Form: 8-K

Current report filing

April 24, 2008

 


 

 
 
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 20, 2008
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, New Mexico  87123
Address of principal executive offices, including zip code
 
(505) 332-5000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
 
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
 
On April 20, 2008, EMCORE Corporation (the “Company”) completed its previously announced acquisition of the enterprise and storage assets of Intel Corporation’s (“Seller”) Optical Platform Division as well as the Intel® Connects Cables business.  The assets include intellectual property, inventory, fixed assets and technology relating to optical transceivers for enterprise and storage customers, as well as optical cable interconnects for high-performance computing clusters.

As consideration for the purchase of the assets of Seller by the Company in accordance with the Agreement, the Company issued 3.7 million restricted shares of the Company’s common stock to Seller.  In addition, the Company may be required to make an additional payment to Seller based on the Company’s stock price twelve months after the closing of the transaction.  In the event that the Company is required to make an additional payment, it has the option to make that payment in cash, its common stock or both (not to exceed the equivalent of 1.3 million shares).

The parties have entered into a transition services agreement under which Seller will provide selected services to the Company for a limited period after closing.  The parties have also entered into an intellectual property agreement under which Seller will license, subject to certain conditions, certain related intellectual property to the Company in connection with the Company’s use and development of the assets being transferred to it.

The Company issued a press release in connection with the completion of the acquisition.  The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a)  Financial statements of businesses acquired.

The financial statements required to be filed in connection with the acquisition described in Item 2.01 above are not included herein.  The Company will file the required financial statements in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K by the date such financial statements are required to be filed pursuant to the requirements of Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.

(b)  Pro forma financial information.

The pro forma financial information required to be filed in connection with the acquisition described in Item 2.01 above are not included herein.  The Company will file the required financial statements in an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K by the date such information is required to be filed pursuant to the requirements of Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.

(d)  
Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
99.1
Press Release, dated April 21, 2008, issued by EMCORE Corporation



 
 

 

 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
 Dated: April 24, 2008
 
 
 
By: /s/ Adam Gushard
 
Name: Adam Gushard
Title:   Interim Chief Financial Officer