Edgar Filing: EMCORE CORP

REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.

March 2, 2006

/s/ Howard Brodie

DATE OF NOTICE

(SIGNATURE)

The notice shall be signed by the persons for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

HOWARD BRODIE - FORM 144 - MARCH 2, 2006

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.					OMB APPROVAL
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					SEC USE ONLY
					DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
					CUSIP NUMBER
1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) EMCORE Corporation			(b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. 22-2746503	(c) S.E.C. FILE NO. 000-22175	WORK LOCATION
1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE 145 Belmont Drive Somerset NJ 08873					(e) TELEPHONE NO.
					^AREA CODE ⁷³²	^NUMBER ^271-9090
2 (a) PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD Howard Brodie	(b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. 188-52-0999	(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER Officer	(d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE 145 Belmont Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number

3(a) Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	(b) Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered to Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities	SEC USE ONLY	(c) Number of shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr.3(c))	(d) Aggregate Market Value (See instr.3(d))	(e) Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr.3(e))	(f) Approximate Date of Sale (See instr.3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.)	(g) Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr.3(g))
		Broker-Dealer File Number
Common	E-Trade		40,000	$322,000	0	3/2/06	NASDAQ

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.	(a)	Name of issuer.	3.	(a)	Title of the class of securities to be sold
	(b)	Issuer's IRS Identification Number.		(b)	Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold.
	(c)	Issuer's SEC file number, if any.		(c)	Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount).
	(d)	Issuer's address, including zip code.		(d)	Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing
	(e)	Issuer's telephone number, including area code.		(e)	Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
2.	(a)	Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.		(f)	Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
	(b)	Such person's or I.R.S. Identification number, if such a person is an entity.		(g)	Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold.
	(c)	Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing).	Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
	(d)	Such person's address, including zip code.

TABLE I--SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the Payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

Title of the Class	Date You Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person From Whom Acquired (If Gift, Also Give Date Donor Acquired)	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment
Common		Stock Option Exercise 40,000 shares @ $6.68	Company	40,000		Cashless exercise / Same-day transaction

INSTRUCTIONS:

If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.

TABLE II--SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS
Furnish The Following Information as to All Securities of The Issuer Sold During The Past Three Months By The Person For Whose Account The Securities Are To Be Sold.

Name and Address of Seller			Title of Securities To Be Sold.	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
Howard Brodie 145 Belmont Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873			Common	12/29/05	3,756	$27,521

ATTENTION: INTERNATIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS
(SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).