UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549-1004
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):
December 14, 2011
INSIGNIA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
Minnesota | 1-13471 | 41-1656308 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8799 Brooklyn Blvd., Minneapolis, Minnesota | 55445 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (763) 392-6200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Insignia Systems, Inc. (“Insignia” or “the Company”) has retained the law firm of Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., a Minneapolis law firm, to help the Company in its dealings with News America Marketing In-Store, LLC (“News America”).
In addition, the Company has hired Colleen M. Davenport as in-house counsel to handle many of the Company’s internal matters related to its dealings with News America, in addition to other legal work previously handled by outside corporate counsel. Ms. Davenport’s experience includes nearly 19 years at Analysts International Corporation, a publicly-held information technology consulting and staffing company, where she served as the company’s Secretary and General Counsel from 2000 to 2008. Since 2008 she has acted as an independent consultant to various small business clients.
SIGNATURES
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.
Insignia Systems, Inc. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: December 27, 2011 | By | /s/ John C. Gonsior |
John C. Gonsior, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer |