Document:

Exhibit 10.8

    AGREEMENT made February 22, 2005 effective as of the 1st day of April 2005
by and between TRANS-LUX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation having an office at
110 Richards Avenue Norwalk, CT 06856-5090 (hereinafter called "Employer"), and
THOMAS BRANDT residing at 67 Wesgate Drive, Stamford, CT 06902 (hereinafter
called, "Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

    1.  Employer hereby employs Employee, and Employee hereby accepts
employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

    2.  (a) The term ("Term") of the Agreement shall be the period commencing on
April 1, 2005 and terminating March 31, 2009.  (b) In the event that Employee
remains or continues in the employ of Employer after the Term, such employment,
in the absence of a further written agreement, shall be on an at-will basis,
terminable by either party hereto on thirty (30) days' notice to the other and,
upon the 30th day following such notice, the employment of Employee shall
terminate.

        (c) Upon expiration of the Term of this Agreement, neither party shall
have any further obligations or liabilities to the other except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement.

    3.  Employee shall be employed in an executive capacity of Employer (and
such of its affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries as Employer shall designate).
Employer shall use its best efforts to cause Employee to be elected and continue
to be elected Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of
Employer during the Term of this Agreement.  The precise services of Employee
may be designated or assigned from time to time at the direction of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, and the Vice-Chairman of the Board,
provided, however, that the duties assigned shall be of a character and dignity
appropriate to a senior executive of a corporation and consistent with
Employee's background, education and experience, and all of the services to be
rendered hereunder by Employee shall at all times be subject to the control,
direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of Employer, to which
Employee does hereby agree to be bound.  Employee shall devote his entire time,
attention and energies during usual business hours (subject to Employer's policy
with respect to vacations, holidays and illnesses for comparable executives of
Employer) to the business and affairs of Employer, its affiliates, divisions and
subsidiaries as Employer shall from time to time direct.  Employee further
agrees during the Term of this Agreement to serve as an officer or director of
Employer or of any affiliate or subsidiary of Employer as Employer may request,
and if Employee serves as such officer or a director he will do so without
additional compensation, other than director's fees or honoraria, if any.
Employer also agrees to use reasonable efforts to have Employee nominated as a
director of Employer for re-election at Employer's 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, but Employer cannot guaranty that Employee will be so elected by
the stockholders, and the failure of Employee to be so re-elected as director of
Employer shall not constitute breach of this Agreement.  Employer agrees that
during the Term of this Agreement Employee's principal office of employment
shall be within a sixty (60) mile radius of Norwalk, Connecticut.  Nothing
herein shall prohibit Employee from residing within a sixty (60) mile radius of
another significant office of Employer or its significant subsidiaries.

        During the Term of this Agreement and during any subsequent employment
of Employee by Employer, Employee shall use his best efforts, skills and
abilities in the performance of his services hereunder and to promote the
interests of Employer, its affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries.  Employee
shall not, during the Term and during any subsequent employment of Employee by
Employer, be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such
business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage,
except Employee may engage in non-competitive business activities that do not
interfere with his duties or availability hereunder and are of a part-time
nature.  The foregoing shall not be construed as preventing Employee from
investing his assets in such form or manner as will not require any services on
the part of Employee in the operation of the affairs of the companies in which
such investments are made, provided, however, that Employee shall not, either
directly or indirectly, be a director of or make any investments in any company
or companies which are engaged in businesses competitive with those conducted by
Employer or by any of its subsidiaries or affiliates except where such
investments are in stock of a company listed on a national securities exchange,
and such stock of Employee does not exceed one percent (1%) of the outstanding
shares of stock of such listed company.

        Employee shall not at any time during or after the Term of this
Agreement use (except on behalf of Employer), divulge, furnish or make
accessible to any third person or organization any confidential information
concerning Employer or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the businesses
of any of the foregoing including, without limitation, confidential methods of
operations and organization, confidential sources of supply, identity of
employees, customer lists and confidential financial information.  In addition,
Employee agrees that all lists, materials, books, files, reports,
correspondence, records and other documents and information ("Employer
Materials") used, prepared or made available to Employee, shall be and shall
remain the property of Employer.  Upon the termination of employment of Employee
or the expiration of this Agreement, whichever is earlier, all Employer
Materials shall be immediately returned to Trans-Lux Corporation, and Employee
shall not make or retain any copies thereof, nor disclose or otherwise use any
information relating to said Employer Materials to any other party.  As used
herein the term Employer shall include Employer, Employer's subsidiaries and
affiliates, and any individuals employed or formerly employed by any of them.

    4.  (a) For all services rendered by Employee during the Term of this
Agreement, Employer shall pay Employee a salary at the rate of TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) per annum during the period April 1, 2005 to March
31, 2006, at the rate of TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($210,000) per annum
during the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007, at the rate of TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($225,000) during the period April 1, 2007 to March
31, 2008, and at the rate of TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($240,000) per
annum during the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.  Such salary shall be
payable weekly, or monthly, or in accordance with the payroll practices of
Employer for its executives.  The Employee shall also be entitled to all rights
and benefits for which he shall be eligible under any stock option plan, bonus,
participation or extra compensation plans, pensions, group insurance or other
benefits which Employer presently provides, or may provide for him and for its
employees generally.

        This Agreement shall not be deemed abrogated or terminated if Employer,
in its discretion, shall determine to increase the compensation of Employee for
any period of time, or if the Employee shall accept such increase.  In addition
to the group insurance set forth herein, Employer also agrees to consider
providing Employee with additional life insurance if Employee begets or adopts
children.  The Employer shall transfer any transferable policy to Employee on
his retirement or termination of this Agreement by either party without cause.
All payments under this Agreement are in United States dollars unless otherwise
specified.

        (b) Employer may make appropriate deductions from the said payments
required to be made in this Section 4 to Employee to comply with all
governmental withholding requirements.

        (c) If, during the Term of this Agreement and if the Employee is still
in the employ of Employer, Employee shall be prevented from performing or be
unable to perform, or fail to perform, his duties by reason of illness or any
other incapacity for four (4) consecutive months (excluding normal vacation
time) during the Term hereof, Employer agrees to pay Employee thereafter during
the Term for the duration of such incapacity or 24 months, whichever is greater,
50% of the base salary which Employee would otherwise have been entitled to
receive if not for the illness or other incapacity; provided, however, if such
incapacity ceases following the end of the Term, then any such payments shall
cease.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent such 24 month period
continues after the end of the Term and Employee is entitled to payments under
Section 7, then the payment under this Section 4(c) shall terminate and Section
7 shall apply.  If payments under Section 7 cease because of Employee's death
prior to the end of the 24 month period under this Section 4(c), then the
balance of the payments hereunder will be made, e.g., if, Employee has received
6 months of disability payments before the Term expires and dies after receiving
12 months of payments under Section 7, then Employee's beneficiary designated in
writing by Employee from time to time or in the event such beneficiary
pre-deceases Employee or if there is no beneficiary designated, Employee's
estate (whichever is applicable shall be deemed the "Beneficiary") will receive
the remaining 6 months of payments under this Section 4(c).  If Employee dies
during such 24 month period prior to the end of the Term, then Section 4(e)
shall apply and the payments under this Section 4(c) shall terminate.

        (d) The Board upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of
the Board shall consider no later than May 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
respectively (provided there is no delay in obtaining the financial statements
as provided below, but in no event later than 45 days following receipt thereof)
the grant of a bonus ("Bonus") to Employee based on Employer's performance for
Employer's immediately preceding fiscal year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
based on Employer's annual pre-tax consolidated earnings for the applicable
fiscal year Employer shall pay Employee a Bonus at the rate of (i) two percent
(2%) of the pre-tax consolidated earnings for the fiscal years ending December
31, 2005 and 2006, and two and one half percent (2-1/2%) of the pre-tax
consolidated earnings for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2007, 2008 and
2009 (including the period January 1-March 31, 2005 as provided in Section 13),
plus (ii) three-eighths of one percent (3/8 of 1%) of the Employer's theatrical
net pre-tax cash flow ("Theatrical Flow") as hereinafter defined in Schedule A
attached hereto (provided however that the Bonus and Theatrical Flow, if any,
for 2009 shall be 25% of the amount for such year).

        No Bonus shall be payable for any fiscal year in which annual pre-tax
consolidated earnings determined in accordance with Section 4(d) are less than
$500,000.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of the Bonus applicable to
Theatrical Flow shall be paid at 50% of such formula if annual pre-tax earnings
are less than $500,000.  There shall be excluded from the calculation of annual
pre-tax consolidated earnings during the Term of this Agreement the amount by
which (x) any item or items of unusual or extraordinary gain in the aggregate
exceeds 20% of the Employer's net book value as at the end of the immediate
preceding fiscal year, (y) any item of unusual or extraordinary loss in the
aggregate exceeds 20% of the Employer's net book value as at the end of the
immediate preceding fiscal year, in each case in (x) and (y) above as determined
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and items of gain
and loss shall not be netted against each other for purpose of the above 20%
calculation, or (z) any contractual Bonuses and or contractual profit
participations accrued or paid to Employee and other employees.

        Provided Employee is not in default of the Agreement, the Board may, in
any event, even if any of the aforesaid pre-tax consolidated earnings levels are
not exceeded, grant the Employee the aforesaid Bonus or any portion thereof for
such year based on his performance.

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if Employee
is not in the employ of Employer at the end of any aforesaid 2005, 2006, 2007
and 2008 fiscal year, or on March 31, 2009 no Bonus shall be paid for such
fiscal year or part thereof as to 2009.  In the event of Employee's death on or
after January 1 of 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009 or April 1, 2009 as to 2009, any
Bonus to which he is otherwise entitled for the prior fiscal year or 2009, as
the case may be, shall be paid to his Beneficiary.

