8-K 1 k80501061.htm

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): May 1, 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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.03   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under
                   an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

On May 1, 2006, Chyron Corporation (the "Company") entered into a Waiver Agreement (the "Agreement") with Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB") which amended the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April 29, 2004 (as amended and as may be further amended and in effect from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") so as to waive the Company's failure to comply with the financial covenant in Section 5a. of the Schedule to the Credit Agreement (cumulative Minimum EBITDA requirement of $100,000) as of the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

10.1 Waiver Agreement dated May 1, 2006.

 

 

 

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

Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

10.1

Waiver Agreement dated May 1, 2006

Date: May 5, 2006