8-K

UNITED STATES
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): April 17, 2002

JDS Uniphase Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 0-22874

 

Delaware	94-2579683
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1768 Automation Parkway
San Jose, California    95131

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(408) 546-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 7. Exhibit.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated April 16, 2002.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 16, 2002, officers of JDS Uniphase Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), filed a press release which is described and filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

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 therunto duly authorized.

JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Michael C. Phillips

Michael C. Phillips

Senior Vice President, Business Development,
General Counsel

Dated: April 17, 2002

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Written communication comprised of a press release filed on April 16, 2002 furnished pursuant to Item 9 of this Form 8-K.

EX-99.1

For further information contact:

Press: Jeff Wild, Vice President of Corporate Communications, 408-546-5000

Investors: Alison Reynders, Director of Investor Relations, 408-546-4314

JDS UNIPHASE ANNOUNCEMENT

Ottawa, Canada and San Jose, California, April 16, 2002, JDS Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU and TSE: JDU) today announced that Greg Dougherty, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, is reducing his daily operational involvement to allow him to attend to the serious illness of a family member. Jozef Straus, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, will be assuming a greater operational role during this period, while Mr. Dougherty will continue to be active with the Company to the extent his family obligations permit.

"The thoughts and concerns of the entire company are with Greg and his family during these trying times," said Jozef Straus. "The management team will continue to build on the structures and initiatives that Greg helped put in place to lead the company forward."

JDS Uniphase is a high technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of products for high-performance fiberoptic communications applications. These products are deployed by system manufacturers worldwide to develop advanced optical networks for the data communications, telecommunications and cable television industries. JDS Uniphase Corporation is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol JDSU and the exchangeable shares of JDS Uniphase Canada Ltd. are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol JDU. More information on JDS Uniphase is available at www.jdsu.com.

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