UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

F O R M 10-K

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011

or

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 0-3498

TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

Common Stock ($.025 par value)
(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.                                                                                                                                    [   ] Yes    [X]  No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.                                                                                                                                [   ] Yes    [X]  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.                                                                                                                      [X] Yes    [   ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).                                                   [X] Yes    [   ] No

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.                                                                                                                   [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).                                                                                                                                                             [   ] Yes    [X]  No

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter on November 30, 2010 is $14,970,916.

The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock as of August 13, 2011: 3,229,454

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TAYLOR DEVICES, INC.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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PART I

Item 1.  Business.

The Company was incorporated in the State of New York on July 22, 1955 and is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in various types of machinery, equipment and structures.  In addition to manufacturing and selling existing product lines, the Company continues to develop new and advanced technology products. 

The Company manufactures and sells a single group of very similar products that have many different applications for customers.  These similar products are included in one of six categories; namely, Seismic Dampers, Fluidicshoks®, Crane and Industrial Buffers, Self-Adjusting Shock Absorbers, Liquid Die Springs, and Vibration Dampers.  Management does not track or otherwise account for sales broken down by these categories.  The following is a summary of the capabilities and applications for these products.

Seismic Dampers are designed to ameliorate the effects of earthquake tremors on structures, and represent a substantial part of the business of the Company.  Fluidicshoks® are small, extremely compact shock absorbers with up to 19,200 inch-pound capacities, produced in 15 standard sizes for primary use in the defense, aerospace and commercial industry.  Crane and industrial buffers are larger versions of the Fluidicshoks® with up to 60,000,000 inch-pound capacities, produced in more than 60 standard sizes for industrial application on cranes, ships, container ships, railroad cars, truck docks, ladle and ingot cars, ore trolleys and car stops.  Self-adjusting shock absorbers, which include versions of Fluidicshoks® and crane and industrial buffers, automatically adjust to different impact conditions, and are designed for high cycle application primarily in heavy industry.  Liquid die springs are used as component parts of machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of tools and dies.  Vibration dampers are used primarily by the aerospace and defense industries to control the response of electronics and optical systems subjected to air, ship, or spacecraft vibration.

Distribution

The Company uses the services of more than 50 sales representatives and distributors in the United States and Canada. Specialized technical sales in aerospace and custom marketing activities are serviced by three sales agents, under the direction and with the assistance of Douglas P. Taylor, the Company's President.  Sales representatives typically have non‑exclusive, yearly agreements with the Company, which, in most instances, provide for payment of commissions on sales at 10% of the product's net aggregate selling price.  Distributors also have non‑exclusive, yearly agreements with the Company to purchase the Company's products for resale purposes.

Competition

The Company faces competition on mature aerospace and defense programs which may use more conventional products manufactured under less stringent government specifications. Two foreign companies are the Company's competitors in the production of crane buffers.

The Company's principal competitors for the manufacture of products in the aerospace and commercial aerospace industries field is Goodrich Landing Gear Division of Goodrich Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio, and Ft Worth, Texas.  While the Company is competitive with this company in the areas of pricing, warranty and product performance, due to limited financing and manufacturing facilities, the Company cannot compete in the area of volume production.

The Company competes directly against two other firms supplying seismic damping devices, as well as numerous other firms which supply alternative seismic protection technologies.

Raw Materials and Supplies

The principal raw materials and supplies used by the Company in the manufacture of its products are provided by numerous U.S. and foreign suppliers.  The loss of any one of these would not materially affect the Company's operations.

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Dependence Upon Major Customers

The Company is not dependent on any one or a few major customers.  Sales to three customers approximated 37% (21%, 9% and 7%, respectively) of net sales for 2011.  The loss of any or all of these customers, unless the business is replaced by the Company, could result in an adverse effect on the results for the Company.

Patents, Trademarks and Licenses

The Company holds approximately 16 patents expiring at different times until the year 2032.

