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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914260-14-000097
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141124
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141128

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASTRO MED INC /NEW/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000008146
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
		IRS NUMBER:				050318215
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			RI
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13200
		FILM NUMBER:		141254993

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 E GREENWICH AVE
		CITY:			WEST WARWICK
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02893
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4018284000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		600 E GREENWICH AVENUE
		CITY:			WEST WARWICK
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02893

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ATLAN TOL INDUSTRIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19850220
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On November 24, 2014, Astro-Med, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an Equity Incentive Award Agreement (the &#8220;Equity Agreement&#8221;) and a Change in Control Agreement (the &#8220;CIC Agreement&#8221;) with Gregory A. Woods, the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Each option and restricted stock award will vest in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date for each such award and all options and restricted stock will vest upon a change of control of the Company.&#160; The Equity Agreement provides that, in the event there is a change in control of the Company prior to June 1, 2018, the Company will pay Mr. Woods an amount equal to (i) the positive difference (if any) between the fair market value of the Company&#8217;s common stock as of the date of the change of control and $13.80 (ii) multiplied by the number of options which the Company remains obligated to grant under the Equity Agreement.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The CIC Agreement provides for the payment of severance benefits upon a change in control of the Company, if Mr. Woods is terminated within a two-year period following such change in control. Severance payments made to Mr. Woods when terminated without cause include (i) payment of one and one-half times the sum of (A) his annual salary and (B) the greater of the amount of his target bonus for the fiscal year in progress or the highest annual bonus paid to him in the prior three years (collectively, &#8220;base compensation&#8221;), (ii) immediate vesting of all unvested stock options and restricted stock awards, (iii) continued health coverage for 18 months or until he receives benefits from another employer, and (v) outplacement services not in excess of 17% of his base compensation. If any payment or benefit under the CIC Agreement or under any other plan or agreement would constitute an &#8220;excess parachute payment&#8221; within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, and if Mr. Woods would be in a better after-tax position by reducing the such payments or benefits, the amounts payable under the CIC Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid the excise tax payable under Section 280G.</div>

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