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
September
23, 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:
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communications pursuant to
Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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))
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communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01. Entry
into a
Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 23, 2005, EMCORE Corporation (the "Company") entered into a
Non-Recourse Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Silicon
Valley Bank (the "Bank"). Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company
from time to time may sell, without recourse, certain accounts receivables
to
the Bank up to a maximum aggregate outstanding amount of $20.0
million. The Agreement expires on December 31, 2006, unless the term
is
extended by mutual agreement of the Company and the Bank.
A
copy of the Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September
30,
2005.
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:
September
28,
2005