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): May 6, 2019

THE KeyW HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	001-34891 (Commission File Number)	27-1594952 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400

Hanover, Maryland 21076

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(443) 733-1600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	KEYW	NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 8.01		Other Events

On May 6, The KeyW Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the postponement of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”), which was previously scheduled to be held on May 9, 2019. Stockholders will be notified of the exact date, time, and location of any the rescheduled Annual Meeting at a later date.

The press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.



Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibit

See Exhibit Index.

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release of The KeyW Holding Corporation dated May 6, 2019.

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.



	THE KeyW HOLDING CORPORATION
	(Registrant)



	/s/ Michael J. Alber
DATE: May 6, 2019	Michael J. Alber
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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