Arbitron Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   January 20, 2010

Arbitron Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-1969 52-0278528
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, Maryland   21046
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   410-312-8000

Not Applicable
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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.

(d) On January 20, 2010, John A. Dimling was elected to the Board of Directors of Arbitron Inc. (the "Company") to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Additional information about Mr. Dimling is included in the Company’s press release issued on January 20, 2010, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Dimling will participate in the Company’s previously disclosed Non-Employee Director Incentive Program. In connection with joining the Company’s Board of Directors, on January 20, 2010, Mr. Dimling received a one-time grant of 4,500 deferred stock units, which deferred stock units will vest in three equal installments of 1,500 deferred stock units over a three-year period and will be payable no sooner than six months following Mr. Dimling's termination of service as a director of the Company. The award is in the form of the Company’s standard Form of 2008 Equity Compensation Plan Director Deferred Stock Unit Agreement under the Arbitron Inc. 2008 Equity Compensation Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q, filed on May 7, 2009.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Arbitron Inc. dated January 20, 2010





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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.

         
    Arbitron Inc.
          
January 20, 2010   By:   Timothy T. Smith
       
        Name: Timothy T. Smith
        Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Legal and Business Affairs & Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of Arbitron Inc. dated January 20, 2010