0001009626-13-000011.txt : 20130118 0001009626-13-000011.hdr.sgml : 20130118 20130118185018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001009626-13-000011 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130114 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130118 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARNEY LLOYD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001204424 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25601 FILM NUMBER: 13538573 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MICROMUSE INC STREET 2: 139 TOWNSEND ST CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94107 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001009626 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 770409517 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1025 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 130 HOLGER WAY CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134-1376 BUSINESS PHONE: (408) 333-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 130 HOLGER WAY CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134-1376 3 1 wf-form3_135855300570304.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2013-01-14 0 0001009626 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC BRCD 0001204424 CARNEY LLOYD 130 HOLGER WAY SAN JOSE CA 95134 0 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 0 D No securities are beneficially owned. /s/ Jean Furter, Attorney-in-fact for Lloyd Carney 2013-01-18 EX-24 2 ex-24.htm POA - CARNEY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE

The undersigned, as an officer or director of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel W. Fairfax, Jean Furter, Charles Read, Tyler Wall,  Matthew Ng, Eddie Shen, Katharine A. Martin and Lisa Stimmell, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to complete and execute such Forms 144, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney shall in his or her discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended , and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Company, and to do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Company and such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Corporation unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at San Jose as of the date set forth below.

/s/ Lloyd A. Carney
Signature

Lloyd A. Carney
Type or Print Name

Dated: 01-17-13