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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2008
GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New York | 000-01684 | 11-1688021 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
ONE FLOWERFIELD
SUITE 24
ST. JAMES, NEW YORK 11780
(Address of principal executive
offices) (Zip Code)
(631) 584-5400
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company’s President and its Chief Operating Officer each gave a presentation to the Company’s shareholders at its 2008 Annual Shareholders Meeting held on December 10, 2008. The script of the President’s presentation and the slides from the Chief Operating Officer’s presentation are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Script of President’s Presentation. |
| 99.2 | Slides from Chief Operating Officer’s Presentation. |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| GYRODYNE COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. | |||
Date: December 10, 2008 | By: | /s/ Stephen V. Maroney | |
Stephen V. Maroney President, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer | |||