FORM 8K




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) December 29, 2006                                                                                                                 
 
Champion Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
West Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
0-21084                                                      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

 
 
Item 2.03.  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
 
          On December 29, 2006, Champion Industries, Inc. (“Champion”) executed and delivered to United Bank, Inc. of Huntington, West Virginia, a Promissory Note dated December 29, 2006 in principal amount of $1,351,225 bearing interest at the variable “Wall Street Journal” prime rate and maturing January 1, 2012, with 60 monthly payments of principal and interest in amount of $27,652.88 each, the final payment including all principal and accrued interest not yet paid. The note is secured by a Commercial Security Agreement dated December 29, 2006 creating a security interest in substantially all the assets of Champion's subsidiaries Syscan Corporation and the Chapman Printing Compnay Charleston Division. The proceeds of this note were primarily used to finance the payment of the contingent purchase price related to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 7, 2004 with William G. Williams, Jr., the former shareholder of Syscan Corporation.
 
 
 
 
 
          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)
 Date: January 3, 2006
 
 
 
 
 /s/ Todd R. Fry
Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number 
 
Description 
 
 
 
10.1
 
PROMISSORY NOTE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT