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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) August 5, 2004

 

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CORVIS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

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Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-30989		52-2041343
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

7015 Albert Einstein Drive, Columbia, Maryland

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(443) 259-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

(c)

A list of exhibits furnished herewith is contained on the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On August 5, 2004, Corvis Corporation issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		CORVIS CORPORATION
Dated: August 10, 2004				/s/ Lynn D. Anderson
		By:		Lynn D. Anderson
		Its:		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release issued on August 5, 2004 announcing operating results for Corvis Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2004