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)
October 27, 2006
ASTRO-MED, INC
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-13200
RHODE ISLAND 05-0318215
STATE OR OTHER IRS EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION
ORGANIZATION NUMBER
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 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On October 27, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Astro-Med, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the payment of cash bonuses to Albert W. Ondis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Everett V. Pizzuti, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and Joseph P. O’Connell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in the amounts of $397,422, $162,578 and $20,000 respectively. These bonuses were approved in connection with the aforementioned officers’ efforts in consummating the sale of the Corporation’s facility located in Braintree, Massachusetts (previously disclosed by the Company in its current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2006) and the successful relocation of the Company’s operations formerly conducted at the Braintree facility.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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None
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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DATE: October 30, 2006 |
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ASTRO-MED, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Joseph P. O’Connell |
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Joseph P. O’Connell
Vice President and Treasurer Chief Financial Officer