CERTIFICATE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Published on February 17, 2004
EXHIBIT 32.1
STATEMENT REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of EMCORE Corporation (the
"Company") for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Reuben F.
Richards, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: 1) the Report fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and 2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
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Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
February 17, 2004
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to EMCORE Corporation and will be retained by EMCORE Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.