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

 

May 19, 2010

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-13906

 

47-0587703

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

File No.)

 

Identification Number)

 

4350 McKinley Street

 

 

Omaha, Nebraska

 

68112

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(402) 453-4444

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Form 8-K

 

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

 

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 19, 2010.  There were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting 14,184,724 shares of common stock.  There were present in person or by proxy, holders of record of shares of common stock representing 8,306,001 shares.  The matters set forth below were voted upon:

 

Proposal No. 1- Election of Directors:

 

The election of seven nominees for the Board of Directors who will serve for a one-year term was voted on by the stockholders. The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the nominees, all of whom were elected:

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alvin Abramson

 

7,963,579

 

342,422

 

Christopher E. Beach

 

7,987,317

 

318,684

 

John Wilmers

 

8,236,811

 

69,190

 

Marc E. LeBaron

 

7,962,185

 

343,816

 

Mark D. Hasebroock

 

7,961,262

 

344,739

 

Steven J. Schuster

 

7,972,211

 

333,790

 

William F. Welsh II

 

7,912,890

 

393,111

 

 

Proposal No. 2- To adopt the 2010 Ballantyne Strong, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal which passed with more than the required number of “for” votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

7,763,823

 

516,947

 

25,231

 

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Proposal No. 3- To adopt an amendment to extend the duration of the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to October, 2013.

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal which passed with more than the required number of “for” votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

7,799,107

 

484,609

 

22,285

 

10

 

 

Proposal No. 4- To adopt an amendment to extend the duration of the 2005 Restricted Stock Plan to September, 2013.

 

The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal which passed with more than the required number of “for” votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

 

7,695,653

 

587,029

 

23,319

 

10

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 24, 2010

By:

/s/ Kevin Herrmann

 

 

Kevin Herrmann

 

 

Secretary/Treasurer and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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