Required to UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 22, 2006
AETHER HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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52-2186634 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 621 E. Pratt Street, Suite 601, Baltimore, MD
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21202 |
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(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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 22, 2006, Aether Systems, Inc. announced that it had engaged Jefferies & Company,
Inc. to provide advisory services in connection with its ongoing evaluation of additional business
strategies to increase shareholder value. The Company said that it engaged Jefferies to provide
management and the board of directors with independent professional advice regarding existing
opportunities under evaluation by the Company, as well as to gain access to additional
opportunities that might otherwise not be readily available. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
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Press Release of Aether Holdings, Inc. dated February 22, 2006 |
SIGNATURES
According 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 on
February 22, 2006.
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AETHER HOLDINGS, INC. |
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/s/
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David C. Reymann |
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By:
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David C. Reymann |
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Chief Financial Officer |