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
August 20, 2015
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-13906 |
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47-0587703 |
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(Commission |
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Identification Number) |
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13710 FNB Parkway, Suite 400 |
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Omaha, Nebraska |
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68154 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(402) 453-4444
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Form 8-K
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 20, 2015, Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to 700,000 shares of its outstanding common stock pursuant to a plan adopted under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated August 20, 2015, issued by the Company.
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.
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BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC. | |
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Date: August 20, 2015 |
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/s/ Nathan D. Legband |
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Nathan D. Legband |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press Release of Ballantyne Strong, Inc., dated August 20, 2015, announcing the Company’s plan to repurchase outstanding common shares. |