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): August 15, 2002 TELLIUM, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-32743 22-3509099 - -------------------------------- ------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 2 Crescent Place Oceanport, NJ 07757-0901 ------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (732) 923-4100 ------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On August 15, 2002, Tellium, Inc. filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accompanying such report were certifications of Tellium Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, Harry J. Carr, and Chief Financial Officer, Michael J. Losch, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The text of each of these certifications is set forth below: Certification Of Chief Executive Officer And Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 I, Harry J. Carr, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that: (i) The accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (ii) The information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Tellium, Inc. /s/ Harry J. Carr --------------------------- Harry J. Carr Chief Executive Officer I, Michael J. Losch, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that: (i) The accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (ii) The information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Tellium, Inc. /s/ Michael J. Losch ------------------------- Michael J. Losch Chief Financial Officer The foregoing certifications are being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and are not being filed as part of this report or as a separate disclosure document. SIGNATURE 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. Date: August 15, 2002 Tellium, Inc. By: /s/ Michael J. Losch -------------------------------- Michael J. Losch Chief Financial Officer