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): ~~November~~January 25, ~~2011~~2012

AMERICAN BILTRITE INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-4773		04-1701350
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

57 River Street, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481-2097

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(781) 237-6655

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 23.0201. ~~Results~~Notice of ~~Operations~~Delisting ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Failure ~~Condition~~to Satisfy a Continue Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On ~~November~~January 25, ~~2011~~2012, the Board of Directors of American Biltrite Inc. ~~issued~~ a(the ~~press~~“Company”) ~~release~~approved ~~announcing~~voluntary ~~its~~delisting ~~financial~~of ~~results~~the ~~for~~Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common ~~three~~Stock”) from the NYSE Amex and ~~nine~~the ~~months~~voluntary ~~ended~~deregistration ~~September~~of 30the Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2011~~as amended (the “Exchange Act”). AOn ~~copy~~January 6, 2012, the Company notified the NYSE Amex of ~~that~~the Company’s ~~press~~intention ~~release~~to isfile ~~being~~a ~~furnished~~Notification toof ~~the~~Removal ~~Securities~~From Listing and/or ~~Exchange~~Registration ~~Commission~~Under ~~pursuant~~Section to12(b) ~~this~~of ~~Item~~the ~~2.02~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form ~~8-K~~25 with the United States Securities and isExchange ~~attached hereto~~Commission ason ~~Exhibit~~or 99about January 17, 2012 to effect such delisting and deregistration.1.

~~Item~~The ~~9.01~~Company’s ~~Financial~~decision ~~Statements~~to delist the Common Stock from the NYSE Amex and ~~Exhibits~~to deregister the Common Stock under the Exchange Act was not based on the receipt of any notice from the NYSE Amex indicating that the Company had failed to satisfy any rule or standard for the continued listing of its common stock on the NYSE Amex or on any notification of any material non-compliance with a rule or standard of continued listing of the NYSE Amex. The Company is eligible to deregister the Common Stock because there are fewer than 300 holders of record of the Common Stock. The Company has not arranged for the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on another securities exchange or quotation medium.

The Board of Directors of the Company voted also on January 5, 2012 to file with the SEC a certification on Form 15 under the Exchange Act to suspend the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13(a) and 15(d) ~~Exhibits~~of the Exchange Act. The Company intends to file such Form 15 on or about January 27, 2012.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated November 2, 2011

A copy of the press release issued January 6, 2012 by the Company announcing the Company’s intention to delist is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item ~~SIGNATURES~~9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~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~~(d) Exhibits.

~~Date:~~Exhibit ~~November 3, 2011 AMERICAN BILTRITE INC~~99.1 Press ~~By:~~Release issued ~~_/s/~~by ~~Howard~~American N.Biltrite ~~Feist III__________ Name: Howard N~~Inc. ~~Feist~~on ~~III~~January ~~Title:~~6, ~~Chief Financial Officer~~2012

~~Exhibit Index~~SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated November 2, 2011

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.

Date: January 9, 2012

AMERICAN BILTRITE INC.

By: /s/ Howard N. Feist III

Name: Howard N. Feist III

Title: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description

99.1	Press Release issued by American Biltrite Inc. on January 6, 2012

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