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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000099106-11-000013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110622
ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110628
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110628
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRANS LUX CORP
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000099106
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES [3990]
IRS NUMBER: 131394750
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02257
FILM NUMBER: 11936661
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 26 PEARL STREET
CITY: NORWALK
STATE: CT
ZIP: 06850-1647
BUSINESS PHONE: 2038534321
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 26 PEARL STREET
CITY: NORWALK
STATE: CT
ZIP: 06850-1647
8-K
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tlx8k062811.txt
FORM 8-K DATED JUNE 28, 2011
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2011
TRANS-LUX CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2257 13-1394750
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
26 Pearl Street, Norwalk, CT 06850-1647
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 853-4321
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements fo Certain
Officers.
(c) On June 22, 2011, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Jeffrey
Knapp, age 54, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr.
Knapp served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Defentect
Group from June 2010 through January 2011; Vice President of Marketing
of On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. from February 2007 through June
2010 and President of Management Strategy, Inc. from January 2005
through February 2007.
In addition, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Andrew Aldrich, age
27, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Mr. Aldrich
served as a director of Visium, a venture capital firm from August 2010
through December 2010; founder and chief executive officer of
CalendarFly.com from October 2008 through August 2010; an analyst with
Esoteric Assets Group, a division of Standard and Poor's from January
2007 through October 2008 and a sales and trading associate with Forex
Capital Markets from June 2003 through December 2006.
(d) On June 22, 2011, Mr. Jean-Marc Allain, age 41, the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, was appointed to the Board of
Directors of the Company effective immediately. Mr. Allain became the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on February 16,
2010. Mr. Allain served as President of Panasonic Solutions Company
from July 2008 through October 2009; Vice President of Duos
Technologies from August 2007 through June 2008; General Manager of
Netversant Solutions from October 2004 through June 2005; and Vice
President of Adesta, LLC from May 2002 through September 2004. Mr.
Allain has familiarity with the operational requirements of complex
organizations and has experience dealing with reorganizations and
turnarounds.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized:
TRANS-LUX CORPORATION
by: /s/ Angela D. Toppi
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Angela D. Toppi
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
by: /s/ Todd Dupee
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Todd Dupee
Vice President and Controller
Dated: June 28, 2011