UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                          
FORM 8-K

                                          
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) March 10, 2006

                                          
MAPINFO CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
                                          

Delaware

0-23078

06-1166630

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)

(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)


ONE GLOBAL VIEW, TROY, NEW YORK 12180
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)      (ZIP CODE)

                                          
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE  (518) 285-6000

                                          
INAPPLICABLE
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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Item 1.01.     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 10, 2006, MapInfo Corporation (the "Company") and Bert C. Tobin, its Executive Vice President of Human Resources, entered into a Separation Agreement, Release and Waiver of Claims (the "Agreement") in connection with Mr. Tobin's resignation from the Company effective April 21, 2006. The Agreement provides for the release by Mr. Tobin of specified types of claims against the Company and includes provisions regarding, among other things, return of work papers, confidentiality and non-competition, and non-disparagement. Mr. Tobin may revoke the Agreement within 10 days of the date Mr. Tobin signed. The Agreement in its entirety is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

     The following Exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

10.1

Separation Agreement, Release and Waiver of Claims dated March 10, 2006, by and between the Registrant and Bert C. Tobin.

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.

 

 

 

MAPINFO CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 16, 2006

By:   /s/ K. Wayne McDougall                  
     K. Wayne McDougall
       Vice President and
         Chief Financial Officer
          (principal financial and
          accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

Exhibit

 

Number

Description of Exhibit

10.1

Separation Agreement, Release and Waiver of Claims dated March 10, 2006, by and between the Registrant and Bert C. Tobin.