Form: S-3MEF

A new registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) to add securities to a prior related effective registration statement filed on Form S-3

June 11, 1999

S-3MEF: A new registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) to add securities to a prior related effective registration statement filed on Form S-3

Published on June 11, 1999


AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 11, 1999

REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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EMCORE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



NEW JERSEY 22-2746503
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


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394 ELIZABETH AVENUE, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY 08873
(732) 271-9090
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's agent for service and principal executive offices)
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THOMAS G. WERTHAN
EMCORE CORPORATION
394 ELIZABETH AVENUE
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY 08873
(732) 271-9090
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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WITH COPIES TO:



JORGE L. FREELAND, ESQ. ELLEN B. CORENSWET, ESQ.
WHITE & CASE LLP KENNETH R. MCVAY, ESQ.
200 SOUTH BISCAYNE BLVD. BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON, LLP
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131 1633 BROADWAY, 47TH FLOOR
TEL: (305) 371-2700 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
FAX: (305) 358-5744 TEL: (212) 581-1600
FAX: (212) 586-7878


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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: as soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act of 1933 registration statement number
of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [X]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box and list the
Securities Act of 1933 registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE



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PROPOSED
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED OFFERING PRICE(1) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, no par value............... $2,877,702 $800
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(1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This registration statement is being filed with respect to the
registration of additional shares of common stock, no par value, of EMCORE
Corporation, a company organized under the laws of New Jersey (the "Company"),
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule
462(b)"). Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the registration statement
of the Company (File No. 333-71791) as amended, which was declared effective
on June 10, 1999 (the "Earlier Registration Statement"), including the exhibits
thereto, are incorporated by reference into this registration statement. The
form of prospectus contained in such Earlier Registration Statement will
reflect the aggregate amount of securities registered in this Registration
Statement and the Earlier Registration Statement.

The Company certifies that it has wired to the Commission the requisite
amount of the registration fee set forth on the cover page of this Registration
Statement.







PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


ITEM 16. EXHIBITS


All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in Registration
Statement No. 333-71791 are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed
part of, this registration statement, except the following which are filed
herewith:




EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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5.1 -- Form of White & Case LLP Opinion

23.1 -- Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

23.2 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

23.3 -- Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

23.4 -- Consent of White & Case (included in Exhibit 5.1)

23.5 -- Consent of Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Somerset, State of
New Jersey, on June 11, 1999.

EMCORE CORPORATION

By *
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Reuben F. Richards, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
indicated, on June 11, 1999.



SIGNATURE TITLE

* Chairman of the Board and Director
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Thomas J. Russell

* President, Chief Executive Officer and
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Reuben F. Richards, Jr.

/s/ THOMAS G. WERTHAN Vice President, Chief Financial
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Thomas G. Werthan (Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer)

* Director
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Richard A. Stall

* Director
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Charles Scott

* Director
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Robert Louis-Dreyfus

* Director
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Hugh H. Fenwick

* Director
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Shigeo Takayama

/s/ JOHN J. HOGAN, JR. Director
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John J. Hogan, Jr.

*By: /s/ THOMAS G. WERTHAN
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Thomas G. Werthan
Attorney-in-Fact