VALUE LINE INC — Annual Report 2005

Aug 26, 2005

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM 10-K

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005 Commission File Number 0-11306

VALUE LINE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

| New
York | 13-3139843 |
| --- | --- |
| (State
or other jurisdiction of | (IRS
Employer Identification |
| incorporation
or organization) | Number) |

| 220
East 42nd Street, New York, NY | 10017-5891 |
| --- | --- |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) | (Zip
Code) |

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 907-1500

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

None

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

Common Stock, $.10 par value

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

The following documents are incorporated by reference with this filing: Part III: None

PART III

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation for services in all capacities to the Company for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003 of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and each of the other executive officers of the Company who were serving at April 30, 2005.

				Long-Term
				Compensation
				Awards
				Restricted
		Annual
Compensation		Stock	Options	All
Other
Name
and	Fiscal			Award(s)	Granted	Compensation(b)
Principal
Position	Year	Salary($)	Bonus(a)($)	($)	(#)	($)
Jean
B. Buttner	2005	917,286	-
0 -	—	—	18,086
Chairman
of the Board	2004	917,286	-
0 -	—	—	16,814
and
Chief Executive Officer	2003	898,419	-
0 -	—	—	16,017
Samuel
Eisenstadt	2005	138,900	125,000	—	—	14,571
Senior
Vice President	2004	138,900	125,000	—	—	13,890
and
Research Chairman	2003	138,900	122,917	—	—	13,547
David
T. Henigson	2005	111,175	207,500	—	—	11,662
Vice
President	2004	100,000	415,000	—	—	10,00 0
	2003	100,000	415,000	—	—	9,800
Howard
A. Brecher	2005	50,000	400,000	—	—	5,245
Vice
President	2004	50,000	400,000	—	—	5,000
	2003	50,000	375,000	—	—	4,900
Stephen
R. Anastasio	2005	100,000	58,800	—	—	10,247
Chief
Financial Officer;	2004	100,000	120,000	—	—	10,000
Corporate
Controller	2003	100,000	120,000	—	—	9,800

(a) A portion of the bonuses are contingent upon future employment.

(b) Employees of the Company are members of the Value Line Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan provides for a defined annual contribution which is determined by a formula based upon the salaries of eligible employees and the amount of consolidated net operating income as defined in the Plan. The Company's contribution expense was $1,082,000 for the year ended April 30, 2005. Each employee's interest in the Plan is invested in such proportions as the employee may elect in shares of one or more of the mutual funds which are available for investment by plan participants, for which the Company acts as investment adviser. Distributions under the Plan vest in accordance with a schedule based upon the employee's length of service and are payable upon the employee's retirement, death, total and permanent disability or termination of employment.

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Compensation of Directors

A director who is also an employee of the Company receives no compensation for his service on the Board in addition to that compensation which he receives as an employee. For fiscal 2005, a director who was not an employee of the Company was paid a director's fee of $3,000 per year plus $1,750 for each Board meeting attended and $2,500 for each Audit Committee meeting attended.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005 were Edward J. Shanahan, Howard A. Brecher and David T. Henigson. During such fiscal year, each of Howard A. Brecher and David T. Henigson served as an officer and director of the Company and each of its subsidiaries. Howard A. Brecher and David T. Henigson also served as an officer and director of Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc. Edward J. Shanahan served as a director of the Company. Certain relationships between the Company and Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc. are described in Item 13 "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" within the Form 10-K filed July 29, 2005.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

| VALUE
LINE, INC. (Registrant) | |
| --- | --- |
| By: | /s/ Jean
Bernhard Buttner |
| | Jean
Bernhard Buttner |
| | Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer |

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:
Jean
Bernhard Buttner
Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer

Stephen
R. Anastasio
Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: August 26, 2005

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned as Directors of the Registrant.

| /s/ Jean
Bernhard Buttner | /s/ Howard
A. Brecher |
| --- | --- |
| Jean
Bernhard Buttner | Howard
A. Brecher |

| /s/ Harold
Bernard, Jr. | /s/ Samuel
Eisenstadt |
| --- | --- |
| Harold
Bernard, Jr. | Samuel
Eisenstadt |

| /s/ Edward
J. Shanahan | /s/ David
T. Henigson |
| --- | --- |
| Edward
J. Shanahan | David
T. Henigson |

| /s/ Dr.
Herbert Pardes | /s/ Edgar
A. Buttner |
| --- | --- |
| Dr.
Herbert Pardes | Edgar
A. Buttner |

| /s/
Marianne Asher |
| --- |
| Marianne
Asher |
| Dated: August 26, 2005 |

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