X0306 4 2016-01-04 0000808326 EMCORE CORP EMKR 0001056354 SCOTT CHARLES THOMAS /NY C/O EMCORE CORP 2015 W. CHESTNUT STREET ALHAMBRA CA 91803 true false false false Phantom Share Credits 0 2016-01-04 4 A false 6667 0 A Common Stock 6667 28932 D These phantom share credits were credited to the Reporting Person's account because the Reporting Person elected to defer receipt of shares of common stock that the Reporting Person was entitled to receive for service as a non-employee director pursuant to the EMCORE Corporation 2007 Directors' Stock Award Plan. Each phantom share credit in the Reporting Person's account entitles the Reporting Person to one share of common stock. The Reporting Person's account shall be paid out (i) in shares of common stock within 30 days of the Reporting Person ceasing to serve as a director of the Issuer or (ii) immediately prior to a change of control of the Issuer, in shares of common stock or, at the discretion of the board of directors of the Issuer, in cash. Phantom share credits shall not expire. /s/ Charles T. Scott 2016-01-05