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
January
31, 2006
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.
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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
1.01. Entry Into a
Material Definitive Agreement.
On
January 31, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of EMCORE
Corporation ("Registrant") amended the 2000 Stock Option Plan to prohibit,
absent shareholder approval, repricing and reload grants.
A
copy of
the Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Option Plan is attached as Exhibit
10.1 to
this Current Report, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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: February
2,
2006
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
|
Description |
| 2000 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated on January 31, 2006. |