# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001084577
**File Stem:** 0001213900-23-003042
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 5691
**Document Hash:** bfe76fac0ff9b1b2f0a852c5068cbe63
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-23-003042.hdr.sgml**: 20230117

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-23-003042

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230112

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230117

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230117

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CYREN Ltd.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001084577
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** L3
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-26495
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23531703

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10 HA-MENOFIM STREET
- **STREET 2:** 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** HERZLIYA
- **STATE:** L3
- **ZIP:** 4672561
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 011-972-9-863-6888

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10 HA-MENOFIM STREET
- **STREET 2:** 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** HERZLIYA
- **STATE:** L3
- **ZIP:** 4672561

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** COMMTOUCH SOFTWARE LTD
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19990419

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 **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): **January 12, 2023**

**CYREN LTD.**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)**

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| **Israel** | **000-26495** | **Not applicable** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| **10 Ha-Menofim St., 5th Floor<br> Herzliya, Israel** | **4672561** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**011–972–9–863–6888**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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

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

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which<br> registered |
| Ordinary Shares, par value ILS 3.0 per share | CYRN | Nasdaq Capital Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

**Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers**

On January 12, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cyren Ltd. (the "Company") appointed Jeffrey Dauer as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dauer, 60 years old, held the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer roles at Comstock Homebuilding Companies and Chief Financial Officer at iControl Data Solutions and Vice President of Finance at ID.me. Mr. Dauer holds a Bachelor's degree from Kent State University and is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Mr. Dauer will be paid a rate of $175 per hour. Simulataneous, with the appointment of Mr. Dauer, the Company terminated Brady Hayden as its Principal Accounting Officer. Subject to his execution of a release, Mr. Hayden will be entitled to certain rights and benefits associated with a termination without cause.

There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Mr. Dauer was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, and there are no family relationships between Mr. Dauer and any director or executive officer of the Company. Additionally, there are no transactions between Mr. Dauer and the Company and/or its subsidiaries that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.**

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| ***(d)*** | ***Exhibits.*** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

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|  | **CYREN LTD.** | **CYREN LTD.** |
| Dated: January 17, 2023 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ Brian Dunn |
|  | Name: | Brian Dunn |
|  | Title: | General Counsel |

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