Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 23, 2009, the Board of Directors of SCM Microsystems, Inc. ("SCM" or the "Company") approved and adopted a new form of Indemnification Agreement to be entered into, from time to time, with each of the directors and executive officers of the Company. The Indemnification Agreement provides indemnity, including the advancement of expenses, to the directors and executive officers of the Company against liabilities incurred in the performance of their duties to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Each of the current directors and executive officers is expected to enter into the new form of Indemnification Agreement with the Company, which will supersede the prior form of Indemnification Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to SCM's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-29073)) that may have been entered into between each of them and the Company. A copy of the new form of Indemnification Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

Please see the information set forth above in Item 1.01, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits Exhibit Description
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between SCM and its executive officers and directors.

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