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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 5, 2025, Trans-Lux Corporation (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of Naibin (Robin) Tang from his positions as Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Tang’s departure was not the result of any disagreement related to any matter involving the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
On September 5, 2025, the Company appointed Mr. Huishuo (Michael) Lin as Director of the Company. Mr. Lin is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, except with respect to his employment with Unilumin, the Company’s largest stockholder. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lin and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Lin has been Chief Legal Director, Auditor & Investigator of Unilumin Group since March 2023. Previously Mr. Lin worked for Huawei, TCL and Eve Energy. Mr. Lin will be entitled to the compensation the Company offers its other non-employee directors from time to time, including any annual retainers and equity compensation.
On September 5, 2025, the Company appointed Mr. John Hammock, age 62, as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Hammock is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K except with respect to his employment with the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hammock and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hammock became Senior Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of the Company on September 28, 2018. He had been Chief Sales Officer since he started with the Company in 2015. Mr. Hammock has extensive experience in international business development and sales with Fortune 500 accounts. Previously he was an Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Niagara Streaming Media. Mr. Hammock has held numerous high profile Senior Vice President roles in telecom, software and manufacturing companies including Newbridge Networks, Corvis and Voxpath Networks. As Vice President of Corvis, his team’s sales efforts were responsible for $238 million during the two-year period preceding a successful $1.6 billion IPO. Mr. Hammock will continue to be compensated by the Company at his current rate of $185,000 per year.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release of Trans-Lux Corporation dated September 9, 2025. |
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.
| Date: September 9, 2025 | TRANS-LUX CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Todd Dupee | ||
| Name: | Todd Dupee | ||
| Title: |
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | ||