Form: SC TO-I/A

Issuer tender offer statement

November 12, 2002

SC TO-I/A: Issuer tender offer statement

Published on November 12, 2002


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMENDMENT NO. 2
EMCORE CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
EMCORE CORPORATION
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))

OPTIONS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE,
HELD BY CERTAIN OPTION HOLDERS
UNDER THE EMCORE CORPORATION 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN AND
1995 INCENTIVE AND NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Title of Class of Securities)

290846104
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
(Underlying Common Stock)

Thomas G. Werthan
EMCORE Corporation
145 Belmont Drive
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 271-9090

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing person)

[_] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:

[_] third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[X] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

[_] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

[_] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer. [X]


INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

The Final Amendment No. 2 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2002, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 22, 2002 (as amended, the "Schedule TO"), reports the final results of
our offer to certain option holders to exchange certain options outstanding
under our stock option plans having an exercise price of more than $4.00 per
share for new options to purchases shares of our common stock upon the terms and
subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Exchange, dated September
30, 2002, and the related cover letter, letter of transmittal, electronic mail
transmission, and electronic mail supplement attached as Exhibits (a) (2), (a)
(3), (a) (5), and (a) (6).

Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.

Item 4. Of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The Offer to Exchange expired at 5:00 P.M., New York City Time, on Wednesday,
October 30, 2002. Pursuant to the Offer to Exchange, we accepted for
cancellation 2,476,140 options to purchase 2,476,140 shares of common stock,
representing 71.8% of the options that were eligible to be exchanged in this
Offer to Exchange, we will issue replacement options to purchase an aggregate of
2,476,140 shares of Common Stock in exchange for the options surrendered
pursuant to the Offer to Exchange, as adjusted for any stock splits, stock
dividends and similar events.

SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.


EMCORE CORPORATION.

By: /s/ Thomas G. Werthan
--------------------
Name: Thomas G. Werthan,
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 11, 2002