UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2014 (December 10, 2014)
EMCORE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey |
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001-36632 |
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22-2746503 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2015 Chestnut Street, Alhambra, California |
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91803 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (626) 293-3400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On December 10, 2014, EMCORE Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (the Company), announced that it completed the sale of its photovoltaics business to SolAero Technologies Corp. (f/k/a Photon Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of private equity firm Veritas Capital, for $150.0 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment (the Photovoltaics Sale).
This filing amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on December 10, 2014 to provide the Companys pro forma financial information giving effect to the Photovoltaics Sale and showing the further effects of the planned sale of certain assets, and transfer of certain liabilities, of the Companys telecommunications business to NeoPhotonics Corporation, a Delaware corporation (NeoPhotonics), pursuant to that certain asset purchase agreement, dated as of October 22, 2014, by and between the Company and NeoPhotonics (the Digital Products Sale). The Digital Products Sale is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by early January 2015.
The Companys pro forma financial information is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2014 and the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2014 and Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012 |
SIGNATURE
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.
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Dated: December 16, 2014 |
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/s/ Alfredo Gomez |
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Name: |
Alfredo Gomez |
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Title: |
General Counsel and Secretary |