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 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 12, 2012 SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. ______________________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-6658 04-2217279 _______________ ____________ __________________ (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer No.) jurisdiction of File Number) incorporation) 70 Orville Drive Bohemia, New York 11716 ______________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) (631) 567-4700 ______________________________________________________ Registrant's telephone number, including area code Not Applicable ______________________________________________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT The Company has agreed to the Fifth Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement with Joseph G. Cremonese, the Chairman of its Board of Directors, and his affiliate, Laboratory Innovation Company, Ltd. The Agreement extends the term of their consultancy services from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012 on the same terms as the Fourth Amended and Restated Consulting Agreement, except for an increase in the compensation from $3,000 to $3,300 per month subject to increase or decrease in the event services were more than 60 days during the 12 month period at the guaranteed rate of $660 per day, an increase from $600. Either the Company or the Consultant may terminate the Agreement, except for their confidentiality and non-competition covenants on at least 60 days prior notice. ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTER TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on January 12, 2012, the stockholders took the following actions: 1. Elected Joseph G. Cremonese and Roger B. Knowles as Class C Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the year ended June 30, 2014 by the following votes: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Joseph G. Cremonese 576,130 5,911 274,809 Roger B, Knowles 228,254 344,979 283,617 2. Approved the Board of Directors adoption of the 2012 Stock Option Plan by a vote of 573,794 shares in favor, 29,568 shares against and 2,381 shares abstentions. The Plan relates to 100,000 shares of Common Stock plus 57,000 shares which are subject to outstanding options granted under the 2002 Stock Option Plan and which are not exercised prior to their termination. The Plan authorizes the Board of Directors or a committee thereof to grant options to employees and key consultants of the Company or a subsidiary, directors of the Company or a subsidiary, and key consultants of a corporation which has been acquired by the Company or a subsidiary. At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Board of Directors amended the Plan to prohibit the grant of options thereunder providing for an exercise price lower than the per share book as of the end of the fiscal quarter most recently preceding the date of grant. 3. Approved by a vote of 829,756 shares for, 22,880 shares against, 4,214 shares abstaining, and 3,739 shares of Broker non-votes the appointment by the Board of Director of Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company's financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2012. ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) and (b) not applicable (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Exhibit ___________ _____________________________ 10A-1 Copy of Consulting Agreement 10A-2 Copy of 2012 Stock Option Plan, as amended on January 12, 2012 SIGNATURE 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. SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant) Date: January 12, 2012 By: /s/ Helena R. Santos Helena R. Santos, President and Chief Executive Officer