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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GLG Partners LP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOOKHAM, INC. [BKHM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 CURZON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2005 (Street) LONDON, X0 W1J 5HB 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") 12/10/2005   S   131,751 D $ 4.95 4,565,275 I (1) (2) See Footnote (3) Common Stock 12/10/2005   S   10,000 D $ 4.95 4,555,275 I (4) See Footnote (3) Common Stock 12/10/2005   S   3,620 D $ 4.95 4,551,655 I (5) See Footnote (3) Common Stock 12/10/2005   S   5,273 D $ 4.95 4,546,382 I (6) See Footnote (3) Common Stock 12/10/2005   S   12,838 D $ 4.95 4,533,544 I (7) See Footnote (3) Common Stock 12/10/2005   S   11,927 D $ 4.95 4,521,617 I (8) See Footnote (3) Common Stock 12/10/2005   S   24,591 D $ 4.95 4,497,026 I (9) See Footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GLG Partners LP 1 CURZON STREET LONDON, X0 W1J 5HB		X

Signatures

GLG PARTNERS LP By: GLG Partners Limited, its General Partner By: /s/ Noam Gottesman, Managing Director		01/27/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	GLG Partners LP, an English limited partnership, acts as the investment manager to various investment funds (collectively, the "Funds") that directly hold the common stock of Bookham, Inc., and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Common Stock held by such Funds. GLG Partners Limited, an English limited company, is the general partner of GLG Partners LP. Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Emmanuel Roman are each a managing director of GLG Partners Limited. None of GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Emmanuel Roman directly hold any shares of Common Stock of Bookham, Inc.
(2)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by GLG North American Opportunity Fund.
(3)	GLG Partners LP, GLG Partners Limited, Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Emmanuel Roman disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the Funds except for their pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by GLG Technology Fund
(5)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by Citi GLG European Hedge Fund Ltd.
(6)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by Citi GLG North American Fund Ltd.
(7)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by Lyxor/GLG Pan European Equity Fund Ltd.
(8)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by Lyxor/GLG North American Alternative Equity Fund Ltd.
(9)	The shares in this transaction were directly held by GLG Equities Long-Short CI

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