-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, U+qKzvB7ybut/TWIcH70dp6sxSZ2Fb0pSr6dFLvy/636oZFof9uQQ2h2tsLEiRXk /Vxy9i771roKhtervYzm9A== 0000047307-09-000010.txt : 20090807 0000047307-09-000010.hdr.sgml : 20090807 20090807113019 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000047307-09-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090731 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090807 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HICKOK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000047307 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823] IRS NUMBER: 340288470 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-00147 FILM NUMBER: 09994110 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10514 DUPONT AVE CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44108 BUSINESS PHONE: 2165418060 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10514 DUPONT AVE CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44108 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HICKOK ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 r8knewdir.htm HICKOK INC FORM 8-K Hickok 8-K
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)      July 31, 2009                                                  


                                                 HICKOK INCORPORATED                                                        
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Ohio              
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
                 0-147                
(Commission
File Number)
         34-0288470      
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


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


Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (216) 541-8060                                              


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

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
              
             On July 31, 2009,  the Board of Directors of Hickok Incorporated (the "Company") appointed Kirin M. Smith, age 31, a director of the Company's Board of Directors to fill the vacant directorship. Mr. Smith's term will expire in 2010, at which time he may stand for re-election to the Board by the Company's shareholders. During this initial term, he is not expected to serve on any of the Board's Committee's. Mr. Smith is currently Managing Partner of the Glaubman, Rosenberg & Robotti Fund, L.P.

            Mr. Smith's compensation for his service as a director will be consistent with that of the Company's other directors who are not employees of the Company, as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2009 under the caption, "Director Compensation" which portion of such proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference.

            There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Smith and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Smith was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Smith has an interest requiring disclosure pursuant to item 404(a) of Regulation S-K,  except as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2009 under the caption, "Principal Ownership" which portion of such proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference.
 

Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure

            On August 7, 2009, the Company issued a news release announcing Mr. Smith's election.  The news release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

              
              99.1  News Release, dated August 7, 2009




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.


HICKOK INCORPORATED                    

By:  /s/ Robert L. Bauman                        
Robert L. Bauman                            
   President and CEO                          

Date:    August 7, 2009


EXHIBIT  INDEX

            Exhibit                Description of Exhibit
           
            99.1                    News Release, dated August 7, 2009













EX-99.1 CHARTER 2 pr991newdir.htm PRESS RELEASE News Release:
Exhibit 99.1

Contact:
Robert L. Bauman
HICKOK INCORPORATED
10514 Dupont Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44108
216/541-8060



August 7, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



HICKOK INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CLEVELAND, OH, August 7 Hickok Incorporated (OTC Bulletin Board: HICKA.OB), a Cleveland based supplier of high quality products and services for the automotive, emissions testing, locomotive, and aircraft industries, today announced the addition of Kirin M. Smith, Managing Partner of the Glaubman, Rosenberg & Robotti Fund LP to its Board of Directors. Mr. Smith was elected to the Board of Hickok Incorporated July 31, 2009.

Robert L. Bauman, President and CEO, stated, "We welcome the addition of Mr. Smith to the Board of Directors as his financial community and consulting expertise will bring a new dimension to our Board. We hope to leverage Mr. Smith’s industry insights and broad based contacts to benefit the Company going forward and help us maximize value for our shareholders."

Kirin M. Smith stated, "I am pleased to join the Board of a company that is clearly focused on improving our environment with its high quality emission reduction testing technologies. I am excited to help the company achieve further growth as it capitalizes on the recognition its products and expertise have attracted."

Mr. Smith is the co-founder and managing partner of the Glaubman, Rosenberg & Robotti Fund LP, a fundamental equity investment fund focused on value investing. Kirin is also an investment banker at Wynston Hill Capital LLC where he focuses on strategic consulting, corporate finance and financial communications. Kirin is also on the Board of Directors of IM Strategies, an Internet research portal focused on the micro – small cap market. Previously, Kirin was a portfolio manager at Robotti & Co, where he managed portfolios of individuals and family businesses as well working with a network of institutional investors. Prior to that, Kirin was an Assistant Vice President at Financial Dynamics specializing in investment community consulting for micro-large capitalization public technology and financial services companies.








































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