UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) March 21, 2016

Champion Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

West Virginia

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-21084

55-0717455

(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2450 First Avenue P. O. Box 2968 Huntington, West Virginia	25728
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(304) 528-2700

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management


	Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
	At the annual meeting of shareholders of Champion Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held March 21, 2016, the following matters were voted upon:

Fixing the number of directors at seven (5) and election of the following nominees as directors, with votes "for" and "withheld", as well as broker non-votes, as follows:


Director	Votes “For”	Votes “Withheld”	Broker Nonvotes
Louis J. Akers	6,971,056	329,809	-0-
Philip E. Cline	7,014,340	286,525	-0-
Marshall T. Reynolds	7,019,751	281,114	-0-
Neal W. Scaggs	6,948,856	352,009	-0-
Glenn W. Wilcox, Sr.	6,965,531	335,334	-0-

To approve, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the Company’s executive compensation disclosed in the proxy statement for the annual meeting.

Votes "For"	Votes “Against”	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
6,850,754	420,783	15,748	-0-

SIGNATURE

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.

		CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC.
		(Registrant)

		/s/ Justin T. Evans
	Date: April 1, 2016	Justin T. Evans, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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