shares free of any transfer restrictions under
applicable U.S. securities laws.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.
------------------------------------

You should refer to Section 14 of this Offer to Replace for a
discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the New Options and
the options tendered for replacement, as well as the consequences of accepting
or rejecting the New Options under this offer to replace. If you are an eligible
employee based outside of the United States, you should refer to Sections 15
through 26 of this Offer to Replace for a discussion of income tax consequences
of the New Options and the options tendered for replacement in certain non-U.S.
countries. We strongly recommend that you consult with your own tax advisors to
discuss the tax and social insurance consequences of this transaction under the
laws of the country in which you live and work.

Our statements in this Offer to Replace concerning our 1999 Plan and
the New Options are merely summaries and do not purport to be complete. The
statements are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to,
all provisions of our 1999 Plan, and the forms of option agreement under the
1999 Plan, which are attached as exhibits to the Schedule TO as filed with the
SEC. The 1999 Plan, the forms of option agreement thereunder and the prospectus
describing the 1999 Plan are attached as exhibits to this Schedule TO. Please
contact us at Redback Networks Inc., Stock Administration, 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx (telephone: 000-000-0000) or Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx (telephone: 000-000-0000) (e-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx), to receive
additional copies of our 1999 Plan, the forms of option agreement thereunder and
the prospectus relating to the 1999 Plan. We will promptly furnish you copies of
these documents at our expense.

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10. Information concerning Redback.
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Our principal executive offices are located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000, and our telephone number is (000) 000-0000. Questions regarding
this option replacement program should be directed to Xxxxx Xxxxx (telephone:
000-000-0000) or Xxx Xxxxxxxxx (telephone: 000-000-0000) at Redback at the above
address or by e-mail at xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.

We are a provider of solutions for next-generation metro broadband and
optical networks. Our products, which consist of the Subscriber Management
System, SmartEdge(TM) and Network Management product families, combine
purpose-built networking hardware and software. Our Subscriber Management System
products are designed to connect and manage large numbers of subscribers across
high-speed access technologies. They bridge the operational gap between access
concentrators used to gather together high-speed Internet users at one end of
the network and routers at the other end of the network used to connect to the
Internet. We believe that our SmartEdge optical networking products simplify the
architecture of today's regional voice and data networks, as well as improve
their capacity and performance. Our Network Management products allow service
providers to manage their networking equipment, as well as provision new
services to customers across networks including both Redback and third party
equipment. Together, these products are designed to enable carriers and service
providers to build and operate next-generation metro broadband and optical
networks. When deployed, these solutions are designed to deliver scalability,
reduce operational costs and expedite the management and deployment of new
services within metro networks.

We sell our products through a direct sales force, resellers and
distribution partners. Through June 30, 2001, substantially all of our revenues
have been derived from sales to providers of digital subscriber line services.
Although our products are used by many large carriers and service providers
worldwide, we anticipate that a small number of customers will continue to
account for a majority of our revenues.

The financial information included in our annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed with the SEC on April 2, 2001,
and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001
filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference. See
"Additional Information" in Section 29 for instructions on how you can obtain
copies of our SEC filings, including filings that contain our financial
statements.

11. Interests of directors and Executive Officers; transactions and
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arrangements concerning the options.
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A list of our directors and Executive Officers is attached to this
Offer to Redback as Schedule A. As of September 26, 2001, our directors and
Executive Officers, as a group, beneficially owned options outstanding under our
1999 Plan to purchase a total of 3,183,681 of our shares, which represented
approximately 13% of the shares subject to all options outstanding under that
plan as of that date. Members of the Board of Directors are not eligible to
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participate in the offer and therefore will not receive any replacement options
granted under the 1999 Plan as a result of this offer.

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Directors and Executive Officers, as a group, beneficially owned
options outstanding under all of our stock plans and agreements to purchase a
total of 11,508,481 of our shares, which represented approximately 27% of the
shares subject to all options outstanding under the plans and agreements as of
that date. As mentioned, options to purchase our shares owned by directors are
not eligible to be tendered in the offer.

Securities Ownership of Each of Our Directors, Executive Officers and
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5% Stockholders
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The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of September 26, 2001, by:

[_] each of our directors;

[_] each of our Executive Officers;

[_] each person or group of affiliated persons who is known to us to
beneficially own 5% or more of our common stock; and

[_] all current directors and Executive Officers as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In computing the number of shares
beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person,
shares of common stock subject to options held by that person that are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 26, 2001, are deemed
issued and outstanding. These shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for
purposes of computing percentage ownership of each other stockholder. Except as
indicated in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community
property laws, each stockholder named in the table has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
This table also includes shares owned by a spouse as community property.

Percentage of ownership is based on 158,228,124 shares of common stock
outstanding on September 26, 2001. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of
each of the persons named below is: c/o Redback Networks Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.

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Beneficial Ownership

Number of Shares of Percent of
Name of Directors, Executive Officers & 5% Common Stock Shares
------------------------------------------- Beneficially Owned as of Beneficially
Stockholders September 26, 2001 Owned
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Xxxxx XxXxxxxx, President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director (1)............................................ 2,395,833 1.5%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President of Marketing....... 0 *
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
(2)..................................................... 132,014 *
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Senior Vice President of Engineering (3)... 1,299,894 *
Xxxx Xxxxx, Senior Vice President of Information
Technology (4).......................................... 103,591 *
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Senior Vice President of Finance and
Administration, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
Secretary (5)........................................... 43,749 *
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Director, Chairman of the Board (6).... 3,858,928 2.4%
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Director (7)................................ 1,467,341 *
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Director (8)............................... 3,328,082 2.1%
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Director (9)............................... 10,335,591 6.5%
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Director (10)........................... 140,164 *
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Director (11)..................... 340,000 *
All directors and Executive Officers as a group (12
persons) (12)........................................... 23,445,187 14.5%
Other 5% Stockholders
FMR Corporation (13)..................................... 14,312,469 9.0%
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Entities affiliated with Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxx (14).............................................. 9,899,888 6.3%
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Entities affiliated with Xxxxxx Investments, Inc. (15)... 9,085,986 5.7%
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

(1) Includes 500,000 shares and options to purchase 1,895,833 shares of our
common stock, which are presently exercisable or will become exercisable
within 60 days of September 26, 2001.

(2) Includes 769 shares and options to purchase 131,245 shares of our common
stock, which are presently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60
days of September 26, 2001.

(3) Includes 1,165,522 shares and options to purchase 134,372 shares of our
common stock, which are presently exercisable or will become exercisable
within 60 days of September 26, 2001.

(4) Includes 469 shares and options to purchase 103,122 shares of our common
stock, which are presently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60
days of September 26, 2001.

(5) Options to purchase shares of our common stock, which are presently
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of September 26,
2001.

(6) Includes 11,810 shares and options immediately exercisable for 220,000
shares of our common stock owned individually by Xx. Xxxxxx, 364,744 shares
owned by the Xxxxxx X. and Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Trust dated November 22,
1985, 3,008,284 shares held by Sequoia Capital VII and 174,090 shares and
warrants to purchase 80,000 shares held by Sequoia Technology Partners VII.
Xx. Xxxxxx disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Sequoia
Capital VII and Sequoia Technology Partners VII, except to the extent of
his pecuniary interest therein.

(7) Includes 1,374,842 shares and options to purchase 92,499 shares of our
common stock, which are presently exercisable or will become exercisable
within 60 days of September 26, 2001.

(8) Includes 159,697 shares and options immediately exercisable for 100,000
shares of our common stock owned individually by Xx. Xxxxx, 2,963,554
shares owned by Norwest Venture Partners VII, L.P. and 104,831 shares owned
by the Xxxxx Family Partnership. Xx. Xxxxx disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares held by Norwest Venture Partners VII L.P., except to the
extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(9) Includes 331,552 shares and options immediately exercisable for 100,000
shares of our common stock owned individually by Xx. Xxxxxx, 4,151 shares
owned by the Xxxxxx Family Trust, 9,357,683 shares held Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx VIII and 542,205 shares held by KPCB VIII Founders Fund
L.P. Xx. Xxxxxx disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx VIII and KPCB VIII Founders Fund L.P.,
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(10) Includes 164 shares and options immediately exercisable for 140,000 shares
of our common stock.

(11) Includes 300,000 shares and options immediately exercisable for 40,000
shares of our common stock.

(12) Includes 20,583,871 shares, warrants to purchase 80,000 shares and options
to purchase 3,000,820 shares of our common stock, which are presently
exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of September 26,
2001.

(13) Includes 13,273,684 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity Management &
Research Company, 807,585 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity Management
Trust Company and 231,200 shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
International Limited. The shares beneficially owned by Fidelity
Management & Research Company include 699,375 shares resulting from the
assumed conversion of $133,392,000 principal amount of Redback's 5%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due April 1, 2007 and the shares
beneficially owned by Fidelity Management Trust Company include 40,885
shares resulting from the assumed conversion of $7,798,000 principal amount
of Redback's 5% Convertible Subordinated Notes due April 1, 2007.

(14) Includes 9,357,683 shares beneficially owned by KPCB VIII Associates, L.P.
and 542,205 shares beneficially owned by KPCB VIII Founders Fund, L.P.

(15) Includes 7,262,264 shares beneficially owned by Xxxxxx Investment
Management, LLC and 1,823,722 shares beneficially owned by The Xxxxxx
Advisory Company, LLC.

Securities Transactions of Each of Our Directors, Executive Officers
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and 5% Stockholders
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The following is a list of the stock and stock option transactions
involving our directors, Executive Officers and 5% stockholders within
the sixty (60) days prior to and including September 6, 2001:

. On July 25, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 80,000 shares of
our common stock to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, our Chairman of the Board of
Directors. The exercise price of these options is $5.40 per share.

. On July 25, 2001, we granted a warrant to purchase 80,000 shares of
our common stock to Sequoia Technology Partners, which is affiliated
with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, our Chairman of the Board of Directors. The
exercise price of these options is $5.40 per share.

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. On August 16, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 7,122 shares of
our common stock to Xxxxxxx Xxxx, our senior Vice President of
Worldwide Sales. The exercise price of these options is $1.75 per
share.

. On August 16, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 12,686 shares
of our common stock to Xxxxxx Xxxxx, our Senior Vice President of
Engineering. The exercise price of these options is $1.75 per share.

. On August 16, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 8,190 shares of
our common stock to Xxxx Xxxxx, our Senior Vice President of
Information Technology. The exercise price of these options is $1.75
per share.

. On August 16, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 10,683 shares
of our common stock to Xxxxxx Xxxx, our Senior Vice President of
Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. The exercise
price of these options is $1.75 per share.

. On August 29, 2001, we granted a new hire option to purchase
1,000,000 shares of our common stock to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, our Senior
Vice President of Marketing. The exercise price of these options is
$4.17 per share.

. On August 29, 2001, we granted a new hire option to purchase
6,500,000 shares of our common stock to Xxxxx XxXxxxxx, our
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. The exercise price
of these options is $4.17 per share.

. On August 29, 2001, we granted 500,00 restricted shares of our
common stock to Xxxxx XxXxxxxx, our President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director. The fair market value of these shares is $4.17
per share.

. On August 31, 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx of our Board of
Directors, purchased 25,000 shares of our common stock on the open
market at a price of $4.00 per share.

. On September 21, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 250,000
shares of our common stock to Xxxxxx Xxxxx, our Senior Vice
President of Engineering. The exercise price of these options is
$2.07 per share.

. On September 21, 2001, we granted an option to purchase 200,000
shares of our common stock to Xxxxxx Xxxx, our Senior Vice President
of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. The
exercise price of these options is $2.07 per share.

Except as otherwise described above, there have been no transactions in
options to purchase our common stock or in our common stock which were effected
during the past sixty (60) days by Redback, or to our knowledge, by any of our
Executive Officers, directors, affiliates or subsidiaries.

12. Status of options acquired by us in the offer; accounting
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consequences of the offer.
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Options issued under the Redback Networks Inc. 1997 Stock Plan and the
1999 Plan which we acquire through the offer will be cancelled and the shares
subject to those options will be returned to the pool of shares available for
future grants of options under the 1999 Plan. To the extent these shares are not
fully reserved for issuance upon exercise of the New Options to be granted in
connection with the offer, the shares will be available for future awards to
employees and other eligible 1999 Plan participants without further stockholder
action, except as required by applicable law or the rules of the Nasdaq National
Market or any other securities quotation system or any stock exchange on which
our shares are then quoted or listed.

Options issued under Siara Systems, Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended, the Abatis Systems Corporation Key Employee Stock Option Plan and the
Redback Networks Inc. 2001 Employee Option Plan which we acquire through the
offer will be cancelled.

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As a result of our decision to make this offer to our employees, all
New Options granted in association with this offer, as well as all eligible
options that are not tendered in this offer and accepted for replacement, will
be treated for financial reporting purposes as variable awards. Options granted
within the six (6) months prior to the Cancellation Date which are Excepted
Options may also be treated as variable awards for financial reporting purposes.
In addition, options granted to participants of this offer within the six (6)
months following the Cancellation Date may also be treated as variable awards
for financial reporting purposes. This means that we will be required to record
non-cash stock compensation charges or credits reflecting any increases and
decreases in the price of Redback's common stock. The higher the market value of
our common stock, the greater the non-cash stock compensation expense we will
record. We will have to continue to reflect the impact of increases and
decreases in the price of Redback's common stock in Redback's statement of
operations until the options are exercised, forfeited or terminated. The New
Options will have a maximum term of five (5) years, subject to earlier
expiration of the option upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the
optionee's termination of employment. Options which were eligible but not
tendered in this offer and accepted for replacement will retain their original
term, which is generally ten (10) years, subject to earlier expiration of the
option upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the optionee's termination
of employment.

13. Legal matters; regulatory approvals.
-----------------------------------

We are not aware of any license or regulatory permit that appears to be
material to our business that might be adversely affected by our replacement of
options and issuance of New Options as contemplated by the offer, or of any
approval or other action by any government or governmental, administrative or
regulatory authority or agency, domestic or foreign, that would be required for
the acquisition or ownership of our options as contemplated herein. Should any
such approval or other action be required, we presently contemplate that we will
seek such approval or take such other action. We cannot assure you that any such
approval or other action, if needed, could be obtained or what the conditions
imposed in connection with such approvals would entail or whether the failure to
obtain any such approval or other action would result in adverse consequences to
our business. Our obligation under the offer to accept tendered options for
replacement and to issue New Options for tendered options is subject to the
conditions described in Section 7 of this Offer to Replace.

If we are prohibited by applicable laws or regulations from granting
New Options during the period beginning immediately after the date we expect to
grant the New Options (expected to be October 15, 2001), we will not grant any
New Options. We are unaware of any such prohibition at this time, and we will
use reasonable efforts to effect the grant, but if the grant is prohibited
throughout the period we will not grant any New Options. Under such
circumstances, we will not accept your tendered options for replacement and
those options will not be cancelled.

14. Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.
---------------------------------------------
The following is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income
tax consequences of the replacement of options pursuant to the offer. This
discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code, its legislative history,
Treasury Regulations thereunder and administrative and judicial

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interpretations thereof as of the date of the offer, all of which are subject to
change, possibly on a retroactive basis. This summary does not discuss all of
the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your particular
circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all respects to all
categories of option holders.

Option holders who replace outstanding options with New Options should
not be required to recognize income for federal income tax purposes at the time
of the replacement. We believe that the replacement will be treated as a
non-taxable exchange. We advise all option holders considering replacing their
options to meet with their own tax advisors with respect to the federal, state,
local and foreign tax consequences of participating in the offer.

Incentive Stock Options
-----------------------

If you tender incentive stock options and those options are accepted
for replacement, the New Options will be granted as nonstatutory stock options.

You should note that there is a risk that any eligible incentive stock
options you have may be affected, even if you do not participate in the
replacement. We do not believe that our offer to you will change any of the
terms of your eligible incentive stock options if you do not accept the offer.
We believe that you will not be subject to current U.S. federal income tax if
you do not elect to participate in the option replacement program. We also
believe that the option replacement program will not change the U.S. federal
income tax treatment of subsequent grants and exercises of your incentive stock
options (and sales of shares acquired upon exercises of such options) if you do
not participate in this offer to replace options. However, the IRS may
characterize this offer to replace options as a "modification" of those
incentive stock options, even if you decline to participate. In 1991, the IRS
issued a private letter ruling in which another company's option exchange
program was characterized as a "modification" of all of the incentive stock
options that could be exchanged. This does not necessarily mean that our offer
to replace options will be viewed the same way. The company's option exchange
offer was not the same type of program as our option replacement program, and so
may be treated differently. Private letter rulings by the IRS contain the IRS's
opinion regarding only the specific facts presented by a specific person or
company. The person or company receiving the letter may rely on it, but no other
person or company may rely on the letter ruling, nor may they assume the same
opinion would apply to their situation, even if the facts at issue are similar.
While such letters do not provide certainty, they may indicate how the IRS will
view a similar situation. We therefore do not know if the IRS will assert the
position that our offer constitutes a "modification" of incentive stock options
eligible for tender. A successful assertion by the IRS of this position could
extend the options' holding period to qualify for favorable tax treatment.
Accordingly, to the extent you dispose of your incentive stock option shares
prior to the lapse of the new extended holding period, your incentive stock
option could be taxed similarly to a nonstatutory stock option.

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Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Options.
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Under current law, an option holder will not realize taxable income
upon the grant of an option which is not qualified as an incentive stock option,
also referred to as a nonstatutory stock option. However, when an option holder
exercises the option, the difference between the exercise price of the option,
and the fair market value of the shares subject to the option on the date of
exercise will be compensation income taxable to the option holder.

We will be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of compensation
income taxable to the option holder if we comply with eligible reporting
requirements.

We recommend that you consult your own tax advisor with respect to the
federal, state and local tax consequences of participating in the offer, as the
tax consequences to you of participation in the offer are dependent on your
individual tax situation.

15. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Brazil.
------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of
the replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
tax residents in Brazil. This discussion is based on Brazilian tax law as of the
date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell
the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does
not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of
your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all
respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders
considering replacing their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

If you are a citizen or resident of another country, the information
contained in this summary may not be applicable to you. You are advised to seek
appropriate professional advice as to how the tax or other laws in your country
apply to your specific situation.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the
result of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.

Grant.
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You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise and Sale of Shares.
---------------------------

Due to Brazilian exchange control regulations, any New Options that may
be granted to you will be modified as described in this Section. You must use
the cashless exercise method to exercise your New Options. There are two methods
of cashless exercise: "full cashless" and "partial cashless." If you elect the
"full cashless" method of exercise, upon exercise, a broker will sell all of

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the shares of Redback that you are entitled to receive upon exercise, use the
proceeds to pay the exercise price (plus any applicable fees or taxes) and remit
the balance to you in cash. Under the "partial cashless" method, upon exercise,
a broker will sell enough shares of Redback Networks that you are entitled to
receive upon exercise to cover the exercise price (plus any applicable fees or
taxes) and hold the remaining Redback Networks shares on your behalf or deliver
the shares to you.

You will be subject to capital gains tax on the difference (or spread)
between the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the
exercise price.

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you will be subject to capital
gains tax on any additional gain that you realize when you subsequently sell the
shares. The additional gain equals the difference between the amount realized on
the sale and the exercise price. You may be exempt from capital gains tax if the
amount of the shares sold in the month of sale (in combination with other shares
sold for the month) does not exceed R$20,000.

Dividends.
---------

If you exercise your New Options to purchase shares, you may be
entitled to receive dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares
will be subject to income tax in Brazil and withholding tax in the United
States. You may be entitled to a local tax credit in Brazil for U.S. tax
withheld.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

No tax or social insurance withholding or reporting is required for
options exercised on or after 1 April 2000.

Exchange Control Information.
----------------------------

Due to exchange control regulations in Brazil, you will be limited to
exercising your New Options using the full or partial cashless exercise method.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and
tax consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

16. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of British
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Columbia, Canada and Ontario, Canada
------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of
the replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
tax residents in Canada. This discussion is based on Canadian tax law as of the
date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell
the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does
not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of
your particular

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circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all respects to all
categories of option holders. We advise all option holders considering replacing
their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the
result of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.
However, the manner in which the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency will treat
this transaction is not certain. It is possible that: (i) a tax-neutral rollover
would be available; (ii) the value of the new options would be required to be
included in your income; or (iii) the eligible options would be considered to be
repriced options, resulting in the loss of the preferential 50% tax deduction
and stock option tax deferral treatment ordinarily available upon the exercise
of options.

Tax Information.
---------------

For the purposes of this supplement, it is assumed that the New Options
will meet the conditions to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Canadian
tax law. For this reason, the exercise price of any New Options granted to you
pursuant to this offer will be the fair market value of the underlying shares on
the Replacement Date.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

Subject to the deferral provisions discussed below, you will recognize
taxable income upon the exercise of the New Options. You will include in income
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the exercise price. However, you can deduct one-half of this
"spread" and you will be subject to tax on the remaining one-half of the spread
at your applicable marginal tax rate.

You may defer the taxation on the spread until the earlier of the time
that you sell the shares purchased on exercise, die or become a non-resident of
Canada. In order to be eligible for this deferral, you must file an election
with your employer by 15 January of the year following the year in which shares
are acquired under the 1999 Plan.

You can only defer taxation on the spread up to the first C$100,000
worth of options that vest in any one year. For the purpose of calculating this
limit, the value of an option equals the fair market value of the shares subject
to the option at the time the option was granted.

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Sale of Shares.
--------------

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you will be subject to tax when
you subsequently sell the shares. The taxable amount will generally be one-half
of the difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the shares
on the date of exercise (less any brokerage fees). Income tax will be assessed
on the taxable income at your marginal income tax rate.

One-half of any loss arising on the sale of the shares (including any
brokerage fees) may be deducted from any taxable capital gain for the year, the
previous three taxation years, or any subsequent taxation year.

Any amount on which taxation was deferred at exercise will become
taxable at the time the shares are sold.

Dividends.
---------

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you may be entitled to receive
dividends. You will be subject to income tax at your marginal rate on any
dividends paid on the shares of Redback. You will generally be entitled to a
foreign tax credit equal to the amount of the dividend for United States federal
tax withheld at source.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

A T4 Form will be filed with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and
a copy delivered to you prior to the last day of February in the year following
the year in which you exercise your New Options. The T4 Form will indicate the
amount of the benefit and any amount subject to the 50% deduction. You must
report the stock option income, capital gains, dividend receipts, and any
deductions, if applicable, in your annual income tax return. Your employer will
not withhold taxes on these amounts and you are required to pay any additional
amounts owing by you. For every year you have a balance of deferred stock option
benefits outstanding you must file a Form T1212 with the Canada Customs and
Revenue Agency together with your annual tax return.

The spread at exercise is subject to Canada Pension Plan Premiums to
the extent you have not reached the maximum pensionable earnings of C$38,300 for
2001.

Securities Information.
----------------------

Any New Options which may be granted to you pursuant to the terms of
the offer will be conditional on obtaining the necessary securities regulatory
approvals or exemptions from the applicable securities regulatory authorities.
Although we do not anticipate any difficulty in obtaining the necessary
approvals or exemptions, it is possible that we may not obtain all of the
exemptions which we will seek and/or that the New Options will be subject to
certain conditions imposed by the securities regulatory authorities.

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Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and
tax consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

17. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of France.
------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of
the replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
tax residents in France. This discussion is based on French tax law as of the
date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell
the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does
not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of
your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all
respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders
considering replacing their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the
result of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to income tax
(at your marginal rate) and social taxes on the difference between the fair
market value of the shares on the date of exercise and the exercise price (i.e.,
the spread). This income is considered additional salary and therefore is
included in your overall income for the year in which you exercise your New
Options.

Sale of Shares.
--------------

When you sell the shares that you acquire under the 1999 Plan, you will
be subject to capital gains tax (currently 26%) on any additional gain (i.e.,
the difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the shares at
the time of exercise) that you realize when you sell your shares. This tax only
applies when the aggregate gross proceeds that you receive from the sale of any
stock in any calendar year exceeds a certain amount, which is set at FF50,000
for 2001.

Dividends.
---------

If you exercise your New Options to purchase shares, you may be
entitled to receive dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback shares will be
subject to tax in France and withholding

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tax in the United States. You may be entitled to receive a tax credit against
the French tax payable equal to the United States federal tax withheld at
source.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Your employer is not required to withhold income taxes but is required to
withhold and remit social taxes when you exercise your New Options. Your
employer will also report the spread at exercise to the tax and labor
authorities.

Exchange Control Information.
----------------------------

You may hold shares purchased under the 1999 Plan outside of France
provided that you declare all foreign accounts (both those currently open and
those closed during the tax year) on a specific form in your income tax return.
You must also declare to the customs and excise authorities any cash or
securities you import or export without the use of a financial institution when
the value of cash or securities is equal to or exceeds FF50,000.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

18. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Germany.
-------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for tax
residents in Germany. This discussion is based on German tax law as of the date
of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The
information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell the
shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does not
discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your
particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all respects to
all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders considering
replacing their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the result
of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to ordinary income
taxes on the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date
of exercise and the exercise price. The difference may also be subject to social
insurance contributions if and to the extent to which your income in the month
during which you exercise your New Options is below the relevant social security
contribution limits.

Sale of Shares.
--------------

Any additional gain from the subsequent sale of the shares is not taxable
provided: (1) you have owned the shares for more than 12 months; (2) you have
not, within the last 5 years, held more than 10% of the stated capital of
Redback Networks; and (3) the shares are not held as a business asset.
(Effective 1 January 2002, the 10% limit will be lowered to 1% such that in
order to satisfy the foregoing conditions, you cannot have held 1% or more of
the stated capital of Redback Networks.) If tax is due, it is payable on the
difference between what you receive from the sale and your adjusted base cost.
(Effective 1 January 2002, only 50% of such gain will be subject to tax.) Your
adjusted base cost is based on the exercise price, plus any tax benefit you were
deemed to have earned because of the exercise and on which you already paid tax
at exercise.

Dividends.
---------

If you exercise your New Options and purchase shares, you may be entitled
to receive dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares will be
subject to income tax in Germany and withholding tax in the United States.
However, only 50% of the value of the dividend distributed is subject to tax in
Germany. You must report such dividends on your annual tax return. You may
deduct 50% of the U.S. federal withholding tax withheld on your German tax
return.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Under current laws, withholding and reporting for income tax and social
insurance are required when you exercise your options. Your employer will
withhold income tax and social insurance contributions from your wages at the
time you exercise your option to the extent your wages are below the social
security contribution limits. You will be responsible for paying any difference
between the actual tax liability and the amount withheld.

Exchange Control Information.
----------------------------

You must report cross-border payments in excess of EURO12,500 monthly
(approximately US$11,053). This reporting is normally accomplished through the
German bank involved in the transaction, but you are responsible for making sure
the report is filed. In addition, you must report any receivables or payables or
debts in foreign currency exceeding an amount of DM3,000,000 on a monthly basis.
Finally, you must report on an annual basis your participation in Redback
Networks in the unlikely event that it exceeds 10% of the total of the voting
capital.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

19. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Hong Kong.
---------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
Hong Kong tax residents. This discussion is based on Hong Kong tax law as of the
date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell
the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does
not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of
your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all
respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders
considering replacing their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the result
of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.

Securities Information.
----------------------

Any New Options which may be granted to you pursuant to the offer will be
subject to your execution of an undertaking not to sell shares obtained upon the
exercise of the New Options for a period of six (6) months from the grant date.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when New Options are granted to you under
the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to salaries tax on
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the exercise price.

Sale of Shares.
--------------

When you sell the shares that you acquire under the 1999 Plan, you will not
be subject to additional tax.

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Dividends.
---------

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you may be entitled to receive
dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares will be subject to
United States federal withholding tax. You will not be subject to tax on
dividends in Hong Kong.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

When you exercise your New Options, your employer is not required to
withhold income tax. However, your employer will report the gain resulting from
the exercise of your New Options to the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department in
the course of its normal annual return of compensation.

