HICKOK INCORPORATED

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box .

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Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Amendment No. 5 to the Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D (this "Statement") relates to shares of Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value (the "Class A Common Stock") and shares of Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value, which are convertible on a one-to-one basis into Class A Common Stock (the "Class B Common Stock"), of Hickok Incorporated (the "Issuer"). The address of the Issuer's principal executive offices is 10514 Dupont Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44108.

1. 10514 Dupont Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44108


2. President and Chief Executive Officer of Issuer.
3. Mr. Bauman has not, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
4. Mr. Bauman has not, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction which, as a result of such proceeding, subjected Mr. Bauman to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
5. Mr. Bauman is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

All of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock held by Mr. Bauman were paid for using his personal funds, exchanged for other securities of the Issuer with other shareholders of the Issuer, or granted to Mr. Bauman as part of his compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer and as a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors.

On May 19, 2011, Mr. Bauman acquired 25,000 shares of Class B Common Stock in exchange for 25,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Gretchen L. Hickok.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Mr. Bauman acquired his shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock for investment purposes and as part of his compensation as an officer and director of the Issuer.

1. For the near term, Mr. Bauman may continue to be granted options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock as part of his compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer and also a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors. Mr. Bauman may acquire additional securities of the Issuer or dispose of additional securities of the Issuer at any time and from time to time in the open market or otherwise.

Except for transactions in his capacity as an officer and director of the Issuer, Mr. Bauman has no other present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in:

2. An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
3. A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
4. Any change in the present board of directors or management of the issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;
5. Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the issuer;
6. Any other material change in the issuer's business or corporate structure including but not limited to, if the issuer is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
7. Changes in the issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the issuer by any person;
8. Causing a class of securities of the issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
9. A class of equity securities of the issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or
10. Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

1. As of the date of this Statement, Mr. Bauman beneficially owns 202,181 shares of common stock of the Issuer, of which 25,413 shares are Class A Common Stock and 176,768 shares are Class B Common Stock (this number represents 14.5% of the 1,394,278 shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock of the Issuer that are currently issued and outstanding). Mr. Bauman's beneficial ownership consists of (i) 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock which may be acquired by Mr. Bauman upon the exercise of immediately exercisable options, (ii) 15,413 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Susan F. Bauman Revocable Trust, and (iii) 176,768 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Robert L. Bauman Revocable Trust.
2. As of the date of this Statement, Mr. Bauman has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 186,413 shares of Class B Common Stock. Mr. Bauman shares the power to vote or direct the vote and shares the power to dispose or direct the disposition of 15,413 shares of Class A Common Stock.
3. During the last 60 days, Mr. Bauman did not have any transactions in the shares of the Issuer.
4. As disclosed in Item 8 and Item 10 of the cover sheet, which is hereby incorporated by reference, another person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, 15,413 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Mr. Bauman.
5. As of the date of this statement, Mr. Bauman continues to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the class of securities.

On December 30, 2011, Mr. Bauman entered into a Voting Agreement with the Aplin Family Trust, Roundball LLC (together with the Aplin Family Trust, the "Investors") and the remaining Class B Shareholders of the Issuer (the "Voting Agreement") in connection with that certain Convertible Loan Agreement, dated December 30, 2011, among the Issuer and the Investors (the "Loan Agreement"). Under the Loan Agreement, the Investors were provided with certain rights to nominate individuals for election to the Board of Directors of the Issuer. As a condition to the Investors entering into the Loan Agreement, the Class B Shareholders of the Issuer (including Mr. Bauman) have agreed, for a period of three years following the date of the Voting Agreement, to vote in favor of any individuals nominated for election to the Board of Directors of the Issuer by the Investors in accordance with the Convertible Loan Agreement. The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the copy thereof which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to the Issuer's Form 8-K, filed January 5, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference.

None.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 
                                                                                                                            Date: January 10, 2012

                                                                                                                               Robert L Bauman