Bookham to Present at the Needham & Company Growth Conference


SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 20 -- Bookham, Inc., (NASDAQ:BKHM), a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems, today announced that Alain Couder, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Steve Abely, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 10th Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference in New York City on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Event: 10th Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference

Date: Thursday, January 10, 2008

Time: 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Location: Palace Hotel -- New York

Webcast: Investor section of the Company's website at
http://bookham.com/

About Bookham

Bookham, Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of optical components, modules and subsystems. The company's optical components, modules and subsystems are used in various applications and industries, including telecommunications, data communications, aerospace, industrial, life sciences and military. Since 2002, the company has acquired the optical components businesses from Nortel Networks and Marconi, as well as Ignis Optics, Inc., the business of Cierra Photonics Inc., New Focus, Inc., Onetta, Inc., and Avalon Photonics. The company has manufacturing facilities in the UK, US, China and Switzerland and offices in the US, UK, Canada, France and Italy and employs approximately 2000 people worldwide. More information on Bookham, Inc. is available at http://bookham.com/.

Source: Bookham, Inc.

CONTACT:

Jim Fanucchi of Summit IR Group Inc.
+1-408-404-5400
ir@bookham.com for Bookham, Inc.

Web site: http://bookham.com/

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