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) ~~June~~July 308, 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 58 – ~~Corporate~~Other ~~Governance and Management~~Events

Item 58.0701 ~~Submission~~Other ~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders~~Events. ~~At a special meeting of shareholders of Champion Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held June 30, 2016, the following matters were voted upon:~~

A)On ~~Approve~~June ~~proposed~~30, ~~amendments~~2016 the Company’s shareholders voted to ~~Article~~approve 7an ofamendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation ~~(which~~to ~~relates~~allow tofor the issuance of Preferred Stock. On July 8, 2016 the Company’s ~~capital~~issued 2,500 shares of Preferred Series A stock) at $1,000 per share par value in return for the cancellation of $2.5 million related party debt and toconversion ~~effectuate~~into such Series A shares. The Preferred Stock will pay a 16.00% ~~for~~or ~~200~~0.00% ~~reverse~~annual ~~stock~~dividend ~~split~~contingent ofon ~~all~~the Company’s income after income taxes. If the ~~common~~Company's ~~shares~~income ofafter income taxes is $1.0 million or greater, the dividend rate is 6.00%; if the Company's income after income taxes is less than $1.0 million, the dividend rate is 0.00%.

			Votes "For"		Votes “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
			9,531,141		1,073,373		18,610		-0-

This conversion will reduce the Company’s current liabilities by $2.5 million and increase its equity by $2.5 million. In addition, this conversion will reduce the Company’s annual interest expense by $0.1 million; however, contingent on the after income tax income, this conversion could trigger the payment of an annual Preferred Stock dividend of $0.2 million or zero. If the $1.0 million after income tax income target is achieved, the Company’s annual cash outflow would increase $0.1 million, or decrease $0.1 million if the $1.0 million after income tax income target is not achieved.

B)The ~~Approving~~details ~~proposed~~and ~~amendments~~terms ~~to Article 7~~ of the ~~Company’s~~Preferred ~~Articles~~Series ofA ~~Incorporation~~shares, ~~(which~~as ~~relates~~well toas the ~~Company’s~~consummating ~~capital~~documents, ~~stock)~~including tothe ~~authorize~~amendment ~~and~~to ~~create~~the aCompany’s ~~new~~Articles ~~class~~ of ~~capital stock~~Incorporation, ~~specifically~~are ~~2,500~~included ~~shares~~with ofthis ~~Preferred~~filing ~~Series~~as AExhibit ~~stock~~99 ~~having a par value of $1,000 per share,~~ and ~~approve~~are ~~issuance~~titled ~~of such shares in exchange for the~~ “conversion, ~~into such shares, of certain existing debt owed by the Company to a shareholder~~documents”.

			Votes "For"		Votes “Against”		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
			9,875,046		727,633		20,445		-0-

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.

		CHAMPION INDUSTRIES, INC.
		(Registrant)
		/s/ Justin T. Evans
	Date: July 5, 2016	Justin T. Evans, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Date: July 14, 2016	Justin T. Evans, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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