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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 3, 2005
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DATAWATCH CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-19960 02-0405716
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
175 CABOT STREET, SUITE 503
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01854
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 441-2200
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 1.02 TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Calvin MacKay, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions of the
Registrant, has announced that he will retire from the Registrant on August 31,
2005. In the interim, Mr. MacKay will be transferring his duties to other
employees of the Registrant. Accordingly, the executive sales incentive plan as
agreed on October 27, 2004 with respect to Mr. MacKay is cancelled effective May
3, 2005. Under the executive sales incentive plan, Mr. MacKay was entitled to a
commission of 1% of any increase in the revenues of enterprise products
(including Datawatch/ES, Visual/QSM and Visual/HD), compared to the same period
in fiscal 2004, measured and paid on a quarterly basis. No amount was payable to
Mr. MacKay with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2005 and Mr. MacKay will
not receive any payment with respect to the quarter ending June 30, 2005 or any
additional payment pursuant to the executive sales incentive plan.
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.
DATAWATCH CORPORATION
Date: May 3, 2005
By: /s/ Robert W. Hagger
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Name: Robert W. Hagger
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer