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) July 8, 2005                                                                                                                                                    
 
 
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 1.01 -  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
    On July 8, 2005, Champion Industries, Inc. (“Champion”) and United Bank, Inc. entered into a Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, amending the Revolving Credit Agreement dated August 1, 2003 (the “Agreement”) between those parties. The Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K dated January 19, 2004, filed on January 26, 2004. The amendment extends the maturity date of the Agreement from July 31, 2006 to July 31, 2008, and is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
 
 
Item 2.03 - Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
     The discussion of the execution of a Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement is incorporated herein by reference from “Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
  Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
      (c) The exhibit listed on the Exhibit Index on page 3 of this Form 8-K is filed herewith.
   
 
    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: July 11, 2005
 
 
 
 
 /s/ Todd R. Fry
Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number 
 
Description 

Exhibit 10.1 
 
Second Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement between Champion Industries, Inc. and United Bank, Inc.
     
Exhibit 10.2
   First Allonge to Revolving Credit Note