You will be responsible for reporting and paying any salaries taxes
resulting from the exercise of your New Options.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

20. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Japan.
-----------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
Japan tax residents. This discussion is based on Japanese tax law as of the date
of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The
information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell the
shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does not
discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your
particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all respects to
all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders considering
replacing their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the result
of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options; however,
the tax laws in this area are not certain and so we cannot predict the tax
consequences with certainty.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

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Exercise.
--------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to income tax on
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the exercise price. Your income will likely be treated as
"remuneration income" and will be taxed at your marginal tax rate.

Sale of Shares.
--------------

When you sell your shares purchased under the 1999 Plan, you will be
subject to tax on any gain on the subsequent sale of the shares at a flat rate
of 26% (i.e., 20% national income tax and a 6% local inhabitants tax).

If you sell your shares through an authorized stockbroker or bank in Japan
and submit an election return form, you may elect to have the broker withhold
1.05% of the total amount received (regardless of the gain) from selling your
shares. If you make this election, only deemed gain at 5.25% of the sale of the
shares is subject only to the 20% national income tax; the 6% local inhabitants
tax would not apply. Please note that, although under the 2000 tax legislation
this 1.05% taxation method was scheduled to be abolished as of 1 April 2001,
abolishment has been postponed until 31 March 2003.

Dividends.
---------

If you exercise your New Options to purchase shares, you may be entitled to
receive dividends. If the dividend payments are made through a Japanese paying
agent, Japanese withholding tax will be imposed on the dividend amount net of
the foreign withholding tax which will be payable in the United States.

A foreign tax credit and domestic withholding tax credit will be allowed if
you are a Japanese resident taxpayer and if you choose the aggregate taxation
method (Sogo Kazei) on such dividend income.

If you choose the separate taxation method (Bunri Kazei), no tax credits
will be allowed.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Although income from the exercise of stock options is classified as
remuneration income for individual income tax purposes, your employer is not, as
a rule, required to withhold income tax or social security contributions when
you exercise your options, as long as the employer is not directly involved in
the operation (i.e., payment of income) or costs of the 1999 Plan. It is your
responsibility to report and pay any taxes resulting from your participation in
the 1999 Plan.

Exchange Control Information.
----------------------------

If you intend to acquire shares whose value exceeds (Y)100,000,000 in a
single transaction, you must file a report with the Ministry of Finance through
the Bank of Japan within 20 days from

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the purchase of the shares (provided, however, if you acquire such shares
through a securities company in Japan, such requirement will not be imposed).
Please note that the reporting requirements vary depending on whether or not the
relevant payment is made through a bank in Japan.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

21. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Korea.
-----------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
Korea tax residents. This discussion is based on Korean tax law as of the date
of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. The
information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell the
shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does not
discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of your
particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all respects to
all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders to consult their
own tax advisors.

Option Exchange.
---------------

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to income tax on
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the exercise price. The spread will be treated as salary or wages
and taxed at your marginal rate. No securities transaction tax will apply to the
exercise of your New Options.

Sale of Shares.
--------------

When you sell the shares that you acquire under the 1999 Plan, you will be
subject to capital gains tax on any gain that you realize on such sale, which
gain will be equal to the difference

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between the sale price and the fair market value of the shares at the time of
exercise. No securities transaction tax will apply to your subsequent
disposition of shares acquired under the 1999 Plan.

Dividends.
---------

If you exercise your New Options to purchase shares, you may be entitled to
receive dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares will be subject
to income tax in Korea and withholding tax in the United States. You will be
entitled to a tax credit against your Korean income tax for the United States
federal tax withheld. You must report the amount of the dividends on your income
tax return.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

When you exercise your New Options, your employer is not required to
withhold or report income tax. It is your responsibility to report this income
on your annual tax return and to pay all taxes owed. Your employer may be
required to withhold and make contributions to Korea's social insurance fund in
connection with the income that you recognize under the 1999 Plan.

Exchange Control Restrictions.
-----------------------------

If you remit funds to purchase shares upon the exercise of your New
Options, you will be required have the remittance of funds "confirmed" by a
foreign exchange bank in Korea. To receive the confirmation, you will be
required to submit certain documentation to the bank. You should check with the
bank regarding the specific documentation they require and the time required to
obtain a confirmation prior to exercise. If you realize US$50,000 or more on the
sale of shares, you must repatriate the proceeds to Korea within six (6) months.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

22. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of the Netherlands.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for tax
residents in the Netherlands. This discussion is based on the Netherlands tax
law as of the date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a
retroactive basis. The information may be out of date at the time you exercise
your options or sell the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is
general in nature and does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be
relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to
be applicable in all respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all
option holders considering replacing their options to meet with their own tax
advisors.

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Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the result
of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options; however,
the tax laws in this area are not certain and we cannot predict the tax
consequences with certainty.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise and Sale of Shares.
---------------------------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to income tax on
the difference between the proceeds of the sale of shares acquired upon exercise
and the exercise price, in accordance with a ruling obtained from the Dutch tax
authorities which allows you to defer the payment of tax until the time of
exercise. As required by the terms of the ruling, you will only be able to
exercise the New Options granted to you using the full cashless exercise method
whereby the options are exercised without remitting any cash. You will not be
entitled to receive and hold shares of our stock when you exercise your New
Options. Under the cashless exercise method of exercise, the broker will
immediately sell all of the shares that you are entitled to purchase. You will
receive the cash proceeds from the sale, minus the exercise price and any taxes,
withholding obligations, commissions and brokers' fees associated with the
transaction.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

The income recognized when you exercise your New Options will be
compensation to you and your employer will withhold and report income tax and
social insurance contributions on that income. You will be responsible for
paying any difference between the actual tax liability and the amount withheld.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

23. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of the People's
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Republic of China.
-----------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for tax
residents in the People's Republic of China. This discussion is based on Chinese
tax law as of the date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a
retroactive basis. The information may be out of date at the time you exercise
your options or sell the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is
general in nature and does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be
relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to
be applicable in all respects to all categories of option holders. We advice all
option holders to consult their own tax advisors.

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Option Replacement.
------------------

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise and Sale of Shares.
---------------------------

Due to exchange control and securities law restrictions in China, any New
Options granted to you will be modified. You will only be able to exercise the
New Options granted to you using the full cashless exercise method whereby the
options are exercised without remitting any cash. You will not be entitled to
receive and hold shares of our stock when you exercise your New Options. Under
the cashless exercise method of exercise, the broker will immediately sell all
of the shares that you are entitled to purchase. You will receive the cash
proceeds from the sale, minus the exercise price and any taxes, withholding
obligations, commissions and brokers' fees associated with the transaction.

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to income tax on
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the exercise price. The spread will be treated as additional salary
or wages from your employer. Individual income tax is due on a monthly basis. If
you are a Chinese national, you will be entitled to a standard tax deduction of
Renminbi 800 per month, and if you are an expatriate, you will be entitled to a
standard tax deduction of Renminbi 4,000 per month.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Redback Networks expects that you will comply fully with your tax and other
obligations in connection with the receipt of benefits under the 1999 Plan,
including paying individual income tax and stamp duties, if applicable. Redback
Networks may be required to make deductions from the amounts payable to you
under the 1999 Plan as a withholding agent under individual income tax and
social insurance legislation.

Exchange Control Restrictions.
-----------------------------

Exchange control restrictions may restrict or limit your ability to
withdraw and/or convert funds received upon the exercise of your New Options.
This issue should be examined prior to exercise as you may be able to take steps
to mitigate these restrictions.

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Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

24. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Singapore.
---------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
Singapore tax residents. This discussion is based on Singapore tax law as of the
date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell
the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does
not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of
your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all
respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders
considering replacing their options to meet with their own tax advisors.

Option Exchange.
---------------

We do not believe there will be a tax liability solely as the result of
your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options; however, the
tax laws in this area are not certain and we cannot predict the tax consequences
with certainty.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

When you exercise your New Options, you will be subject to income tax on
the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of
exercise and the exercise price, unless the 1999 Plan qualifies for the CSOP
Scheme (as defined below) and/or you apply for a deferral, as explained below.

Company Stock Option Scheme ("CSOP Scheme").
-------------------------------------------

If the 1999 Plan qualifies for the CSOP Scheme, you will be exempt from tax
on the first S$2,000 of your option spread and, thereafter, you will only be
subject to tax on 75% of the remaining option spread. However, this exemption is
limited to S$1 million of such gains accruing over a ten (10) year period
commencing in the year you first enjoy the benefits of the tax exemptions under
the CSOP Scheme. It is possible that a portion of the New Options may qualify
for this scheme, but no assurances can be given this effect. In order to enhance
the tax benefit that would be available if the New Options qualify under this
scheme, the New Options will be granted at the fair market value of the
underlying shares on the grant date.

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Qualified Employee Stock Option Plan Scheme ("QESOP Scheme").
------------------------------------------------------------

You may apply to the Inland Revenue of Singapore (the "IRAS") for a
deferral on the payment of tax due at exercise subject to an interest charge if
the 1999 Plan qualifies under the QESOP Scheme. If the 1999 Plan also qualifies
under the CSOP Scheme, you may apply for a deferral of the tax due on the non-
exempt portion of the option spread.

In order to qualify for tax deferral under the QESOP Scheme, you would have
to satisfy the following conditions:

(a) you must be employed in Singapore at the time the New Options are
exercised;

(b) the New Options must be granted to you by the company for whom
you are working at the time of exercise or by an associated company of that
company; and

You will not qualify for the tax benefits under the QESOP Scheme if:
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(a) you are an undischarged bankrupt;

(b) IRAS records show that you are a delinquent taxpayer; or

If you are a qualifying employee, and the 1999 Plan qualifies under the
QESOP Scheme, you may apply to the IRAS for a tax deferral at the time you file
your income tax return for the tax year in which the gains are taxable (i.e.,
exercised). You would have to submit to the IRAS the "Application Form for
Deferment of Tax on Gains from Qualified ESOP," together with your tax return
and your employer's certification on the Application Form that the 1999 Plan
meets the qualification requirements under the QESOP Scheme. It is possible that
a portion of the New Options may qualify for the QESOP Scheme, although no
assurances can be given to this effect. In order to enhance the tax deferral
that would be available if the New Options qualify under this scheme, the New
Options will be granted at the fair market value of the underlying shares on the
grant date.

The maximum deferral period would be five years, starting on 1 January
after the year of exercise.

The interest rate chargeable would be pegged to the average prime rate of
the big four banks in Singapore (DBS, OCBC, OUB and UOB) offered on 15 April of
each year and interest would be computed annually based on this rate using the
simple interest method. The tax deferred and the corresponding amount of
interest would be due when your deferral period ends. You may pay the deferred
tax earlier in one lump sum (together with the pro-rated amount of interest) to
the IRAS before the end of the deferral period.

The deferral period would end and payment of the tax plus the corresponding
interest would become due immediately on the occurrence of any of the following
events:

(a) in the case of a foreign employee (including a Singapore
permanent resident), when he or she:

(i) terminates his or her employment in Singapore and leaves
Singapore;

(ii) is posted overseas; or

(iii) leaves Singapore for any period exceeding three months;

(b) when the employee becomes bankrupt; and

Sale of Shares.
--------------

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you will not be subject to tax when
you sell the shares, unless you are in the business of buying and selling
securities.

Dividends.
---------

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you may be entitled to receive
dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares that are received in
Singapore may be subject to income tax in Singapore and withholding tax in the
United States. You may be entitled to a tax credit equal to the United States
federal tax withheld, although the deduction may not exceed the tax that would
have been paid in Singapore on the same income.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Your employer will not be required to withhold income tax or social
insurance contributions at the time of the exercise of your New Options. Your
employer will report the exercise of your New Options on your annual return
outlining all salary and benefits paid to you during the year. Your employer
will give this return to you and you will be responsible for reporting and
paying any income taxes resulting from the exercise of your New Options.

It is also your responsibility to report and pay taxes resulting from the
sale of your shares or the receipt of any dividends.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and tax
consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

25. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of Taiwan.
------------------------------------------------------------

The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of the
replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
Taiwan tax residents. This discussion is based on Taiwanese tax law as of the
date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
The information may be out of date at the time you exercise your options or sell
the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is general in nature and does
not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to you in light of
your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to be applicable in all
respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all option holders to
consult their own tax advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the result
of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.

Grant.
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You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

You will not be subject to tax when you exercise your New Options unless
your employer (the subsidiary of Redback) reimburses Redback for the spread on
the exercise of the New Options under the 1999 Plan. In this case, you will be
taxed at your marginal income tax rate on the difference between the fair market
value of the underlying shares at exercise and the exercise price (i.e., the
price you pay in order to exercise the option).

Sale of Shares.
--------------

You will not be subject to tax when you sell the shares that you acquire
under the 1999 Plan.

Dividends.
---------

If you exercise your options to purchase shares, you may be entitled to
receive dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares will not be
subject to tax in Taiwan but will be subject to withholding tax in the United
States.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Your employer will be required to withhold all income taxes if your
employer (the subsidiary of Redback) reimburses Redback for the spread on the
exercise of the New Options under the 1999

Plan. However, you will be responsible for paying any difference between the
actual tax liability and the amount withheld.

Exchange Control Restrictions.
-----------------------------

Generally, no exchange control restrictions will apply in respect of
your participation in the 1999 Plan unless the aggregate value of all your
foreign currency transactions exceed US$5million per year.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and
tax consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

26. Material Income Tax Consequences For Tax Residents of the United
----------------------------------------------------------------
Kingdom
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The following is a general summary of the material tax consequences of
the replacement of eligible options and grant of New Options under the offer for
tax residents in the United Kingdom. This discussion is based on United Kingdom
tax law as of the date of the offer, which is subject to change, possibly on a
retroactive basis. The information may be out of date at the time you exercise
your options or sell the shares you acquire upon exercise. This summary is
general in nature and does not discuss all of the tax consequences that may be
relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, nor is it intended to
be applicable in all respects to all categories of option holders. We advise all
option holders considering replacing their options to meet with their own tax
advisors.

Option Replacement.
------------------

We do not believe that there will be a tax liability solely as the
result of your tender of eligible options for replacement with New Options.

Grant.
-----

You will not be subject to tax when the New Options are granted to you
under the 1999 Plan.

