FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ELSER MARCO M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/25/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRANS LUX CORP [TNLX] (Last) (First) (Middle) VIA PARIGI 11 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ROME, L6 00185 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 42,500 I (1) Manager of the account. (1) Common Stock 62,500 I (2) Manager of the account. (2) Common Stock 60,000 I (3) Manager of the account and own 50% of the equity. (3) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 5,000 I (1) Manager of the account. (1) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 4,000 I (2) Manager of the account. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
A Warrants	11/14/2011	11/13/2012	Common Stock	450,000	$ 1 (4)	I	Fund manager.
B Warrants	  (5)	11/13/2014	Common Stock	450,000	$ 1 (6)	I	Fund manager.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ELSER MARCO M VIA PARIGI 11 ROME, L6 00185	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Marco M. Elser		08/07/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Owned by Carlisle Investments, of which I exercise voting and dispositive rights as the account manager, but disclaim any beneficial ownershp.
(2)	Owned by Elser & Co., of which I exercise voting and dispositive rights as the account manager, but disclaim any beneficial ownerhip.
(3)	Owned by AdviCorp plc, of which I exercise voting and dispositive rights as the account manager, and own 50% of the equity of AdviCorp plc.
(4)	Each A Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share.
(5)	The B Warrants are exercisable upon the holder's exercise of the A Warrants, pursuant to which the B Warrants are issued and are exercisable for three years from date of the transaction.
(6)	Each B Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stcok at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

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