Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 13, 2009, Anaren, Inc. (the "Company") entered into Addendum #4 to the Employment Agreement with Carl W. Gerst, Jr., the Company's Chief Technical Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board, effective as of June 30, 2009 (the "Addendum").

Under the terms of the Employment Agreement, dated February 14, 2004, between the Company and Mr. Gerst (the "Employment Agreement"), Mr. Gerst's term as the Company's Chief Technical Officer would have expired on June 30, 2009 or such earlier date as provided in the Employment Agreement. The Addendum extends the term of Mr. Gerst's employment as a regular full time employee under the Employment Agreement through June 30, 2010 or such earlier date as may result pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Addendum does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Addendum attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and the Employment Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2004. The Addendum and the Employment Agreement are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein and therein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

10.1 Addendum #4 to Employment Agreement with Carl W. Gerst, Jr.

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