UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 1,
2005
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
EMCORE
CORPORATION
Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter
|
New Jersey |
0-22175 |
22-2746503 |
|
State of Incorporation |
Commission File Number |
IRS Employer Identification No. |
145
Belmont Drive, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873
Address
of principal executive offices, including Zip Code
(732)
271-9090
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On April
1, 2005, EMCORE Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing
that the first earn-out from Veeco Instruments Inc. in connection with the
November 2003 sale of the capital equipment business (TurboDisc) to Veeco is
$13.2 million. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report.
The
information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before
or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such
filing. Furthermore, the
information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be
deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section
or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
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.
| EMCORE CORPORATION | |
|
By: /s/
Thomas G. Werthan
Thomas
G. Werthan
Chief
Financial Officer |
Dated: April 1, 2005
EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
Exhibit No. |
Description |
| Press Release of EMCORE Corporation, dated April 1, 2005. |