UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 11, 2006
CHYRON CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York | 1-9014 | 11-2117385 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5 Hub Drive | |
Melville, New York | 11747 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 845-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On July 11, 2006, the Company agreed to an amendment of the Employment Agreement for its President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michael Wellesley-Wesley. The amendment continued Mr. Wellesley-Wesley's housing allowance of $2,500 per month through March 2007. The housing allowance had expired at the end of June 2006. This amendment was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHYRON CORPORATION
| | By: | /s/ Jerry Kieliszak |
| | Name: | Jerry Kieliszak |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President and |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: July 13, 2006
