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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:
  August 30, 2004
 
 
(Date of earliest event reported)
     
TERAYON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.

 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-24647   77-0328533

 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
file number)
  (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
     
4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

 
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
         
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
  (408) 235-5500    
 
 
   

     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.
SIGNATURES


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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 30, 2004, Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. (“Company”) entered into that certain Aircraft Sublease Agreement (“Sublease”) with United Furniture Equipment Rental, Inc. (“Sublessee”) for the Canadair Challenger 604 aircraft, United States Registration Number N881TW; Manufacturer’s Serial No. 5348, together with two (2) General Electric CF34-3B engines bearing manufacturer’s serial numbers 872196 and 872198 (“Aircraft”). The Company leased the Aircraft from General Electric Capital Corporation (“GECC”), as set forth in that certain Aircraft Lease Agreement, as amended (the “GECC Lease”) and related documents between the Company and GECC, which have been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Under the Sublease, Sublessee agrees to pay as rent to the Company a sum of $100,000 each month (subject to certain adjustment provisions), pay all costs related to Sublessee’s flights, maintain the Aircraft in accordance with the Lease, carry insurance on the Aircraft, pay any taxes resulting from the Aircraft and indemnify the Company from any bodily injury or property loss resulting from the Aircraft. Under the Sublease, the Company agrees to make certain expenditures to paint the Aircraft and add certain avionics equipment if required to do so by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Sublease is for the period to December 31, 2006. Sublessee will have the option to purchase the Aircraft at the end of the Sublease pursuant to the terms and conditions of the GECC Lease at the Aircraft’s then fair market value.

 


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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 thereunto duly authorized.

         
  Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Edward Lopez    
    Edward Lopez   
Date: September 3, 2004    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Human Resources