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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RICHARDS REUBEN F JR   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec Chairman & Chair of Board (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EMCORE CORP, 10420 RESEARCH ROAD SE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2012 (Street) ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87123 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Restricted Stock Units 08/22/2012   M   4,167 A (1) 145,681 (2) D   Common Stock 08/23/2012   S(3)   1,582 D $ 4.9718 (4) 144,099 (2) D   Common Stock               43,750 I By Spouse Common Stock               2,500 I By Spouse In Pension Fund Common Stock               2,500 I By Trust For Benefit Of Daughter

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

(1)

08/22/2012

M

4,167

(5)

(6)

Common Stock

4,167

(7)

8,333

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RICHARDS REUBEN F JR C/O EMCORE CORP 10420 RESEARCH ROAD SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87123			Exec Chairman & Chair of Board

Signatures

/s/ Alfredo Gomez, attorney-in-fact		08/24/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	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.
(2)	Includes 25,000 shares of restricted stock granted under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, vesting in two equal annual installments beginning on January 28, 2013.
(3)	All sales were effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock that were granted under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, which grant was exempt from Section 16b pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d).
(4)	Reflects aggregate reporting of multiple open market transactions. The price reported is the weighted average sale price of sales ranging from $4.97 to $5.04 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.
(5)	4,167 restricted stock units vesting on August 22, 2012
(6)	Remaining unvested restricted stock units vest in two equal annual installments commencing on August 22, 2013. 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 both will be delivered to the reporting person.
(7)	The restricted stock units were awarded to the reporting person for no cash or other similar consideration.

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