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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.

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In the opinion of management of Chyron Corporation (the "Company"), the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2004 and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2004. In addition, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and related disclosures. Estimates, by their nature, are based on judgment and available information. Also, during interim periods, certain costs and expenses are allocated among periods based on an estimate of time expired, benefit received, or other activity associated with the periods. Accordingly, actual results cou ld differ from those estimates. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. The December 31, 2003 figures included herein were derived from such audited consolidated financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2003 financial statements to conform to the 2004 method of presentation.

On November 6, 2003 we sold all of the stock of our wholly-owned subsidiary Chyron UK Holdings Limited, including the operating subsidiary Pro-Bel Limited. In effect, this eliminated the entire operations of the Signal Distribution and Automation segment and only the Graphics division remains. The 2003 Statements of Operations and Cash Flows have been restated to reflect this segment as a discontinued operation. For the three month period ended March 31, 2003, revenues and the net income attributable to the Signal Distribution and Automation segment were $5.6 million and $0.18 million, respectively. As a result, the Company is now focused completely on its core-competency, the development of real-time graphics solutions for our worldwide professional video and TV broadcast customers.

The net proceeds of the sale of $10.5 million were used to pay down a portion of our indebtedness, with the balance retained for working capital purposes. As of November 13, 2003, we repaid in full the remaining balance of outstanding indebtedness with our U.S. bank and terminated our borrowing arrangement. On December 31, 2003, we used $2.5 million to pay off our Senior Subordinated Notes that matured on such date. On December 31, 2003, we closed on an exchange offer with certain holders of Series A and B Subordinated Convertible Debentures

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whereby approximately 18.3% of debentures totaling $1.95 million were exchanged for discounted cash payments of $1.04 million and 853,816 shares of common stock. On February 27, 2004, the Company closed on a second exchange offer with a majority of the remaining Series A and B Debenture holders whereby $8.8 million (balance on January 31, 2004, including accrued interest) of debentures were exchanged for $3.8 million in cash and newly issued Series C and D Debentures totaling $4.6 million.

We provide graphics products to the broadcast industry for use in analog and digital television. Our future growth and success will depend to a significant degree on the continued growth of various markets that use our products. During 2001, we effected a restructuring that involved reductions in staff and overhead, as well as reduced capital expenditures and discretionary spending, so as to reduce costs and expenses and reduce cash outflows in response to lower revenues. We do not currently intend to effect another restructuring as we did in 2001 unless a downturn in sales necessitates it. We operate in a rapidly changing environment and must remain responsive to changes as they occur. In the event that revenues are significantly below 2004 forecasted revenues we believe we have the ability to reduce or delay discretionary expenditures, including capital purchases, and further reduce headcount, according to our contingency plan so that we will have sufficient cash resources through D ecember 31, 2004. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to adjust our costs in sufficient time to respond to revenue shortfalls, should that occur.

In preparing contingency plans for a lower level of 2004 sales than we are currently forecasting, we have re-examined our cost structure and prepared a contingent restructuring plan that recommends, in the event it is necessary, to reduce spending in staffing, travel, trade shows, advertising, professional fees, equipment, and bonuses, among other items. However, there can be no assurance we would be able to execute the plans in adequate time to provide a significant immediate or short-term benefit and if implemented, could have an adverse effect on our ability to conduct business.

We believe that cash on hand and net cash to be generated in the business, and availability under a new $2.5 million bank line of credit that we entered into in May, will be sufficient to meet our cash needs for the next twelve months if we are able to achieve our planned results of operations. However, there can be no assurance we will be able to achieve our plan.

During the first quarter of 2003 we evaluated our investment in equity securities of vizrt Ltd. (symbol VIZ - traded on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange). Due to market values that were below our cost for a period of time, we determined that the decline in market value was other than temporary and wrote this security down to its then fair value. Accordingly, an impairment loss of $0.2 million, which is included in other expense, was charged to earnings in the first quarter of 2003.

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In the fourth quarter of 2003, the market value of this security increased and we sold a portion of our investment and realized a gain of $0.06 million. Also at December 31, 2003, included in other comprehensive income, was an unrealized gain of $0.2 million.

In the first quarter of 2004, we sold the remaining balance of our investment and realized a gain of $0.2 million which is included in other income, net.

In 2000, we purchased a 20% interest in Video Technics, Inc., which develops software for the Chyron Aprisa Clip/Stillstore systems. The investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

The excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair market value of net assets acquired, of approximately $1.1 million, was ascribed to an exclusive sales and marketing agreement and was amortized over three years (the term of the agreement) pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 "Goodwill and Intangible Assets." Amortization of this intangible approximated $0.09 million in the three months ended March 31, 2003. As of December 31, 2003 this asset had been fully amortized.

Inventory, net is comprised of the following (in thousands):

We account for our stock compensation plans in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25"), and its related interpretations, which requires that compensation cost be recognized on the date of grant for stock options issued based on the difference, if any, between the fair market value of our stock and the exercise price. Under this intrinsic value method prescribed under APB 25 there was no compensation expense recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. We have adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," as amended by SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure" which allows entities to continue to apply the provisions of APB 25 for transactions with employees and provides pro-forma earnings disclosures for employee stock grants as if the fair value based me thod of accounting in SFAS No. 123 had been applied to these stock grants. The following table illustrates the effect on net

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income and net income per share if the fair value method had been applied (in thousands except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2004	2003
Net income	$326	$  85
Total stock-based compensation income determined under
fair value based method, net of related tax effects	14	40
Pro forma net income	$340	$125
Earnings per share:
Basic - as reported	$0.01	$0.00
Basic - pro forma	0.01	0.00
Diluted - as reported	0.01	0.00
Diluted - pro forma	0.01	0.00

On February 27, 2004, we utilized a portion of the proceeds from the sale of our Pro-Bel Division to close on an exchange offer to reduce our outstanding indebtedness. In the offer, Series A and B Debentures of $8.8 million were exchanged for $3.8 million in cash, $2.3 million for new Series C Subordinated Convertible Debentures ("Series C Debentures") and $2.3 million for new Series D Subordinated Convertible Debentures ("Series D Debentures"). The Series C Debentures bear interest annually at 7%, payable in kind, will mature December 31, 2005 and can be converted to common stock at a per share conversion price of $1.50. The Series D Debentures bear interest annually at 8%, payable in kind, will mature December 31, 2006 and carry a per share conversion price of $0.65. All holders of Series C and Series D Debentures are beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock. In accordance with SFAS No. 15, no gain was recorded on this transaction. Rather, the gain wil l be deferred and interest expense related to the Series D Debentures will be adjusted prospectively in a manner to create a constant effective rate of interest of approximately 3%.

The net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31 was as follows:

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During the quarter ended March 31, 2004 there were no contributions made to the Pension Plan. We expect to contribute $0.6 million over the balance of 2004.

As a result of the disposal of the Signal Distribution and Automation division in November 2003, we have only one segment of business. Consequently, the only division remaining is the Graphics division, whose operating information is reported in the Statements of Operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. The details of the Graphics division geographic sales are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	(In thousands)
	2004	2003
United States	$4,574	$5,033
Canada	202	92
France	216	34
Other	768	140

In May 2004, the Company entered into a new line of credit agreement with a new U.S. bank. The new agreement provides the Company with a $2.5 million working capital line of credit which extends through April 15, 2005. Under the agreement, the Company has the ability to borrow on a revolving credit basis based on levels of eligible accounts receivable. Interest on borrowings under the line is payable at prime +2%, where prime is a minimum of 4%, and we are required to maintain certain levels of tangible net worth.

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an interpretation of ARB No. 51," which addresses consolidation of variable interest entities. FIN 46 expands the criteria for consideration in determining whether a variable interest entity should be consolidated by a business entity, and requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among parties involved. This interpretation applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after December 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material impact on the Company's Cons olidated Financial Statements.

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From time to time, including in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, changes in the industry, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for such forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, we note that a variety of factors could cause our actual results to differ from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development and results of our business include, without limitation, the following: product concentration in a mature market, dependence on the emerging digital market and the industry's transition to DTV and HDTV, consumer acceptance of DTV and HDTV, resistance within the b roadcast or cable industry to implement DTV and HDTV technology, use and improvement of the Internet, new technologies that could render certain Chyron products to be obsolete, a highly competitive environment, competitors with significantly greater financial resources, new product introductions by competitors, seasonality, fluctuations in quarterly operating results, ability to maintain adequate levels of working capital, viability of the OTC Bulletin Board as a trading platform, expansion into new markets, and our ability to successfully implement our strategic alliance strategy. Additional factors affecting future results, and which are described in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, include:

• We cannot assure you that we will maintain profitability because we have a history of losses.
• Our future operating results are likely to fluctuate and therefore may fail to meet expectations, which could cause our stock price to decline.
• If we fail to successfully develop, introduce and sell new products, we may be unable to compete effectively in the future.
• If we are unable to keep up with rapid change in our industry, our business will not grow.
• We expend substantial resources in developing and selling our products, and we may be unable to generate significant revenue as a result of these efforts.
• Our customers may cancel or change their product plans after we have expended substantial time and resources in the design of their products.
• If the digital video market does not grow, we will be unable to increase our revenues.
• We will be unable to compete effectively if we fail to anticipate product opportunities based upon emerging technologies and standards and fail to develop products that incorporate these technologies and standards.
• We may not successfully develop strategic relationships that may be important to our business.
• We operate in a highly competitive environment and industry and we may lack resources needed to capture increased market share.
• We may encounter periods of industry-wide surface mount components shortage, resulting in pricing pressure and a risk that we could be unable to fulfill our customers' requirements.
• We depend upon one supplier for the software license of our Aprisa product.
• We depend on a limited number of suppliers of surface mount components.

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• If we fail to adequately forecast demand for our products, we may incur product shortages or excess product.
• Problems in manufacturing our products, especially our new products, may increase the costs of our manufacturing process.
• We may be unable to grow our business if the markets in which we sell our products do not grow.
• Our business will suffer if our systems fail or become unavailable.
• In order to maintain profitability, we will need to offset the general pattern of declines and fluctuations in the prices of our products.
• We depend upon third party dealers to market and sell our products and they may discontinue sale of our products, fail to give our products priority or be unable to successfully market, sell and support our products.
• Problems associated with international business operations could subject us to risks from financial, operational and political situations, and affect our ability to manufacture and sell our products.
• We may be unable to accurately predict quarterly results which could adversely affect the trading price of our stock.
• We may be unable to successfully grow our business if we fail to compete effectively with others to attract and retain key personnel.
• We may not be able to protect our proprietary technology and may be sued for infringing on the rights of others.
• We may not be able to successfully implement our contingency plan upon a decline in revenues.
• We are uncertain of our ability to obtain additional financing or refinance existing obligations for our future needs, and liquidity issues have and may continue to increase our cost of capital.
• The TV broadcast industry has historically expected substantial marketing expenses.
• We sell hardware and software service agreements to our customers that may become onerous because of product problems or the age of our products.
• Our warranties on products may prove insufficient and could cause us unexpected costs.
• If a new law or regulation is created pertaining to the telecommunications and television industries it could cause our customers to suffer and impede our ability to increase profits.
• Our principal stockholders have significant voting power and may vote for actions that may not be in the best interests of our stockholders.
• We have not issued dividends on our common stock for over thirteen years and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future.
• The price of our common stock may be volatile.
• An increase in the number of shares of our common stock outstanding could reduce the price of our common stock.
• We have various mechanisms in place to discourage takeover attempts, which may reduce or eliminate your ability to sell your shares for a premium in a change of control transaction.
• It may be difficult to sell your shares and the value of your investment may be reduced because our common stock has experienced low trading volumes on the OTC Bulletin Board and currently lacks public market research analyst coverage.

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This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements including the Notes thereto.

Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 were $5.8 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 9% from the $5.3 million reported for the first quarter of 2003. This increase is directly attributable to an increase in revenues in Europe and Asia. During 2003, we did not have an international sales force that was specifically dedicated to graphics products. In connection with the sale of our Pro-Bel Division, we established a small, but experienced team that possesses specific knowledge of graphics products, is based internationally and is focused on the worldwide marketplace.

Gross margins for the first quarter of 2004 increased to 61% from 57% in the comparable quarter in 2003. Higher average selling prices of products in the first quarter of 2004 as compared to the first quarter of 2003 accounted for the majority of the increase. Other factors contributing to the improvement in margins were an increase in software sales which carry a higher margin and the elimination of costs of approximately $0.1 million relating to amortization and inventory reserves that were incurred in 2003 and were not required in 2004.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by $0.5 million, to $2.4 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2004, compared to $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2003. During 2003, for the period that we owned Pro-Bel, there existed cost sharing arrangements related to sales and marketing expenses, trade shows and other corporate expenses that benefited both organizations. Effective with the sale of this division in November 2003, Chyron has to absorb the full cost of any of these expenses that remain. The net impact in the first quarter 2004 of these additional costs is approximately $0.5 million and represents substantially the increase in SG&A.

Research and development (R&D) costs of $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2004 increased by $0.3 million compared to the $0.6 million incurred in the first quarter of 2003. Increases were attributable to increased engineering personnel costs of approximately $0.1 million as we hired five additional developers to enhance our development efforts to address the changing requirements in the marketplace, most notably HD products. Material costs associated with these development efforts grew by over $0.1 million. In addition, other costs of approximately $0.1 million were incurred relative to the use of outside consultants and professional services for the protection of our intellectual property.

Interest expense in the first quarter of 2004 approximated $0.15 million as compared to $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2003. This is a direct result of the combination of lower borrowings and lower interest rates discussed as follows.

During 2004, there was no outstanding indebtedness with any financial institution. Our revolving line of credit and term loan with our former U.S. bank was paid down throughout 2003

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with funds from operations, with the final payment being made in November 2003. This resulted in interest savings of $0.07 million. In addition, our senior notes were paid off in December 2003 which also reduced interest expense by $0.08 million.

In the fourth quarter of 2003 and first quarter of 2004, we closed on two exchange offers, which resulted in the retirement of approximately $6 million of Series A and B debentures, with the balance exchanged for Series C and D debentures which carry a lower rate of interest. The combination of these factors reduced interest expense by another $0.2 million.

The components of other (income) expense, net are as follows (in thousands):

During the quarter ended March 31, 2003 we evaluated our investment in equity securities of vizrt Ltd., that was trading below our cost for a period of time, and determined that the decline in the market value was other than temporary. Accordingly, the security was written down to its current fair value and a loss of $0.2 million was charged to earnings. In the first quarter of 2004, the market value of this security improved and we sold our remaining investment and realized a gain of $0.2 million.

On November 6, 2003 we sold all of the stock of our wholly-owned subsidiary Chyron UK Holdings Limited, including the operating subsidiary Pro-Bel Limited. In effect, this eliminated the entire operations of the Signal Distribution and Automation segment and only the Graphics division remains. The 2003 Statements of Operations and Cash Flows have been restated to reflect this segment as a discontinued operation. For the three month period ended March 31, 2003, revenues and the net income attributable to the Signal Distribution and Automation segment were $5.6 million and $0.18 million, respectively. As a result, the Company now focuses completely on its core-competency, the development of real-time graphics solutions for our worldwide professional video and TV broadcast customers.

At March 31, 2004, we had cash on hand of $3 million and working capital of $4.5 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, net cash of $0.7 million was used by operations and $3.8 million was used to retire convertible debentures. The utilization of cash from operations was driven by the increase in receivables from sales that were realized late in the quarter, and therefore not yet collected, and an increase in inventory relative to new products.

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This was partially offset by $0.5 million provided by investing activities, primarily the receipt, in March 2004, of the funds held in escrow from the sale of Pro-Bel and proceeds from the sale of securities.

The Company utilized a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Pro-Bel to effect a second exchange offer on February 27, 2004 with a majority of the remaining Series A and B Debenture holders whereby $8.8 million of debentures were exchanged for $3.8 million in cash and newly issued Series C and D Debentures totaling $4.6 million. The Series C Debentures, of $2.3 million, bear interest annually at 7%, payable in kind, and will mature December 31, 2005. The Series D Debentures bear interest annually at 8%, payable in kind, and will mature December 31, 2006. In accordance with SFAS No. 15, no gain was recorded on this transaction. Rather, the gain will be deferred and interest expense related to the Series D debentures will be adjusted prospectively in a manner to create a constant effective rate of interest of approximately 3%.

In May 2004, the Company entered into a new line of credit agreement with a new U.S. bank for a $2.5 million working capital line of credit which extends through April 15, 2005. Under the agreement, the Company has the ability to borrow on a revolving credit basis based on levels of eligible accounts receivable. Interest on borrowings under the line is payable at prime +2%, where prime is a minimum 4%, and we are required to maintain certain levels of tangible net worth.

We provide graphics products to the broadcast industry for use in digital television. Our future growth and success will depend to a significant degree on the continued growth of various markets that use our products. During 2001 we effected a restructuring that involved reductions in staff and overhead, as well as reduced capital expenditures and discretionary spending, so as to reduce costs and expenses and reduce cash outflows in response to lower revenues. We do not currently intend to effect another restructuring as we did in 2001 unless a downturn in sales necessitates it. We operate in a rapidly changing environment and must remain responsive to changes as they occur. In the event that revenues are significantly below 2004 forecasted revenues we believe we have the ability to reduce or delay discretionary expenditures, including capital purchases, and further reduce headcount, according to our contingency plan so that we will have sufficient cash resources through December 31, 2004 . However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to adjust our costs in sufficient time to respond to revenue shortfalls, should that occur.

In preparing contingency plans for a lower level of 2004 sales than we are currently forecasting, we have re-examined our cost structure and prepared a contingent restructuring plan that recommends, in the event it is necessary, to reduce spending in staffing, travel, trade shows, advertising, professional fees, equipment, and bonuses, among other items. However, there can be no assurance we would be able to execute the plans in adequate time to provide a significant immediate or short-term benefit and if implemented, could have an adverse effect on our ability to conduct business.

We believe that cash on hand, net cash to be generated in the business, and availability under our new line of credit, will be sufficient to meet our cash needs for the next twelve months

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if we are able to achieve our planned results of operations. However, there can be no assurance we will be able to achieve our plan.

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an interpretation of ARB No. 51," which addresses consolidation of variable interest entities. FIN 46 expands the criteria for consideration in determining whether a variable interest entity should be consolidated by a business entity, and requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among parties involved. This interpretation applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after December 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 did not have a material impact on the Company's Cons olidated Financial Statements.

We are exposed to foreign currency and exchange risk in the normal course of business related to investments in our foreign subsidiaries and sales to foreign customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, sales to foreign customers were 21% and 5% of total sales, respectively. Substantially all sales generated outside of the U.S. are denominated in British Pounds Sterling, Euros and U.S. Dollars.

The net impact on earnings of foreign exchange transactions was minimal in the three month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. We record translation gain or loss as a separate component of other comprehensive income or loss in shareholders' equity (deficit).

We have evaluated the foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk and believe that our exposure to these risks are not material to our near-term financial position, earnings, or cash flows.

As of March 31, 2004, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2004. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the most recent quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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The Company from time to time is involved in routine legal matters incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

(a)  Exhibits:

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Chief Executive Officer)
31.2		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Chief Financial Officer)
32		Section 1350 Certifications

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

A Form 8-K was filed on January 6, 2004 pertaining to an exchange offer with holders of Series A and Series B 12% Subordinated Convertible Debentures.

A Form 8-K was filed on March 2, 2004, advising of a press release, on same date, announcing the closing of an offering to retire Series A and Series B 12% Subordinated Convertible Debentures.

A Form 8-K was filed on March 12, 2004, advising of a press release, on March 11, 2004, announcing the results of the Company operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2003.

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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.

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