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): March 10, 2009
EDGAR Online, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 0-26071 | | 06-1447017 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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50 Washington Street Norwalk, Connecticut | | 06854 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 852-5666
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On March 10, 2009, the Company entered into a Renewal Agreement to Trademark License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Agreement renews and amends the Trademark License Agreement between the Company and the SEC dated as of March 26, 1999, as amended on September 10, 1999, September 25, 2001, and November 15, 2005 (the “License Agreement”).
The Agreement renews the License Agreement for an additional ten year term commencing March 10, 2009. It grants the Company a non-exclusive, non-assignable, royalty-free license to use the EDGAR® trademark as part of the Company’s name, other EDGAR-formative marks in connection with its offering of products and services and as part of its ticker symbol in connection with its stock listing.
The Agreement amended the License Agreement to include EDGAR-formative marks formerly owned by companies that the Company acquired subsequent to the date of the License Agreement.
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.
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| EDGAR Online, Inc. |
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/s/ Philip D. Moyer |
| Philip D. Moyer |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
Dated: March 12, 2009
