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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  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):  June 26, 2012

 

TRANS-LUX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

1-2257

 

13-1394751

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

    File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

26 Pearl Street, Norwalk, CT  06850-1647

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (203) 853-4321

 

______________________________________________________________________________

(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:

 

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Item 3.03                Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Trans-Lux Corporation held on June 26, 2012 the stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing provisions which, among other things, (a) increased the authorized shares and reduced the par value of Common Stock to $0.001 and reduced the par value of Preferred Stock to $0.001, (b) removed Class A Stock from authorized capital stock and  (c) removed Class B Stock from authorized capital stock.  The Corporation previously issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, having a stated value of $20.00 per share and convertible into fifty (50) shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock.  Upon filing of the approved Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the shares of Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into Common Stock.  Each share of Preferred Stock will convert into fifty (50) shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.

 

 

Item 5.07               Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Trans-Lux Corporation was held on June 26, 2012 for the following purposes: (i) to amend and restate the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to, among other things, (a) increase authorized shares and reduce the par value of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $1.00 and reduce the par value of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock, par value $1.00, (b) remove Class A Stock, par value $1.00, from authorized capital stock, (c) remove Class B Stock, par value $1.00, from authorized capital stock, (d) conform other provisions of Article Fourth of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to reflect items (b) and (c) above, update certain provisions of Article Fourth and set the voting power of the Common Stock, (e) update certain provisions of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (including replacing Article Third thereof with a one-sentence statement of the Company’s purpose and replacing Article Fifth thereof with certain provisions relating to the Company’s directors) and (f) update certain provisions of Article Eighth of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, (ii) to amend the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to repeal the super-majority voting requirements contained in (a) Articles Ninth and Tenth thereof, (b) Article Fourth thereof and (c) Article Twelfth thereof, (iii) to approve the adoption of the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, (iv) to elect a director of the Registrant, and (v) to ratify the retention of the independent registered public accounting firm as set forth below.

 

The recommendation to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase authorized shares and reduce the par value of Common Stock and reduce the par value of the Preferred Stock, par value $1.00was approved based on the following vote:

                                                           

 

For 

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Common Stock

  2,351,612

45,069

17,566

692,445

Preferred Stock

15,650,000

        0

        0

          0

Totals

18,001,612

45,069

17,566

692,445

The recommendation to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to remove Class A Stock from authorized capital stock was approved based on the following vote:

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Common Stock

 

  2,352,712

 

43,969

 

17,566

 

692,445

Preferred Stock

 

15,650,000

 

         0

 

         0

 

          0

Totals

 

18,002,712

 

43,969

 

17,566

 

692,445

 

The recommendation to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to remove Class B Stock from authorized capital stock was approved based on the following vote:

 

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For 

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Common Stock

 

  2,352,863

 

43,818

 

17,566

 

692,445

Preferred Stock

 

15,650,000

 

         0

 

         0

 

          0

Totals

 

18,002,863

 

43,818

 

17,566

 

692,445

The recommendation to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to conform other provisions of Article Fourth to reflect items (b) and (c) above, update certain provisions of Article Fourth and set the voting power of the Common Stock was approved based on the following vote:

 

 

 

For 

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Common Stock

 

  2,352,363

 

44,318

 

17,566

 

692,445

Preferred Stock

 

15,650,000

 

         0

 

          0

 

           0

Totals

 

18,002,363

 

44,318

 

17,566

 

692,445

 

The recommendations to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to update certain provisions, including replacing Article Third with a one-sentence statement of the Company’s purpose and replacing Article Fifth with certain provisions relating to the Company’s directors was approved based on the following vote:

 

 

For 

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Totals

18,030,569

14,312

19,366

692,445

 

The recommendations to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to update certain provisions of Article Eighth was not approved because the requisite high vote was not obtained.

 

For 

Against

Abstain

Totals

18,717,838

14,651

24,202

 

The recommendations to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to repeal the super-majority voting requirements contained in Article Ninth and Tenth was not approved because the requisite high vote was not obtained.                     

 

For 

Against

Abstain

Totals

18,652,897

79,593

24,202

 

The recommendations to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to repeal the super-majority voting requirements contained in Article Fourth was not approved because the requisite high vote was not obtained.

                                                                

 

For 

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Common Stock

  2,365,369

21,312

27,566

 

692,445

Preferred Stock

15,600,000

        0

50,000

 

           0

Totals

17,965,369

21,312

77,566

 

692,445

 

The recommendations to approve the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to repeal the super-majority voting requirements contained in Article Twelfth was not approved because the requisite high vote was not obtained.

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For 

 

Against

 

Abstain

Common Stock

 

  3,061,312

 

22,196

 

23,183

Preferred Stock

 

15,650,000

 

         0

 

        0

Totals

 

18,711,312

 

22,196

 

23,183

 

The recommendation to approve the adoption of the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved based on the following vote:

 

 

For 

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Totals

17,460,130

389,878

214,239

692,445

 

Salvatore Zizza, the nominee for director for a three-year term as listed in the proxy statement was elected as follows based on the following vote:

 

 

For 

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Totals

17,837,369

226,303

693,020

 

The following directors are continuing his or her term as a director:

 

                                Term expires upon election of successor at 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

                                Jean Firstenberg

                                Richard Nummi

                                Elliot Sloyer

 

                                Term expires upon election of successor at 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

                                Jean-Marc Allain

                                Marco M. Elser

                                George W. Schiele

 

The recommendation to ratify the retention of BDO USA, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Corporation was approved based on the following vote

 

 

For 

Against

Abstain

Totals

18,669,172

62,220

25,300

 

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Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

                (d)           Exhibits.

 

3.1          Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed herewith.

 

10.1        2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed herewith.

 

 

 

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

Angela D. Toppi

Executive Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated:  July 2, 2012

 

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