Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

January 9, 2017

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*
RITTICHIER JEFFREY
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2015 W. CHESTNUT STREET
(Street)
ALHAMBRA CA 91803
(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
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2017
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 01/05/2017 M 97,590 A (1) 196,157 D
Common Stock 01/06/2017 S 38,220(2) D $8.1505(3) 157,937 D
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
Restricted Stock Units (4) 01/05/2017 M 97,590(5) (6) (7) Emcore Common Stock 97,590(5) $0 97,590(5) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of Emcore common stock. Restricted stock units were payable, at the election of the Issuer, in cash, Emcore common stock, or a combination of the two. On January 5, 2017, the Issuer settled the restricted stock units in common stock.
2. Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the restricted stock units reported herein. This sale was mandated by the Issuer under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary trade by the Reporting Person.
3. Reflects aggregate reporting of multiple open market transactions. The price reported is the weighted average sale price of sales ranging from $8.15 to $8.2129 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.
4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Emcore common stock. Restricted stock units are payable, at the election of the Issuer, in cash, Emcore common stock, or a combination of the two.
5. This amount originally represented 75,000 restricted stock units. The number of restricted stock units was subsequently adjusted, pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, to reflect the effect of an equitable and proportional adjustment made in connection with a special cash dividend paid by the Issuer on July 29, 2016.
6. 97,590 restricted stock units vested on January 5, 2017.
7. The remaining unvested restricted stock units vest on January 1, 2018. Not later than 30 days after vesting occurs, vested shares of Emcore common stock, an amount in cash equal to their fair market value or a combination of the two will be delivered to the Reporting Person.
Remarks:
/s/ Leila Brown, attorney in fact 01/07/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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