UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 14, 2019

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13906	47-0587703
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File No.)	Identification Number)

11422 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 300
Omaha, Nebraska	68154
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(402) 453-4444

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Shares, $.01 par value	BTN	NYSE American

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on May 14, 2019 with earnings information for the Company’s first quarter ended March 31, 2019. The press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The information set forth under Item 2.02 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated May 14, 2019, issued by the Company.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.
Date: May 14, 2019	By:	/s/ Mark D. Roberson
		Mark D. Roberson
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer