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):  October 19, 2005

 

DIGIMARC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-28317

 

94-3342784

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

9405 SW Gemini Drive, Beaverton Oregon 97008
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(503) 469-4800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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Item 7.01                                   Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Digimarc Corporation has been selected by the Texas Department of Public Safety in a competitive bid for image collection and drivers license production under a new five-year contract valued at nearly $30 million.  The contract will commence September 2007.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date:    October 19, 2005

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael McConnell

 

Michael McConnell

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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