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 13, 2005

 

VIEWPOINT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
0-27168
 95-4102687
(state or other juris-
diction of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
(Identification No.)
     
498 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1810, New York, NY
  (Address of principal executive offices) 		  10018
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 201-0800

 

N/A

(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 5.02       Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

(d) Effective October 13, 2005, the Board of Directors of Viewpoint Corporation elected Don Weatherson to the Board of Directors and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Weatherson’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit 99.1          Press Release of Viewpoint Corporation, dated October 13, 2005, entitled “Former Hewlett Packard Executive Don Weatherson Joins Viewpoint Corporation’s Board of Directors”

 

 

 


 

 

 

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.

 

    VIEWPOINT CORPORATION  
       
    /s/ William H. Mitchell   
    William H. Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer 		 

 

 

Dated: October 13, 2005