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<p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>UNITED STATES</br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</strong></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><u>FORM 8-K</u></strong></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2">CURRENT REPORT</font></p>
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): &#9;  <strong><font size = "3"> &nbsp; December 8, 2000 </strong></font>
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                               <u>JDS Uniphase Corporation</u>
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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                               <u>Delaware</u>
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               (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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<CENTER><u>94-2579683</u></CENTER>
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<CENTER>&nbsp; (Commission File Number)&nbsp;</CENTER>
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<CENTER>(IRS Employer Identification Number)</CENTER>
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<p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>
                        210 Baypointe Parkway<br>
                    <u> San Jose, California  95134
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
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                                   (408) 434-1800
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                 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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                                   Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 5.  Other Events</P>
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<P>&#9;The following members of Registrant's Board of Directors and Executive
Officers of Registrant have adopted "plans" under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for trading in shares of Registrant's common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, and/or exchangeable shares of Registrant's
subsidiary, JDS Uniphase Canada Ltd.: </P>

<P>Jozef Straus, Ph.D</P>
<P>M. Zita Cobb</P>
<P>Anthony R. Muller</P>
<P>Michael C. Phillips</P>
<P>Maurice Tavares</P>
<P>Frederick L. Leonberger, Ph.D</P>
<P>Robert E. Enos</P>
<P>Peter A. Guglielmi</P>
<P>Casimir S. Skrypczak</P>


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<P>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 hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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                                              JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION
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/s/ Anthony R. Muller
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                                  Anthony R. Muller
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Executive Vice President and CFO<br>

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<p>Date:  December 8, 2000

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