Champion Industries (CHMP) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

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 11, 2013                                                                                                                

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

Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)           On March 11, 2013, R. Douglas McElwain resigned as Senior Vice President of Champion Industries, Inc.  Mr. McElwain intends to remain with the Company in a senior sales position.

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)
Date: March 12, 2013
	/s/ Todd R. Fry Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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