FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of November 2003

 

Commission File Number: 000-30684

 

BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

90 Milton Park
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX1 4RY
England
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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Bookham Technology plc (the “Company”) filed a Block Listing Six Monthly Return on Schedule 5 with the UK Listing Authority for the period from May 3, 2003 to November 2, 2003.  A copy of this return is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

On November 6, 2003, the Company announced that on October 28, 2003 it received notification from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. that as of close of business on October 24, 2003, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was interested, by attribution only, in a total of 6,518,789 shares being 3.0% of the issued share capital of the Company.  A copy of this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference.

 

On November 14, 2003, the Company announced that on November 14, 2003 it received notification from Aviva plc that, following a sale of 71,000 ordinary shares in the Company on November 12, 2003, its subsidiary Morley Fund Management Limited is now interested in 30,233,083 ordinary shares, representing approximately 13.97% of the current issued share capital of the Company, including a material interest in 19,014,520 shares (8.79%).  A copy of this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated by reference.

 

On November 18, 2003, the Company announced that on November 17, 2003 it received notification from The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. that as of the close of business on November 13, 2003, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was interested, by attribution only, in a total of 8,865,080 shares being 4.09% of the issued share capital of the Company.  A copy of this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and is incorporated by reference.

 

On November 18, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company and Aeluros, Inc. have verified that Bookham IGF series XFP modules and Aeluros Puma AEL 1002 physical layer IC are fully compatible, providing error-free operation at 10 Gigabits per second.  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and is incorporated by reference.

 

On November 26, 2003, the Company announced that on November 26, 2003 it received notification from Aviva plc that, following a purchase of 844,822 ordinary shares in the Company on November 24, 2003, its subsidiary Morley Fund Management Limited is now interested in 31,097,905 ordinary shares, representing approximately 14.38% of the current issued share capital of the Company, including a material interest in 19,859,342 shares (9.17%).  A copy of this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6 and is incorporated by reference.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC
Date:  December 16, 2003	By:	Giorgio Anania
	Name:  Giorgio Anania
	Title:  Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC

 

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