8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT

(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

June 28, 2011

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ASTRO-MED, INC

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER    0-13200

RHODE ISLAND	05-0318215
(STATE  OR OTHER JURISDICTION OFINCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)	(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER)

600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK, RI 02893

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

(401) 828-4000

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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

On June 29, 2011, Astro-Med, Inc. (the “Registrant”) announced that Albert W. Ondis retired from the Board of Directors and as Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant on June 28, 2011 due to illness.  Mr. Ondis is a founder of the Registrant and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1969.

Also on June 29, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Jacques V. Hopkins, as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Everett V. Pizzuti as Chief Executive Officer to succeed Mr. Ondis.  Mr. Hopkins, 81, has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant since 1969 and serves as chairman of the Registrant’s Audit Committee.  Mr. Pizzuti, 74, has been President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1971 and a director since 1985.

A copy of the Registrant’s press release regarding the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.                      Exhibit

99.1 Press Release dated June 29, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Astro-Med, Inc.
Date June 29, 2011	By:	/s/ Everett V. Pizzuti
		Everett V. Pizzuti
		President

EX-99.1

 PRESS RELEASE

600 East Greenwich Avenue

West Warwick, Rhode Island 02893 USA

For Immediate Release

Contact:   Everett V. Pizzuti, President and CEO                                 June 29, 2011

Joseph P. O’Connell, CFO

Astro-Med, Inc.

Tel: 800-343-4039

Astro-Med, Inc. Announces Retirement of Albert W. Ondis;

Appointment of Everett V. Pizzuti as Chief Executive Officer

WEST WARWICK, RI, June 29, 2011 -- Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALOT) announced today that Albert W. Ondis retired as a director and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Astro-Med, Inc. effective immediately due to illness.  Mr. Ondis is a founder of the Company and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1969.

Today, the Board of Directors appointed Jacques V. Hopkins as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Everett V. Pizzuti as Chief Executive Officer to succeed Mr. Ondis.  Mr. Hopkins, 80, has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 1969 and serves as chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee.  Mr. Pizzuti, 74, has been President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1971 and a director since 1985.

“Albert Ondis has been a driving force behind this Company since its founding in 1969,” stated Jacques V. Hopkins, Chairman of the Board.  We will miss his vision, insight and wisdom.  We are grateful for the strong foundation he has laid.”

About Astro-Med, Inc.

Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of specialty high tech printing systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and measurement instruments. Astro-Med, Inc. products are sold under the brand names Astro-Med®, Grass® Technologies and QuickLabel® Systems and are employed around the world in a wide range of aerospace, medical, military, industrial, and packaging applications. Astro-Med, Inc. is a member of the Russell Microcap® Index. Additional information is available by visiting www.Astro-MedInc.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may vary from those expressed or implied herein.  Factors that could affect these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med’s FY2011 annual report and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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