UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~April 22~~March 18, ~~2010~~2011

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

CONVERA CORPORATION

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-31989	54-1987541
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1919 GALLOWS ROAD, SUITE 1050

VIENNA, VIRGINIA 22182

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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 761-3700

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Item 18.01. Other ~~Entry into a Material Agreement~~Events

On ~~April~~ 22March 18, ~~2010~~2011, the Board of Directors of Convera Corporation (“Convera” or the “Company”) ~~entered~~approveed ~~into~~and adopted a ~~Transition Agreement~~Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) in accordance with ~~Mr.~~Convera’s ~~Matthew~~on-going ~~Jones,~~dissolution activities pursuant to its ~~Chief~~Plan ~~Financial~~of ~~Officer (“CFO”)~~Dissolution and Liquidation. ~~Pursuant~~In toconnection ~~the~~with ~~Transition~~its ~~Agreement~~dissolution, ~~Mr.~~the ~~Jones~~Board ~~will continue~~declared a final liquidating distribution to ~~serve~~shareholders ~~the~~of ~~Company~~$0.05 asper ~~CFO~~share inof ~~his~~Class ~~capacity~~A asCommon Stock of Convera and a ~~consultant~~pro-rata todistribution of whole shares of Common Stock of Vertical Search Works, ~~but~~Inc. ~~not an~~plus ~~employee~~cash for fractional shares of Vertical Search Works, Inc. The pro rata distribution of stock will result in the ~~Company~~distribution of one share of Vertical Search Works, Inc. for every 83 shares of Convera Class A Common Stock owned of record. The ~~scope~~final liquidating distribution is payable to shareholders as of Mrrecord date on February 8, 2010. A ~~Jones’~~letter ~~consulting services~~of ~~will~~transmittal regarding the distribution is expected to be ~~those~~sent ~~normally~~to ~~performed~~all byConvera astockholders ~~public~~during ~~company~~the ~~chief~~first ~~financial offer~~week ~~and~~of MrApril, 2011. The ~~Jones~~Company will ~~report~~seek to terminate immediately the ~~Company’s~~registration ~~board~~of its Class A Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of ~~directors~~ 1934. Further information regarding the Plan and the final liquidating distribution is set forth in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

OnAs ~~February~~previously 9,announced ~~2010,~~by the Company ~~contributed~~ toin ~~B2BNetSearch,~~press ~~Inc.~~releases ~~(“B2B”)~~dated February 8, ~~its~~2010 ~~wholly~~and ~~owned~~February ~~subsidiary~~11, ~~all~~2010 ~~of the~~and ~~business~~in ~~related~~the ~~assets~~current ofreport ~~the~~on ~~Company,~~Form ~~and~~8-K ~~B2B~~dated ~~assumed~~February ~~all~~11, of2010, ~~the liabilities~~on ofFebruary ~~the~~9, ~~Company~~2010, ~~according~~Convera tocompleted a ~~Contribution~~merger ~~Agreement~~of ~~dated~~its ~~February 9,~~wholly ~~2010~~owned ~~disclosed~~subsidiaries inB2BNetSearch, ~~our~~Inc., ~~Definitive~~a ~~Proxy~~Delaware ~~Statement~~corporation, onand ~~Schedule~~Convera ~~14C~~Technologies, ~~filed~~LLC, ~~on December~~a ~~31,~~Delaware ~~2009. Immediately~~limited ~~after~~liability ~~that~~company, ~~B2B~~with and ~~Convera Technologies~~into VSW2, ~~LLC~~Inc., ~~another~~a ~~wholly~~Delaware ~~owned~~corporation ~~subsidiary~~and ofan ~~the~~indirect ~~Company,~~wholly-owned ~~merged~~subsidiary ~~with and~~of ~~into~~Vertical ~~VSW2~~Search Works, Inc., ~~(“VSW”)~~a Delaware corporation, and a parent company of Firstlight Online Limited, ~~with VSW2~~a asU.K. ~~the surviving corporation~~company. After the ~~merger,~~close of the ~~Company~~ market on February 8, 2010, Convera filed a Certificate of Dissolution with the ~~State~~Delaware Secretary of ~~Delaware~~State, ~~according~~pursuant to a the Plan of Dissolution and Liquidation previously adopted by Convera’s board of directors. Immediately after the ~~Company~~close of market on ~~September~~February 228, ~~2009~~ 2010, ~~and~~the ~~Mr.~~Company ~~Jones~~closed ~~became~~its anstock ~~employee~~transfer books and the trading of ~~VSW2~~its stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market ceased at the same time. ~~Pursuant~~ toAdditional information regarding the ~~Transition~~ ~~Agreement~~Convera’s Plan of Dissolution and Liquidation, the ~~Company~~tax ~~will~~treatment ~~still~~thereof ~~retain~~and the ~~service~~previously ofannounced ~~Mr.~~Firstlight ~~Jones~~merger ~~in connection~~is available on Form 14-A, filed with ~~its~~the ~~dissolution~~Securities and ~~winding~~Exchange upCommission ~~from~~on December 31, 2009 and ~~after~~mailed ~~the~~to ~~date~~shareholders ofon ~~the merger~~January 8, 2010.

Item ~~According to the Transition Agreement, starting from the date of the merger, Convera will pay Mr~~9.01 Financial ~~Jones,~~Statements among other benefits, an annualized compensation in the amount of $50,000 per year, payable on a semi-monthly basis in arrears. The compensation amount will be “grossed up” by an amount equal to the employer portion of the Medicare tax. In addition, the Company will pay to Mr. Jones bonus payments as follows: (i) a one-time bonus of $10,000 in the aggregate amount in cash upon completion of the filing of the Form 10-K for fiscal 2010 and (ii) a one-time bonus in an aggregate amount of $30,000 in cash, each less applicable withholdings, in a lump sum upon the final liquidation of the Company in accordance to the Plan, as long as Mr. Jones performs his responsibilities and obligations in accordance with the Transition Agreement and does not breach the Transition Agreement and all filings which Mr. Jones has supervision over are made on a timely basis, as such term is defined in the agreement, including within extended time frame as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. All of Mr. Jones’s stock options terminated on the date of the merger. Exhibits

The Company and Mr. Jones have previously entered into an Employment Agreement dated on December 6, 2006, the terms of which were disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2006. Mr. Jones’ previous Employment Agreement is now superseded by the Transition Agreement and the Company will pay him an aggregate amount of $250,000 in cash, less applicable withholdings, in a lump sum as his transition fee, if Mr. Jones signs and delivers to the Company a general release of claims in favor of the Company and related persons, which Mr. Jones did.

A copy of the Transition Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference. The description of the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement in this report is merely a summary of the agreement and is modified and supplemented by such reference.

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

On April 22, 2010, the Company entered into a Transition Agreement with Mr. Matthew Jones, its CFO, including certain compensatory arrangement. According to the Transition Agreement, Mr. Jones ceased to be an employee of the Company, but continues to serve as its CFO in his capacity as a consultant. The disclosure under Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

1099.1 ~~Transition Agreement between~~ Convera Corporation ~~and~~Press ~~Matthew~~Release ~~Jones,~~ dated ~~April~~March 22, ~~2010~~2011.

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.

		Convera Corporation
	Date: April 27, 2010	By: /s/ Matthew G. Jones
	Date: March 21, 2011	By: /s/ Matthew G. Jones
		Matthew G. Jones
		Chief Financial Officer

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