UNITED STATES

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): July 8, 2005

BENTHOS, INC.

(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

Commission file number: 0-29024

Massachusetts	04-2381876
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

49 Edgerton Drive North Falmouth, MA	02556
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: 508-563-1000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On July 8, 2005, the Company entered into Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement between the Company and TD Banknorth, N.A. increasing the amount of the Company’s revolving line of credit from $600,000 to $1,500,000 and decreasing the interest rate on the line of credit from a floating rate equal to the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 0.75% to a floating rate equal to the Wall Street Journal prime rate less 0.50%. The foregoing description is a summary of the terms of the amendment to the credit agreement with TD Banknorth, N.A., and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the complete document, a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit 99.1 Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement between the Company and TD Banknorth, N.A.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	BENTHOS, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: July 8, 2005	By:	/s/ Francis E. Dunne, Jr.
		Francis E. Dunne, Jr.
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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