        Such annual pre-tax consolidated earnings shall be fixed and determined
by the independent certified public accountants regularly employed by Employer.
Such independent certified public accountants, in ascertaining such annual
pre-tax consolidated earnings, shall apply all accounting practices and
procedures heretofore applied by Employer's independent certified public
accountants in arriving at such annual pre-tax consolidated earnings as
disclosed in Employer's annual statement for that year of profit and loss
released to its stockholders.  The determination by such independent certified
public accountants shall be final, absolute and controlling upon the parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest expense savings resulting from
conversion of the Employer's 7 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006 and
8-1/4% Limited Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 may be included or
excluded in such calculation by the Board in its sole discretion.  Payment of
such amount, if any is due, shall be made for each year by Employer to Employee
within sixty (60) days after which such accountant shall have furnished such
statement to Employer disclosing Employer's pre-tax consolidated earnings for
each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 , 2008 and 2009.  Employer undertakes to use
reasonable efforts to cause said accountants to prepare and furnish such
statements within one hundred thirty (130) days from the close of each such
fiscal year and to cause said independent certified public accountants,
concomitantly with delivery of such statement by accountants to it, to deliver a
copy of such statement to Employee.  The Employer shall not have any liability
to Employee arising out of any delays with respect to the foregoing.

        (e) In the event Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement while
the Employee is still in the Employ of Employer, Employer shall pay to
Employee's Beneficiary for twenty-four (24) months, annual death benefits
payable weekly or in accordance with Employer's payroll practices in an amount
equal to 50% of Employee's then annual base salary rate.

        (f) So long as Employer's Common Stock is publicly traded, Employee, in
lieu of receiving cash payment of any Bonus, may elect to receive all or part of
any such Bonus by delivery of the Employer's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share ("Common Stock") valued at the closing market price on date of election,
or if not traded on such date, the last reported closing market price.  Such
election must (i) be made within ten (10) days after notice of the amount of
such Bonus and (ii) require a minimum of one hundred (100) shares.  No
fractional shares will be issued.  Employee acknowledges that any such shares
must be purchased for investment and not with a view to distribution and cannot
be resold without an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, such as Rule 144 which requires, among other things, a one (1)
year holding period.  Prior to commencement of any fiscal year period under
Section 4(d), Employee may also elect to defer payment of any such Bonus for up
to ten (10) years by giving written notice to Employer of Employee's request for
said deferral.  Any such deferred Bonus shall not accrue interest whatsoever.

    5.  During the Term of this Agreement, Employer will reimburse Employee for
traveling or other out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements incurred by Employee
with Employer's approval in furtherance of the businesses of Employer, its
affiliates, divisions or subsidiaries, upon presentation of such supporting
information as Employer may from time to time request.

    6.  During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to a
vacation during the usual vacation period of Employer in accordance with such
vacation schedules as Employer may prescribe.

    7.  Both parties recognize that the services to be rendered by Employee
pursuant to this Agreement are extraordinary and unique.  During the Term of
this Agreement, and during any subsequent employment of Employee by Employer,
Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into the employ of or render
any services to any person, partnership, association or corporation engaged in a
business or businesses in any way, directly or indirectly, competitive to those
now or hereafter engaged in by Employer or by any of its subsidiaries during the
Term of this Agreement and during any subsequent employment of Employee by
Employer and Employee shall not engage in any such business, directly or
indirectly on his own account and, except as permitted by Section 3 of this
Agreement, Employee shall not become interested in any such business, directly
or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder, director, officer,
principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, or in any other relationship or
capacity.  For a period of two (2) years following termination of employment,
Employee shall not directly or indirectly (i) engage or otherwise be involved in
the recruitment or employment of the Employer's employees or any individual who
was such an employee within one (1) year prior to any such termination of
employment, (ii) solicit or assist in obtaining business from a customer of the
Employer who was a customer during the two (2) year period prior to termination
of employment, with respect to products or services competitive with products or
services of Employer, or (iii) communicate, publish, or otherwise transmit, in
any manner whatsoever, untrue or negative information or comments regarding
Employer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may engage in the theatre,
movie and real estate business subject to (i), (ii) with regard to the display
business only, and (iii) above.

        The restriction in (ii) above shall not apply if following the end of
the Term (x) Employee's employment is terminated without cause by Employer or
(y) Employee resigns because Employee is not offered a replacement contract for
a term of at least two (2) years and otherwise having at least the same terms
and conditions as in effect on March 31, 2009, or at the end of any subsequent
renewal contract, provided no such renewal contract will continue past
Employee's 65th birthday and will automatically terminate on such date unless
the parties otherwise mutually agree in writing, unless in either case of (x) or
(y) above Employer pays to Employee weekly or bi-weekly in accordance with
Employer's payroll practices as severance pay, an amount equal to Employee's
base salary in effect at the time of termination of employment (e.g., at a rate
of $240,000 per annum if termination is April 1, 2009) for a period of one (1)
year, subject to credit to Employer for any new compensation received by
Employee during such one (1) year period, such credit not to exceed any weekly
or bi-weekly payment hereunder.  Employee shall certify to Employer at least
bi-weekly the amount of any such compensation with reasonable back-up, i.e.,
copy of pay slip.  If Employee dies during the one (1) year severance period,
the balance of the severance payments shall be payable to Employee's
Beneficiary; provided, however, if Employee was receiving payments under Section
4(c) because of disability which disability payments terminated because of the
notice given under this Section 7, then the payments hereunder shall cease and
the balance of the disability payments under Section 4(c) shall be made as
provided therein.

        Employer shall be entitled, if it so elects, to institute and prosecute
proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, either in law or in equity,
to obtain damages for any breach of this Agreement, or to enjoin Employee from
any breach of this Agreement, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent Employer from pursuing such other remedies as Employer may elect to
invoke.

    8.  In the event any provision of Section 7 of this Agreement shall be held
invalid or unenforceable by reason of the geographic or business scope or the
duration thereof, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such
provision and shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the
geographic or business scope or the duration of such provision had been more
narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid or unenforceable.

    9.  (a) Employee shall have the right to cancel and terminate this Agreement
on 75 days prior written notice from the date of occurrence if there has been a
"Change in Control of Employer", as hereinafter defined.  Upon such termination
becoming effective pursuant to such notice by Employee, (a) Employer and
Employee shall be released from all further liability and obligations provided
for in the Agreement, except that Employee shall still be subject to and bound
by his obligations under Section 7 as modified herein; (b) Employer shall pay to
Employee his Bonus for the prior calendar year (if not previously paid) as and
to the extent provided for in Section 4 (d); and (c) Employee shall be paid in a
lump sum on the effective date of termination the amount of 2.9 times his salary
level then in effect.  If Employee is incapacitated at the time of his notice
under this Section 9, the above payments shall be in lieu of the payments
provided under Section 4(c) which payments shall cease and terminate at the end
of the 75 day notice period.  In the event of Employee's death during the 75 day
notice period, if notice of termination has been given, any amounts still
payable to Employee by reason of such termination or otherwise payable under
this Agreement shall be paid to his Beneficiary in lieu of the death benefit
payments under Section 4(e).  The notice under this Section 9 must be given
within 60 days of the occurrence of the applicable event or be deemed waived.
To the extent any such payments made pursuant to Section 9 above are deemed to
be an "excess parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and are subject to tax pursuant to Section 4999
of the Code or increase Employee's tax liability based on alternative minimum
tax provisions, such payments shall be grossed up in such a manner as to offset
the effect of such excise tax and alternative minimum tax on such payments.  For
purpose of this Section 9, the phrase "Change in Control of Employer" shall be
deemed to have occurred if (x) any person (as such term is used in Sections 13
(d) and 14 (d) (2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) hereafter becomes the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Employer,
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Employer's then
outstanding securities (other than members of Richard Brandt's family, including
Employee, directly or indirectly through trusts or otherwise), and (y) during
any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constitute the Board of Directors of Employer cease by reason of a
contested election to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless Richard
Brandt (or, in the event of his death or incapacity, i.e., inability to manage
his own affairs, a majority of David Brandt, Matthew Brandt and Employee) shall
have approved such change in the majority.  For further purposes of this Section
9 only, the restriction in Section 7(ii) shall only apply to a customer of
Employer who was a customer during the six (6) month period prior to termination
of employment (with respect to replacing Employer's leased products with
competitor's purchased or leased products or Employer's service contracts with
replacement service contracts for Employer's equipment, as long as such service
or lease agreement is in effect (including continuation of use or other
extension beyond the termination date thereof).  The restrictions in Section
7(i) and (iii) shall continue without modification

        (b) In the event there is a Change in Control of Employer when a change
in the majority of the Board of Directors is approved as provided in Section
9(a) above, then notwithstanding such approval, (i) the Term of this Agreement
shall be extended for an additional three (3) years (each an "extended year")
through March 31, 2012, (ii) the salary during each such extended year shall be
at the annual rate of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($260,000), (iii) the
salary shall be adjusted by the CPI Adjustment as hereinafter defined applicable
to the last two years of the extended Term based on the increase from April 1,
2009, and (iv) Employee shall be entitled to a Bonus for each such extended year
equal to the greater of the Bonus rate in effect for 2008 or the highest annual
Bonus paid Employee during the five (5) calendar year period preceding such
approved Change in Control of Employer.

        "CPI Adjustment" shall mean the adjustment for inflation at the
beginning of each calendar year commencing in 2010 based on the United States
Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, United
States City Average, all items (2009 = 100).  The CPI Adjustment shall be
implemented effective April 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011 respectively.

        (c) In the event of a Change in Control of Employer under either (x)
Section 9(a), whether or not Employee terminates this Agreement, or (y) Section
9(b) above, then Employer shall give Employee,(i) to the extent Employee did not
receive credit for service because a freeze was in effect, a supplemental
retirement benefit ("ASRB") for the amount of such credit not realized because
of the freeze and (ii) if the Employer discontinues its Pension Plan, (x)
additional ASRB for the amount of credit for service not realized because of
discontinuance, and (y) ASRB as provided in this Section 9(c) as if such Plan
had not been discontinued.  It is understood that the purpose of this paragraph
is that (a) Employee and Employee's Beneficiary shall receive as a result of the
ASRB payment, the full benefit which would otherwise have been payable from the
Employer's Pension Plan had no freeze been imposed and (b) that any additional
taxes payable by Employee on any ASRB payment as a result of statutory
restrictions with respect to the ASRB, if any, shall be paid to Employee by
Employer grossed up in such manner as to offset the effect of Employee's state
and federal income taxes on such payments.  The ASRB payable pursuant to this
paragraph shall be paid to the same parties and at the same time that the
payments under the Plan are paid, provided, however, that Employee may defer
receipt of any ASRB payments attributable to services rendered in any year, for
up to ten (10) years, by written notice to Employer prior to the commencement of
any year, such notice to set forth the number of years any such payments are to
be deferred.  Any such deferred ASRB payment shall not accrue interest
whatsoever.  The obligations of Employer payable pursuant to this subparagraph
(c) are intended to be unfunded for income tax purposes and shall not constitute
a trust fund, escrow amount, amount set apart, or other account credited with
funds for the benefit of Employee or Employee's Beneficiaries.

    10.  The waiver by Employer of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
by Employee shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by Employee.

    11.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall
be sufficient if in writing and served personally or sent by United States
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or overnight courier
such as Federal Express or Airborne to his address as stated on Employer's
records, in the case of Employee, or to the office of Trans-Lux Corporation,
attention of the Chairman, President or Chief Financial Officer 110 Richards
Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06856-5090, in the case of Employer, or such other
address as designated in writing by the parties.

    12.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York.

    13.  This instrument contains the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes as of April 1, 2005 the Agreement between Employer and Employee dated
as of April 1, 2002, as amended, except any amounts which accrued as of April 1,
2005 and are unpaid, but excluding Bonus for the period January 1 - March 31,
2005 which is covered by Section 4(d) hereof.  It may not be changed, modified,
extended or renewed orally except by an agreement in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, discharge or
extension is sought.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed on the day and
year above written.

                                       TRANS-LUX CORPORATION

                                       By: /s/ Michael R. Mulcahy
                                          ____________________________________
                                            President

                                           /s/ Thomas Brandt
                                          ____________________________________
                                           Thomas Brandt

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Schedule A
Thomas Brandt
Override Bonus Caculation

Bonus Rate:             0.375%

Pretax income must be in excess of $1.0M to be eligible for override.

To be calculated annually for each fiscal year ending 12/31 as follows:
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Pretax income for all theatre operations
Pretax income for Trans-Lux Cinema Consulting Corporation
Pretax income for Trans-Lux Loveland Corporation
Less:  local theatre overhead
Less:  general and administrative expenses overhead
"Plus:  amortization of Skyline noncompete of $45,000 per annum."
"Less:  Capital expenditures over $100,000*"
Plus / Less:  Gain or Loss on sale of assets
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Equals Pretax income subject to bonus rate
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* New construction or acquisitions not deducted for bonus calculation.Exhibit 10.9

    AGREEMENT made March 21, 2005 effective as of April 1, 2005 by and
between TRANS-LUX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation having an office at 110
Richards Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06856-5090 (hereinafter called
"Employer"), and ANGELA TOPPI residing at 105 Cedar Lane, Ridgefield,
Connecticut 06877 (hereinafter called, "Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

    1.  Employer hereby employs Employee, and Employee hereby accepts
employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

    2.  (a) The term ("Term") of the Agreement shall be the period commencing on
April 1, 2005 and terminating March 31, 2009.

        (b) In the event that Employee remains or continues in the employ of
Employer after the Term, such employment, in the absence of a further written
agreement, shall be on an at-will basis, terminable by either party hereto on
thirty (30) days' notice to the other and, upon the 30th day following such
notice the employment of Employee shall terminate.

        (c) Upon expiration of the Term of this Agreement, neither party shall
have any further obligations or liabilities to the other except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement.

    3.  Employee shall be employed in an executive capacity of Employer (and
such of its affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries as Employer shall designate).
Employer shall use its best efforts to cause Employee to be elected and continue
to be elected a Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Vice President of
Employer during the Term of this Agreement.  The precise services of Employee
may be designated or assigned from time to time at the direction of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, President or Chief Executive Officer,
provided, however, that the duties assigned shall be of a character and dignity
appropriate to a senior executive of a corporation and consistent with
Employee's background, education and experience, and all of the services to be
rendered hereunder by Employee shall at all times be subject to the control,
direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of Employer, to which
Employee does hereby agree to be bound.  Employee shall devote her entire time,
attention and energies during usual business hours (subject to Employer's policy
with respect to holidays and illnesses for comparable executives of Employer) to
the business and affairs of Employer, its affiliates, divisions and
subsidiaries, as Employer shall from time to time direct.  Employee further
agrees during the Term of this Agreement to serve as an officer or director of
Employer or of any affiliate or subsidiary of Employer as Employer may request,
and if Employee serves as such officer or a director she will do so without
additional compensation, other than director's fees or honoraria, if any.
Employer agrees that during the Term of this Agreement Employee's principal
office of employment shall be within a sixty (60) mile radius of Norwalk,
Connecticut.  Nothing herein shall prohibit Employee from residing within a
sixty (60) mile radius of another significant office of Employer or its
significant subsidiaries.

        During the Term of this Agreement and during any subsequent employment
of Employee by Employer, Employee shall use her best efforts, skills and
abilities in the performance of her services hereunder and to promote the
interests of Employer, its affiliates, divisions and subsidiaries.

        Employee shall not, during the Term and during any subsequent employment
of Employee by Employer, be engaged in any other business activity, whether or
not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary
advantage.  The foregoing shall not be construed as preventing Employee from
investing her assets in such form or manner as will not require any services on
the part of Employee in the operation of the affairs of the companies in which
such investments are made, provided, however, that Employee shall not, either
directly or indirectly, be a director of or make any investments in any company
or companies which are engaged in businesses competitive with those conducted by
Employer or by any of its subsidiaries or affiliates except where such
investments are in stock of a company listed on a national securities exchange,
and such stock of Employee does not exceed one percent (1%) of the outstanding
shares of stock of such listed company.

        Employee shall not at any time during or after the Term of this
Agreement use (except on behalf of Employer), divulge, furnish or make
accessible to any third person or organization any confidential information
concerning Employer or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the businesses
of any of the foregoing including, without limitation, confidential methods of
operations and organization, confidential sources of supply, identity of
employees, customer lists and confidential financial information.

        In addition, Employee agrees that all lists, materials, books, files,
reports, correspondence, records and other documents and information ("Employer
Materials") used, prepared or made available to Employee, shall be and shall
remain the property of Employer.  Upon the termination of employment of Employee
or the expiration of this Agreement, whichever is earlier, all Employer
Materials shall be immediately returned to Trans-Lux Corporation, and Employee
shall not make or retain any copies thereof, nor disclose or otherwise use any
information relating to said Employer Materials to any other party.  As used
herein the term Employer shall include Employer, Employer's subsidiaries and
affiliates, and any individuals employed or formerly employed by any of them.

    4.  (a) For all services rendered by Employee during the Term of this
Agreement, Employer shall pay Employee a salary at the rate of ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($170,000) per annum during the period April 1, 2005 to
March 31, 2006; at the rate of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($180,000)
per annum during the period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007; at the rate of ONE
HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($190,000) per annum during the period April 1,
2007 to March 31, 2008 and at the rate of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($200,000.00) during the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.  Such salary
shall be payable weekly, or monthly, or in accordance with the payroll practices
of Employer for its executives.  The Employee shall also be entitled to all
rights and benefits for which she shall be eligible under any stock option plan,
bonus, participation or extra compensation plans, pensions, group insurance or
other benefits which Employer presently provides, or may provide for her and for
its employees generally.  This Agreement shall not be deemed abrogated or
terminated if Employer, in its discretion, shall determine to increase the
compensation of Employee for any period of time, or if the Employee shall accept
such increase.  In addition to the group insurance set forth above, Employer
also agrees to reimburse Employee $2,500 per annum for the total cost of (i)
long term disability insurance currently obtained through the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA"), or any replacement thereof, and (ii)
the cost of life insurance currently obtained though the AICPA or any
replacement thereof.

        All payments under this Agreement are in United States dollars unless
otherwise specified.

        (b) Employer may make appropriate deductions from the said payments
required to be made in this Section 4 to Employee to comply with all
governmental withholding requirements.

        (c) If, during the Term of this Agreement and if the Employee is still
in the employ of Employer, Employee shall be prevented from performing or be
unable to perform, or fail to perform, her duties by reason of illness or any
other incapacity for four (4) consecutive months (excluding normal vacation
time) during the Term hereof, Employer agrees to pay Employee thereafter during
the Term for the duration of such incapacity or 18 months, whichever is greater,
50% of the base salary which Employee would otherwise have been entitled to
receive if not for the illness or other incapacity, provided, however, if such
incapacity ceases following the end of the Term, then any such payments shall
cease.  To the extent such 18 month period continues after the end of the Term
and Employee is entitled to payments under Section 7, then the payments under
this Section 4(c) shall terminate and Section 7 shall apply.  If Employee dies
during the Term while receiving payments under this Section 4(c), then Section
4(e) shall apply and the payments under this Section 4(c) shall terminate.

        (d) The Board upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of
the Board shall consider no later than May 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and
2010, respectively the grant of a bonus to Employee based on Employee's
performance for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

        In the event of Employee's death on or after January 1 of 2006, 2007,
2008 or 2009 or April 1, 2009, on a pro rata basis (one-quarter of the amount)
as to 2009, any Bonus to which she is otherwise granted for the prior fiscal
year or 2009, as the case may be, shall be paid to Employee's beneficiary
designated in writing by Employee from time to time or in the event such
beneficiary pre-deceases Employee or if there is no beneficiary designated,
Employee's estate (whichever is applicable shall be deemed the "Beneficiary").
Such Bonus shall be paid at the same time Employer pays bonuses to other
executive officers of Employer based on their performance for such fiscal year.

        (e) In the event Employee dies during the Term of this Agreement while
the Employee is still in the employ of Employer, Employer shall pay to
Employee's Beneficiary for the balance of the Term of the Agreement, or eighteen
(18) months, whichever is greater, annual death benefits payable weekly or in
accordance with Employer's payroll practices in an amount equal to 50% of
Employee's then annual base salary rate.

    5.  During the Term of this Agreement, Employer will reimburse Employee for
traveling or other out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements incurred by Employee
with Employer's approval in furtherance of the businesses of Employer, its
affiliates, divisions or subsidiaries, upon presentation of such supporting
information as Employer may from time to time request.

    6.  During the Term of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to a
vacation during the usual vacation period of Employer in accordance with such
vacation schedules as Employer may prescribe.

    7.  Both parties recognize that the services to be rendered by Employee
pursuant to this Agreement are extraordinary and unique.  During the Term of
this Agreement, and during any subsequent employment of Employee by Employer,
Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into the employ of or render
any services to any person, partnership, association or corporation engaged in a
business or businesses in any way, directly or indirectly, competitive to those
now or hereafter engaged in by Employer or by any of its subsidiaries during the
Term of this Agreement and during any subsequent employment of Employee by
Employer and Employee shall not engage in any such business, directly or
indirectly on her own account and, except as permitted by Section 3 of this
Agreement, Employee shall not become interested in any such business, directly
or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder, director, officer,
principal, agent, employee, trustee, consultant, or in any other relationship or
capacity.  For a period of two (2) years following termination of employment for
any reason, Employee shall not directly or indirectly (i) engage or otherwise be
involved in the recruitment or employment of any Employer employee or, (ii)
solicit or render any service directly or indirectly to any other person or
entity with regard to soliciting any customer of the Employer during the two (2)
year period prior to termination of employment with respect to products or
services competitive with products or services of Employer.  Employee shall at
no time during or after employment disclose to any person, other than Employer,
or otherwise use any information of or regarding Employer except on behalf of
Employer, nor communicate, publish, or otherwise transmit, in any manner
whatsoever, untrue information or negative, competitive, personal or other
information or comments regarding Employer.

        The restriction in (ii) above shall not apply if following the end of
the Term (x) Employee's employment is terminated without cause by Employer or
(y) Employee resigns because Employee is not offered a replacement contract for
a term of at least two (2) years and otherwise having at least the same terms
and conditions as in effect on March 31, 2009, or at the end of any subsequent
renewal contract, provided no such renewal contract will continue past
Employee's 65th birthday and will automatically terminate on such date unless
the parties otherwise mutually agree in writing, unless in either case of (x) or
(y) above Employer pays to Employee weekly or bi-weekly in accordance with
Employer's payroll practices as severance pay, an amount equal to Employee's
base salary in effect at the time of termination of employment (i.e., at a rate
of $200,000 per annum if termination is April 1, 2009) for a period of one (1)
year, subject to credit to Employer for any new compensation received by
Employee during such one (1) year period, such credit not to exceed any weekly
or bi-weekly payment hereunder.  Employee shall certify to Employer at least
bi-weekly the amount of any such compensation with reasonable back-up, i.e.,
copy of pay slip.  If Employee dies during the one (1) year severance period,
the balance of the severance payments shall be payable to Employee's
Beneficiary; provided, however, if Employee was receiving payments under Section
4(c) because of disability which disability payments terminated because of the
payments made under this Section 7, then the payments under this Section 7 shall
cease and the balance of the disability payments under Section 4(c) shall be
made as provided therein without duplication for the number of months payments
were made under this Section 7 (i.e., if Employee was disabled and received six
monthly disability payment under Section 4(c), the Term expired and Employee
received six months of payments under Section 7 and died, then six more months
of disability payments under Section 4(c) would be made.

        Employer shall be entitled, if it so elects, to institute and prosecute
proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, either in law or in equity,
to obtain damages for any breach of this Agreement, or to enjoin Employee from
any breach of this Agreement, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent Employer from pursuing such other remedies as Employer may elect to
invoke.  In addition to the obligations of the Employee contained in this
Agreement, Employee agrees to be bound by the provisions contained in Exhibit B
to this Agreement.

    8.  In the event any provision of Section 7 of this Agreement shall be held
invalid or unenforceable by reason of the geographic or business scope or the
duration thereof, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such
provision and shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if the
geographic or business scope or the duration of such provision had been more
narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid or unenforceable.

    9.  (a) Employee shall have the right to cancel and terminate this Agreement
on 75 days prior written notice from the date of occurrence if there has been a
"Change in Control of Employer", as hereinafter defined.  Upon such termination
becoming effective pursuant to such notice by Employee, (a) Employer and
Employee shall be released from all further liability and obligations provided
for in the Agreement, except that Employee shall still be subject to and bound
by her obligations under Section 7 of the Agreement; (b) Employer shall pay to
Employee her Bonus for the prior calendar year (if not previously paid) as and
to the extent provided for in Section 4 (d); and (c) Employee shall be paid in a
lump sum on the effective date of termination the amount of 2.9 times her salary
level then in effect.  If Employee is incapacitated at the time of her notice
under this Section 9, the above payments shall be in lieu of the payments
provided under Section 4(c) which payments shall cease and terminate at the end
of the 75 day notice period.  In the event of Employee's death during the 75 day
notice period, if notice of termination has been given, any amounts still
payable to Employee by reason of such termination or otherwise payable under
this Agreement shall be paid to Beneficiary in lieu of the death benefit
payments under Section 4(e).  The notice under this Section 9 must be given
within 60 days of the occurrence of the applicable event or be deemed waived.
To the extent any such payments made pursuant to Section 9 above are deemed to
be an "excess parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and are subject to tax pursuant to Section 4999
of the Code or increase Employee's tax liability based on alternative minimum
tax provisions, such payments shall be grossed up in such a manner as to offset
the effect of such excise tax and alternative minimum tax on such payments.  For
purpose of this Section 9, the phrase "Change in Control of Employer" shall be
deemed to have occurred if (x) any person (as such term is used in Sections 13
(d) and 14 (d) (2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) hereafter becomes the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Employer,
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Employer's then
outstanding securities (other than members of Richard Brandt's family, directly
or indirectly through trusts or otherwise), and (y) during any period of two (2)
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute
the Board of Directors of Employer cease by reason of a contested election to
constitute at least a majority thereof, unless Richard Brandt (or, in the event
of his death or incapacity, i.e., inability to manage his own affairs, a
majority of David Brandt, Matthew Brandt and Thomas Brandt) shall have approved
such change in the majority.

        (b) In the event there is a Change in Control of Employer when a change
in the majority of the Board of Directors is approved as provided in Section
9(a) above, then notwithstanding such approval, (i) the Term of this Agreement
shall be extended for an additional three (3) years (each an "extended year")
through March 31, 2012, (ii) the salary during each such extended year shall be
at the annual rate of Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($215,000), (iii) the
salary shall be adjusted by the CPI Adjustment as hereinafter defined applicable
to the last two years of the extended Term based on the increase from April 1,
2009, and (iv) Employee shall be entitled to a Bonus for each such extended year
equal to the greater of the Bonus rate in effect for 2008 or the highest annual
Bonus paid Employee during the five (5) calendar year period preceding such
approved Change in Control of Employer.

        "CPI Adjustment" shall mean the adjustment for inflation at the
beginning of each calendar year commencing in 2010 based on the United States
Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index, United
States City Average, all items (2009 = 100).  The CPI Adjustment shall be
implemented effective April 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011 respectively.

        (c) In the event of a Change in Control of Employer under either (x)
Section 9(a), whether or not Employee terminates this Agreement, or (y) Section
9(b) above, then Employer shall give Employee,(i) to the extent Employee did not
receive credit for service because a freeze was in effect, a supplemental
retirement benefit ("ASRB") for the amount of such credit not realized because
of the freeze and (ii) if the Employer discontinues its Pension Plan, (x)
additional ASRB for the amount of credit not realized because of discontinuance,
and (y) ASRB as provided in this Section 9(c) as if such Plan had not been
discontinued.  It is understood that the purpose of this paragraph is that (a)
Employee and Employee's Beneficiary shall receive as a result of the ASRB
payment, the full benefit which would otherwise have been payable from the
Employer's Pension Plan had no freeze been imposed and (b) that any additional
taxes payable by Employee on any ASRB payment as a result of statutory
restrictions with respect to the ASRB, if any, shall be paid to Employee by
Employer grossed up in such manner as to offset the effect of Employee's state
and federal income taxes on such payments.  The ASRB payable pursuant to this
paragraph shall be paid to the same parties and at the same time that the
payments under the Plan are paid, provided, however, that Employee may defer
receipt of any ASRB payments attributable to services rendered in any year, for
up to ten (10) years, by written notice to Employer prior to the commencement of
any year, such notice to set forth the number of years any such payments are to
be deferred.  Any such deferred ASRB payment shall not accrue interest
whatsoever.  The obligations of Employer payable pursuant to this subparagraph
(c) are intended to be unfunded for income tax purposes and shall not constitute
a trust fund, escrow amount, amount set apart, or other account credited with
funds for the benefit of Employee or Employee's Beneficiaries.

    10.  The waiver by Employer of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
by Employee shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach by Employee.

    11.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall
be sufficient if in writing and served personally or sent by United States
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or overnight courier
such as Federal Express or Airborne to her address as stated on Employer's
records, in the case of Employee, or to the office of Trans-Lux Corporation,
attention of the Chairman, or President or Chief Executive Officer, 110 Richards
Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06856-5090, in the case of Employer, or such other
address as designated in writing by the parties.

    12.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York.

    13.  This instrument contains the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes as of April 1, 2005 the Employment Agreement, as amended, between the
parties effective January 1, 2003 except any amounts accrued as of April 1, 2005
and are unpaid, but excluding any Bonus for 2005 payable in 2006 which is
covered by Section 4(d) hereof.  It may not be changed, modified, extended or
renewed orally except by an agreement in writing signed by the party against
whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, discharge or extension is
sought.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed on the day and
year above written.

                                       TRANS-LUX CORPORATION

                                       By: /s/ Michael R. Mulcahy
                                          _____________________________
                                             President

                                           /s/ Angela Toppi
                                          _____________________________
                                             Angela Toppi

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