Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

February 7, 2012

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*
Gomez Alfredo
(Last) (First) (Middle)
10420 RESEARCH ROAD SE
(Street)
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87123
(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)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Gen. Counsel and Corp. Sec.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2012
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
Emcore Common Stock 01/30/2012 S 7,690 D $1.118(3) 97,962(1) D
Emcore Common Stock 55,954(2) I By Trust 401(k)
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. Includes 83,333 shares of restricted stock granted under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, 33,333 vesting in two equal annual installments beginning on January 28, 2013 and 50,000 vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on May 3, 2012.
2. Shares attributable to EMCORE Corporation 401(k) account as of December 31, 2011.
3. Reflects aggregate reporting of multiple open market transactions. The price reported is the weighted average sale price of sales ranging from $1.06 to $1.12 per share. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price.
/s/ Alfredo Gomez 02/07/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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