FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
Published on November 19, 2008
Exhibit
(a)(5)
EMCORE
CORPORATION
OFFER
TO AMEND ELIGIBLE OPTIONS
FORM
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
EMCORE
Corporation (“EMCORE”)
received your Letter of Transmittal
on ,
2008, by which you elected to tender for amendment one or more of your Eligible
Options pursuant to the offer to amend your Eligible Options made by EMCORE (the
“Offer”) as
set forth in the Offer to Amend Eligible Options dated November 19,
2008.
If you
change your mind, you may withdraw your tendered Eligible Options at any time
before 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time, on December 17, 2008 (the “Expiration
Date”). If we extend the Offer beyond that time, you may
withdraw your tendered Eligible Options at any time until the extended
Expiration Date of the Offer. In addition, unless we accept and amend
your Eligible Options before 12:00 midnight, Mountain Time, on January 16, 2009
(the 40th business day after the commencement date of the Offer), you may
withdraw your tendered Eligible Options at any time prior to our acceptance of
such Eligible Options for amendment.
To
validly withdraw your tendered Eligible Options, you must deliver to us by
facsimile, hand delivery, regular mail, overnight courier or e-mail a properly
completed and signed withdrawal form with the required information while you
still have the right to withdraw your tendered Eligible Options as
follows:
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By
Facsimile:
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(626)
293-3646
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By
Hand Delivery, Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:
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EMCORE
Corporation
10420
Research Road SE
Albuquerque,
NM 87123
Attn:
Keith Kosco
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By
E-mail:
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Keith_Kosco@EMCORE.com
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Delivery of the withdrawal form and
other required documents by any other means is not permitted. If you
have any questions regarding your personalized Letter of Transmittal, or to
obtain a copy of a withdrawal form, please contact Keith Kosco, Chief Legal
Officer and Corporate Secretary, at (505) 332-5044 or
Keith_Kosco@EMCORE.com.
Please
note that EMCORE’s receipt of your Letter of Transmittal is not by itself an
acceptance of your Eligible Options for amendment. For purposes of
the Offer, EMCORE currently expects that it will accept for amendment all
properly tendered and not validly withdrawn Eligible Options upon the expiration
of the Offer. EMCORE will provide written or electronic notice of its
acceptance to the Eligible Optionees whose tendered Eligible Options EMCORE has
accepted for amendment. Such notice may be by e-mail, press release
or other means. EMCORE’s formal acceptance is expected to take place
on December 18, 2008.
FORM
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF WITHDRAWAL FORM
EMCORE
Corporation (“EMCORE”)
received your Withdrawal Form
on ,
2008, by which you elected to withdraw one or more of your Eligible Options that
you previously tendered pursuant to the offer to amend your Eligible Options
made by EMCORE (the “Offer”) as
set forth in the Offer to Amend Eligible Options dated November 19,
2008.
You may
not rescind any withdrawal, and any tendered Eligible Option you withdraw will
no longer be deemed tendered for amendment pursuant to the
Offer. However, after you have withdrawn an Eligible Option, you may
retender that Eligible Option before 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time, on December 17,
2008 (the “Expiration
Date”) by properly completing and signing a new Letter of Transmittal and
timely delivering a new Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents
to EMCORE by facsimile, hand delivery, regular mail, overnight courier or e-mail
as follows:
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By
Facsimile:
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(626)
293-3646
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|
By
Hand Delivery, Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:
|
EMCORE
Corporation
10420
Research Road SE
Albuquerque,
NM 87123
Attn:
Keith Kosco
|
|
By
E-mail:
|
Keith_Kosco@EMCORE
.com
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EMCORE
must receive your properly completed and signed new Letter of Transmittal and
other required documents before 11:59 p.m., Mountain Time, on the Expiration
Date. If EMCORE extends the Offer beyond that time, EMCORE must
receive your properly completed and signed new Letter of Transmittal and other
required documents before the extended Expiration Date of the
Offer.