10KSB/A 1 r10ky08a.htm AMENDED FORM 10-KSB HICKOK INC FY2008 Amended Form 10-KSB/A FY08
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-KSB/A

[X] ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from Not Applicable to Not Applicable

Commission file number: 0-147

HICKOK INCORPORATED

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)


Ohio
34-0288470
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


10514 Dupont Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
44108
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Issuer's telephone number (216) 541-8060

Securities registered under

Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
NONE
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Class A Common Shares, $1.00 par value
(Title of Class)


Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
[ ]

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No[ ]

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]

State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $12,070,326

As of December 15, 2008, the Registrant had 793,229 voting shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and 454,866 voting shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. As of such date, non-affiliates held 729,663 shares of Class A Common Stock and 233,098 shares of Class B Common Stock. As of December 15, 2008, based on the closing price of $4.10 per Class A Common Share on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board, the aggregate market value of the Class A Common Stock held by such non-affiliates was approximately $2,991,618. There is no trading market in the shares of Class B Common Stock.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:

PART OF FORM 10-KSB
DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III (Items 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14)
Portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement to be used in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 25, 2009.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format. Yes [ ] No [X]

Except as otherwise stated, the information contained in this Form 10-KSB is as of September 30, 2008.

For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, Hickok Incorporated had revenues of less than $25,000,000 and less than $25,000,000 in outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates. As a result, Hickok met the definition of a small business issuer under Regulation S-B and has elected to submit its future periodic reports in accordance with the disclosure requirements for small business issuers under Regulation S-B.





Correction Memorandum

This amendment is being filed solely for the purpose of correcting Form 10-KSB, Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts originally filed December 29, 2008.
Inadvertently when filing Form 10-KSB various rows were missing on Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts due to HyperText Markup Language tag errors. Please see attached corrected version of HICKOK INCORPORATED, SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS.









SIGNATURE

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



HICKOK INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Robert L. Bauman
Robert L. Bauman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 20, 2009









                                                HICKOK INCORPORATED

                                  SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS


      Col. A                         Col. B                   Col. C                  Col. D          Col. E
-----------------------             ----------   -------------------------------    ---------     ------------


                                                           Additions
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                                    Balance at     Charged to        Charged to                        Balance
                                    Beginning      Costs and           Other                           at End
    Description                     of Period      Expenses          Accounts        Deductions       of Period
-----------------------------       ----------    ------------     ------------      -----------     ------------
Deducted from Asset Accounts:

                                                  Year Ended September 30, 2006
                                                  ------------------------------

 Reserve for doubtful accounts       $  50,000    $  22,482  (1)    $  4,244 (2)     $   1,726 (3)     $  75,000

 Reserve for inventory obsolescence  $ 425,000    $ 337,791         $      -         $  87,761 (4)     $ 675,000

 Reserve for product warranty        $  52,246    $   6,470         $      -         $  37,861         $  20,855

 Valuation allowance deferred taxes  $       -    $       -         $      -         $       -         $       -


                                                  Year Ended September 30, 2007
                                                  ------------------------------

 Reserve for doubtful accounts       $  75,000    $(69,686)  (1)    $      - (2)     $ (4,686) (3)     $  10,000

 Reserve for inventory obsolescence  $ 675,000    $ 106,259         $      -         $ 309,259 (4)     $ 472,000

 Reserve for product warranty        $  20,855    $  53,208         $      -         $  60,299         $  13,764

 Valuation allowance deferred taxes  $       -    $ 443,000         $      -         $       -         $ 443,000


                                                  Year Ended September 30, 2008
                                                  ------------------------------

 Reserve for doubtful accounts       $  10,000    $     412 (1)     $  3,504 (2)     $   3,916 (3)     $  10,000

 Reserve for inventory obsolescence  $ 472,000    $(112,601)        $      -         $ 171,399 (4)     $ 188,000

 Reserve for product warranty        $  13,764    $  99,307         $      -         $ 107,431         $   5,640

 Valuation allowance deferred taxes  $ 443,000    $ 535,000         $      -         $       -         $ 978,000



(1) Classified as bad debt expense.

(2) Recoveries on accounts charged off in prior years.

(3) Accounts charged off during year as uncollectible.

(4) Inventory charged off during the year as obsolete.