SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 12, 2003 EMCORE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) New Jersey 0-22175 22-2746503 ------------------- ------------ -------------- State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation 145 Belmont Drive, Somerset, New Jersey 08873 --------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number including area code (732) 271-9090 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) NOT APPLICABLE Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of EMCORE Corporation ("Registrant") dated November 12, 2003 for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 (furnished and not filed herewith solely pursuant to Item 12). Item 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On November 12, 2003, the Registrant reported its results of operations for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. EMCORE CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Thomas G. Werthan ----------------------------------- Thomas G. Werthan Chief Financial Officer Dated: November 13, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated November 12, 2003