Form 8-K - Thailand Flood Update
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

 
July 18, 2012
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 Number
 

10420 Research Road, SE, Albuquerque, NM  87123
Address of principal executive offices, including zip code
 

(505) 332-5000
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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On July 18, 2012, EMCORE Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it expects to be fully recovered from the impact of the Thailand floods on its manufacturing operations, and able to achieve pre-flood production levels on all of its continuing product lines by October 2012. The Company expects increased shipments for its fiber optics segment in the coming quarters as manufacturing volume ramps to normal levels. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated July 18, 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.
 
 
EMCORE CORPORATION
 Date:  July 18, 2012
By: /s/ Hong Q. Hou, Ph.D. 
 
Name:  Hong Q. Hou, Ph.D.
 
Title:    Chief Executive Officer