Exercise.
--------

Any New Options granted to you will be granted under a non-approved
stock option scheme. Consequently, you will be subject to income tax when you
exercise your New Options on the difference between the fair market value of the
underlying shares on the date of exercise and the exercise price (i.e., the
spread). You will also be liable to pay employees' National Insurance
Contributions ("NICs") on the spread at exercise if your earnings do not already
exceed the maximum limit for NIC purposes. The maximum limit is (pound)29,900
per year for the U.K. tax year 6 April 2001 to 5 April 2002.

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To the extent that your eligible options were granted before 6 April
1999 and therefore not subject to NICs, you should be aware that any New Options
that may be granted to you will be subject to NICs. In addition, new legislation
has been enacted which allows an employer to transfer the employer's NIC
liability to employees in connection with the exercise, assignment, release or
cancellation of options by entering into a joint election with each employee
providing that the employee will meet the employer's NIC liability in such
circumstances. The employer's NIC liability is currently equal to 11.9% of the
spread upon the exercise of any New Options. If you choose to exchange your
eligible options for New Options, we and our subsidiaries will require that you
agree to absorb your employer's NIC liability on the exercise of the New Options
and that you enter into a joint election to be made and submitted to the Inland
Revenue, which will provide that you will pay any NIC liability arising on the
exercise of the New Options that may be granted to you. You will not be entitled
to retain any New Options that may be granted to you if you do not enter into
the joint election once it is approved by the Inland Revenue. It is our
understanding that you will be entitled to deduct the employer's portion of the
NIC payments you make for the purposes of calculating the amount of the gain
subject to income tax on the exercise of the New Options. If you do not enter
into a joint election once the form of election is approved by Inland Revenue,
your New Option shall become null and void without any liability to Redback
and/or any of its subsidiaries and may not be exercised. You should take these
factors into consideration when deciding whether to tender your eligible
options.

Sale of Shares.
--------------

When you sell your shares, you will be subject to capital gains tax.
The tax is due on any increase in the value of the shares between the date on
which you exercise your New Options and the date on which you sell the shares
acquired on exercise of such options. Any capital gains tax you may owe is
subject to an annual personal exemption (currently (pounds)7,500 for the U.K.
tax year 6 April 2001 to 5 April 2002) and to taper relief calculated with
reference to the period of time during which you held the shares of Redback
Networks following the exercise of your options.

Dividends.
---------

If you acquire shares upon exercise, you may be entitled to receive
dividends. Any dividends paid on Redback Networks shares will be subject to
income tax in the UK and withholding tax in the U.S. You may be entitled to a
foreign tax credit for United States federal tax withheld at source. You must
report any dividends you receive on your annual UK tax return.

Withholding and Reporting.
-------------------------

Your employer is required to arrange for the payment of income tax and
NICs on the spread at exercise or to withhold funds on account of income tax and
NICs on the spread at exercise from the payroll, the proceeds of exercise and
sale, or otherwise, and to remit such amounts to the UK Inland Revenue on your
behalf. Your employer will also report the details of any option grant and
exercise on its annual U.K. Inland Revenue tax return.

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In addition to your employer's reporting obligations, you must report
details of any liabilities arising from the exercise of your New Options and
from the sale or disposal of shares, together with details of dividend income,
to the Inland Revenue on your personal U.K. Inland Revenue tax return.

You will be responsible for paying any taxes owed as a result of the
sale of the shares or the receipt of any dividends.

Please consult a tax advisor to determine the tax considerations and
tax consequences relevant to your participation in the offer.

27. Extension of offer; termination; amendment.
------------------------------------------

We expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion, at any time and
from time to time, and regardless of whether or not any event listed in Section
7 of this Offer to Replace has occurred or is deemed by us to have occurred, to
extend the period of time during which the offer is open and thereby delay the
acceptance for replacement of any options by giving oral or written notice of
such extension to the option holders or making a public announcement thereof.

We also expressly reserve the right, in our reasonable judgment, prior
to the Offer Expiration Date to terminate or amend the offer and to postpone our
acceptance and cancellation of any options tendered for replacement upon the
occurrence of any of the events listed in Section 7 of this Offer to Replace, by
giving oral or written notice of such termination or postponement to you or by
making a public announcement thereof. Our reservation of the right to delay our
acceptance and cancellation of options tendered for replacement is limited by
Rule 13e-4(f)(5) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which requires that we must pay the consideration offered or return any
tendered options promptly after termination or withdrawal of a tender offer.

Subject to compliance with applicable law, we further reserve the
right, in our sole discretion, and regardless of whether any event listed in
Section 7 of this Offer to Replace has occurred or is deemed by us to have
occurred, to amend the offer in any respect, including, without limitation, by
decreasing or increasing the consideration offered in the offer to option
holders or by decreasing or increasing the number of options being sought in the
offer.

Amendments to the offer may be made at any time and from time to time
by public announcement of the amendment. In the case of an extension, the
amendment must be issued no later than 6:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on the next
business day after the last previously scheduled or announced Offer Expiration
Date. Any public announcement made through the offer will be disseminated
promptly to option holders in a manner reasonably designated to inform option
holders of the change. Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to
make a public announcement, except as required by applicable law, we have no
obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any such public
announcement other than by making a press release to the Dow Xxxxx News Service.

If we materially change the terms of the offer or the information
concerning the offer, or if we waive a material condition of the offer, we will
extend the offer beyond the currently scheduled

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Offer Expiration Date to the extent required by Rules 13e-4(d)(2) and 13e-
4(e)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These rules
require that the minimum period during which an offer must remain open following
material changes in the terms of the offer or information concerning the offer,
other than a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought,
will depend on the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality
of such terms or information.

We will publish notice or otherwise inform you in writing if we decide
to take any of the following actions:

. we increase or decrease the amount of consideration offered for the
options,

. we decrease the number of options eligible to be tendered in the
offer, or

If the offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the tenth
(10/th/) business day from, and including, the date that notice of such increase
or decrease is first published, sent or given in the manner specified in this
Section, we will extend the offer beyond the currently scheduled Offer
Expiration Date so that the offer is open at least ten (10) business days
following the publication, sending or giving of notice.

For purposes of the offer, a "business day" means any day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01
a.m. through 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time.

28. Fees and expenses.
-----------------

We will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker, dealer or other
person for soliciting tenders of options pursuant to this Offer to Replace.

29. Additional information.
----------------------

This Offer to Replace is part of a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
TO that we have filed with the SEC. This Offer to Replace does not contain all
of the information contained in the Schedule TO and the exhibits to the Schedule
TO. We recommend that you review the Schedule TO, including its exhibits, and
the following materials which we have filed with the SEC before making a
decision on whether to tender your options:

1. Redback's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended
June 30, 2001, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001 (file number 000-25853);

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2. Redback's Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2001 (file number 000-
25853);

3. the description of our shares contained in our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on June 15, 2001 (file number 000-
25853); and

4. the description of our shares contained in certain of our
Registration Statements on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on February 6, 2001,
March 15, 2000 and May 21, 1999 (file numbers 333-55076, 333-32554 and 333-
79043, respectively).

