Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

August 28, 2015

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Becker Steven R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BECKER DRAPKIN MANAGEMENT, L.P.
500 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 230

(Street)
DALLAS TX 75201

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMCORE CORP [ EMKR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/26/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/26/2015 S 92,857 D $6.93 2,220,637 I See footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock 08/27/2015 S 45,115 D $6.9 2,175,522 I See footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock 7,576 D(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents Common Stock of the Issuer directly beneficially owned by Becker Drapkin Partners (QP), L.P. ("Becker Drapkin QP") (1,413,904 shares) and by Becker Drapkin Partners, L.P. ("Becker Drapkin, L.P.") (199,203 shares), and Common Stock directly beneficially owned by a managed account on behalf of an investment advisory client (the "Managed Account") of Becker Drapkin Management, L.P. ("BD Management") (562,415 shares).
2. Mr. Becker may be deemed to beneficially own such Common Stock as he is a co-managing member of BC Advisors, LLC, which is the general partner of BD Management (of which Mr. Drapkin is a limited partner), and BD Management is the general partner of, and investment manager for, each of Becker Drapkin QP and Becker Drapkin, L.P., and the investment manager of the Managed Account. Mr. Becker disclaims beneficial ownership in such Common Stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. These shares are directly beneficially owned by Mr. Becker and were acquired pursuant to the EMCORE Corporation 2007 Directors' Stock Award Plan for Mr. Becker's service as a non-employee director.
Remarks:
By: /s/ Adam J. Brunk, Name: Adam J. Brunk, Title: Attorney-in-Fact 08/28/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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