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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)  January 25, 2008                                                                                                                
 
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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

 
 
Item 8.01   Other Events
 
     On January 25, 2008, Philip E. Cline, a director of Champion Industries, Inc. (“Champion”) entered into a written trading plan with Hilliard-Lyons pursuant to the guidance specified by Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding the monthly purchase of 300 shares of Champion’s common stock during the period commencing on February 1, 2008 and ending on January 1, 2009, unless terminated earlier under certain circumstances.
 
 
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: January 30, 2008
 
 
 
 
 /s/ Todd R. Fry
Todd R. Fry, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

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