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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>June 29, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction <BR>
of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>001-34891</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>27-1594952</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(IRS Employer <BR>
Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Hanover, Maryland 21076</B></P>

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(Zip Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(443) 733-1600</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Not Applicable</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(<U>see</U> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD>
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD>
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to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION</U></B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.7in; text-align: left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On June 29, 2012, The KEYW Holding Corporation
(&ldquo;KEYW&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) amended employment agreements for the following Named Executive Officers (&ldquo;NEOs&rdquo;):
Len Moodispaw, John Krobath, Mark Willard and Kim DeChello. The amended agreements added &ldquo;clawback&rdquo; provisions and
replaced full excise tax gross-up provision for payments that exceed the safe harbor threshold by more than 10% with a &ldquo;Best
Net&rdquo; provision.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The foregoing description of the Amended
Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Agreements filed as Exhibit 10.1 &ndash; 10.4 to this Form
8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 86%; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.1*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Leonard E. Moodispaw</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.2*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and John E. Krobath</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.3*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Mark A. Willard</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.4*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Kimberly J. DeChello</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><B><U>THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION</U></B></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&#9;SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify; width: 25%">/s/ John E. Krobath</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify; width: 25%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">DATE:&nbsp; July 3, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">John E. Krobath</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 86%; layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.1*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Leonard E. Moodispaw</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.2*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and John E. Krobath</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.3*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Mark A. Willard</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">10.4*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="layout-grid-mode: line; text-align: justify">Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Kimberly J. DeChello</TD></TR>
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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):
June 29, 2012
THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-34891
(Commission File Number)
27-1594952
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400
Hanover, Maryland 21076
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(443) 733-1600
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 29, 2012, The KEYW Holding Corporation
("KEYW" or the "Company") amended employment agreements for the following Named Executive Officers ("NEOs"):
Len Moodispaw, John Krobath, Mark Willard and Kim DeChello. The amended agreements added "clawback" provisions and
replaced full excise tax gross-up provision for payments that exceed the safe harbor threshold by more than 10% with a "Best
Net" provision.
The foregoing description of the Amended
Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Agreements filed as Exhibit 10.1 – 10.4 to this Form
8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
10.1*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Leonard E. Moodispaw
10.2*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and John E. Krobath
10.3*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Mark A. Willard
10.4*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Kimberly J. DeChello
*
Management compensatory term or arrangement.
THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
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.
THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ John E. Krobath
DATE:  July 3, 2012
John E. Krobath
Chief Financial Officer
THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
10.1*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Leonard E. Moodispaw
10.2*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and John E. Krobath
10.3*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Mark A. Willard
10.4*
Amended Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2012, between The KEYW Corporation and Kimberly J. DeChello
*	       Management compensatory term or arrangement.