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):  June 6, 2001

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)

210 Baypointe Parkway
San Jose, California 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(408) 434-1800
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

        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.:

         Jozef Straus, Ph.D
         Donald R. Scifres, Ph.D
         Charles J. Abbe
         Anthony R. Muller
         Michael C. Phillips
         Frederick L. Leonberger, Ph.D
         Robert E. Enos
         Peter A. Guglielmi

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Anthony R. Muller

Anthony R. Muller

Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: June 6, 2001