These filings, our other annual, quarterly and current reports, our
proxy statements and our other SEC filings may be examined, and copies may be
obtained, at the following SEC public reference rooms:

000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X. 7 World Trade Center 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx 0000 Suite 1300 Suite 1400
Washington, D.C. 20549 Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000

You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference
rooms by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC's Internet
site at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx.

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the
symbol "RBAK" and our SEC filings can be read at the following Nasdaq address:

Nasdaq Operations
0000 X Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000

Each person to whom a copy of this Offer to Replace is delivered may obtain a
copy of any or all of the documents to which we have referred you, other than
exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated
by reference into such documents) at no cost, by writing to or calling us at
Redback Networks Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx (telephone: 000-000-0000) or Xxx Xxxxxxxxx (telephone: 000-000-0000) or by
e-mailing us at xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx.

As you read the foregoing documents, you may find some inconsistencies
in information from one document to another. If you find inconsistencies between
the documents, or between a document and this Offer to Replace, you should rely
on the statements made in the most recent document.

The information contained in this Offer to Replace about Redback should
be read together with the information contained in the documents to which we
have referred you.

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30. Miscellaneous.
-------------

This Offer to Replace and our SEC reports referred to above include
"forward-looking statements." When used in this Offer to Replace, the words
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and "plan" as they
relate to Redback or our management are intended to identify these
forward-looking statements. All statements by us regarding our expected future
financial position and operating results, our business strategy, our financing
plans and expected capital requirements, forecasted trends relating to our
services or the markets in which we operate and similar matters are
forward-looking statements. The documents we filed with the SEC, including our
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 filed on
April 2, 2001 with the SEC and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2001 filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001, discuss some of the
risks that could cause our actual results to differ from those contained or
implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not
limited to:

. Our business is difficult to evaluate because we have a limited
operating history, which may affect our stock price and our ability
to sell products and services;

. We have a history of losses and expect to incur future losses,
including significant product development, sales and marketing, and
general and administrative expenses;

. A decline in the demand for broadband access services would
seriously harm our sales and operating results;

. Our quarterly operating results have and are expected to continue to
fluctuate significantly, which may cause our stock to be volatile or
decline;

. Our lengthy and variable sales cycle makes it difficult for us to
predict if or when a sale will be made, which make it difficult to
predict the timing of our revenue and could adversely affect our
operating results;

. Our sales would suffer if one or more of our key customers
substantially reduced its orders for our products, which may affect
our ability to generate revenue and our stock price;

. Our operating results suffer due to risks associated with mergers
and acquisitions generally, and future acquisitions could materially
adversely affect our operating results as a result of dilutive
issuances of equity securities and the incurrence of additional
debt;

. We may be required to spend additional time and money on integration
matters related to our acquisition of Merlin Systems, Inc. and its
employees that could otherwise be spent on developing our business
and services;

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. We are a party to a securities class action litigation and remain at
risk for additional litigation, which could seriously harm our
business;

. Our gross margin may continue to decline in the future due to
several factors, including but not limited to a shift in emphasis
from sales of higher margin, lower volume products to sales of lower
margin, higher volume products, competition for market share in
international markets, and our ability to introduce new products,
competitive product enhancements and upgrades;

. Our operating results will suffer if we fail to commercialize new
product lines, and we cannot be certain that our current products or
any future products will achieve widespread market acceptance;

. There are a limited number of potential customers for our products
and if our products do not anticipate and meet specific customer
requirements and demands, our sales and operating results would be
adversely affected;

. Our failure to meet the demands of current and future broadband
access markets would impair our operating results and business
prospects by reducing sales, and we may be unable to effectively
address evolving demands in these markets;

. Any failure to remain competitive in our industry would impair our
operating results and business prospects by reducing our ability to
attract customers;

. Interruptions affecting our contract manufacturers or suppliers
could disrupt production, compromise our product quality and
adversely affect our sales;

. Interruptions in delivery of power could disrupt normal business
operations and adversely affect our delivery schedules, which could
materially and adversely affect our sales and operating results;

. If we fail to match production with product demand, we may need to
incur additional costs such as increased storage or obsolescence
costs for excess inventory;

. If we fail to attract or retain employees or properly manage our
growth, we may not be able to timely develop, sell or support our
products;

. We have recently hired a new chief executive officer, and therefore
our operations may be materially affected;

. If we become subject to employment related claims, we could incur
substantial costs in defending against these claims;

. Our business may suffer slower or less growth due to further
government regulation of the communications industry, which may slow
or end the growth of the broadband

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access services industry and materially harm our business, results
of operations and financial condition;

. Our international presence exposes us to typical foreign market
risks not faced by wholly-domestic companies, including, among
others, foreign currency fluctuations, language and cultural
barriers, unexpected regulatory requirements and protectionist laws,
and political, legal and economic instability in foreign markets;

. Undetected software and hardware errors could have a material
adverse effect on our operating results, which may cause us to incur
significant warranty and repair costs, divert the attention of our
engineering personnel from our product development efforts and cause
significant customer relations problems;

. If we have insufficient proprietary technology rights or if we fail
to protect those we have, our business would be materially impaired;

. If we fail to obtain additional capital at the times, in the amounts
and upon the terms required, our business could suffer;

. We have insufficient cash flow to meet our debt service obligations
and we may be unable to repurchase our convertible notes which could
seriously harm our financial condition; and

. Provisions of our charter documents may have anti-takeover effects
that could prevent a change in our control, which may affect our
stock price.

For a complete description of the above-mentioned risks, please see the
SEC filings referred to in Section 29 of this Offer to Replace, entitled
"Additional Information," above.

We are not aware of any jurisdiction where the making of the offer is
not in compliance with applicable law. If we become aware of any jurisdiction
where the making of the offer is not in compliance with any valid applicable
law, we will make a good faith effort to comply with such law. If, after such
good faith effort, we cannot comply with such law, the offer will not be made
to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, the option holders
residing in such jurisdiction.

We have not authorized any person to make any recommendation on our
behalf as to whether you should tender or not tender your options through the
offer. You should rely only on the information in this document or documents to
which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to give you any
information or to make any representations in connection with the offer other
than the information and representations contained in this document, the
Election Form and the Notice to Withdraw from the Offer. If anyone makes any
recommendation or representation to you or gives you any information, you must
not rely upon that recommendation, representation or information as having been
authorized by us.

Redback Networks Inc. September 6, 2001

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SCHEDULE A

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS*
AND DIRECTORS OF REDBACK NETWORKS INC.

The Executive Officers and directors of Redback Networks Inc. and their
positions and offices as of September 26, 2001, are set forth in the following
table:

Name Position and Offices Held
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Xxxxx XxXxxxxx President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Senior Vice President of Marketing

Xxxxxxx Xxxx Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Xxxxxx Xxxxx Senior Vice President of Engineering

Xxxx Xxxxx Senior Vice President of Information Technology

Xxxxxx X. Xxxx Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration, Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Director, Chairman of the Board

Xxxxxx Xxxx Director

Xxxxxx Xxxxx Director

Xxxxx Xxxxxx Director

Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx Director

Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx Director

The address of each Executive Officer and director is: c/o Redback
Networks Inc., 000 Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.

_______________________

* Executive Officers are those persons defined as "officers" for purposes
of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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