8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 24, 2009
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
December 18,
2009
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
EMCORE
CORPORATION
Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter
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New Jersey
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0-22175
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22-2746503
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State
of Incorporation
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Commission
File Number
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IRS
Employer Identification Number
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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
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
December 18, 2009, the Board of Directors of EMCORE Corporation (the “Company”)
elected Sherman McCorkle to the Board of Directors as a Class B
Director. Mr. McCorkle’s term on the Board of Directors began on
December 18, 2009 and will expire at the Company’s annual meeting of
stockholders in 2010. Mr. McCorkle is not expected to be named
at this time to any of the committees of the Board of Directors. Mr.
McCorkle was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or
understanding between him and any other person.
Mr.
McCorkle will receive the standard compensation received by non-employee
directors, including participation in the Directors’ Stock Award Plan and fees
for attending board meetings, as described in the Company’s 2009 Proxy Statement
filed with the SEC on March 27, 2009. There are no, nor have there been any,
related persons transactions between the Company and Mr. McCorkle reportable
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of
the Company’s press release announcing this appointment is attached as Exhibit
99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated December 23, 2009, issued by EMCORE
Corporation.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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EMCORE
CORPORATION
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Dated:
December
24, 2009
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By: /s/
John M. Markovich
Name:
John M. Markovich
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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