Terms of Sale

The Company does not carry significant inventory for rapid delivery to customers, and goods are not normally sold with return rights such as are available for consignment sales.  The Company has no inventory out on consignment and no consignment sales for the years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010.  No extended payment terms are offered.  During the year ended May 31, 2011, delivery time after receipt of orders averaged 12 to 14 weeks for the Company's standard products.  Due to the volatility of construction and aerospace/defense programs, progress payments are usually required for larger projects using custom designed components of the Company.

Need for any Government Approval of Principal Products or Services

Contracts between the Company and the federal government or its independent contractors are subject to termination at the election of the federal government.  Contracts are generally entered into on a fixed price basis.  If the federal government should limit defense spending, these contracts could be reduced or terminated, which management believes would have a materially adverse effect on the Company.

Research and Development

The Company does not generally engage in major product research and development activities in connection with the design of its products, except when funded by aerospace customers or the federal government.  The Company, however, engages in research testing of its products.  For the fiscal years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company expended $272,000 and $169,000, respectively, on manufacturing research.  For the years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010, defense sponsored research and development totaled $67,000 and $26,000, respectively.

Government Regulation

Compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations which have been enacted or adopted regulating the discharge of materials into the environment has had no material effect on the Company, and the Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with such provisions.

The Company is subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA") and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, which establish strict standards for the protection of employees, and impose fines for violations of such standards.  The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with OSHA provisions and does not anticipate any material corrective expenditures in the near future.  The Company is currently incurring only moderate costs with respect to disposal of hazardous waste and compliance with OSHA regulations.

The Company is also subject to regulations relating to production of products for the federal government.  These regulations allow for frequent governmental audits of the Company's operations and fairly extensive testing of Company products.  The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with these regulations and does not anticipate corrective expenditures in the future.

Employees

Exclusive of Company sales representatives and distributors, as of May 31, 2011, the Company had 90 employees, including three executive officers, and one part time employee.  The Company has good relations with its employees.

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not applicable.

Item 2.  Properties             

The Company's production facilities occupy approximately six acres on Tonawanda Island in North Tonawanda, New York and are comprised of four interconnected buildings and two adjacent buildings.  The production facilities consist of a small parts plant (approximately 4,400 square feet), a large parts plant (approximately 13,500 square feet), and include a facility of approximately 7,000 square feet constructed in 1995 (see below), a test facility, storage area, pump area and the Company's general offices.  One adjacent building is a 17,000 square foot seismic assembly test facility.  Another adjacent building (approximately 2,000 square feet) is used as a training facility.  These facilities total more than 45,000 square feet.  Adjacent to these facilities, the Company has two separate remote test facilities used for shock testing.  One facility is 800 square feet, and a newer, state-of-the-art test facility is 1,200 square feet.  The small parts plant consists of a complete small machine shop and tool room that produces all of the Company's product items which are less than two inches in diameter.  The large parts plant consists of a complete large machine shop and tool room.  Both plants contain custom-built machinery for boring, deep-hole drilling and turning of parts.

The Company's real properties are subject to a negative pledge agreement with its lender, First Niagara Bank.  The Company has agreed with the lender that, for so long as the credit facilities with the lender are outstanding, the Company will not sell, lease or mortgage any of its real properties.  Additional information regarding the Company's agreement with First Niagara Bank is contained in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, at "Capital Resources, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt."

The Company leases a separate warehouse for storage from an unrelated third party, consisting of approximately 3,600 square feet at $975 per month.  The warehouse is located approximately one-quarter mile from the above-referenced production facilities and office space.  The total rental expense incurred by the Company for this facility in fiscal 2011 was $11,700.  The Company also leases a separate facility for painting, packaging and shipping from an unrelated third party, consisting of approximately 12,600 square feet at $5,292 per month.  The facility is located in the Town of Tonawanda, New York, approximately four miles from the above-referenced production facilities and office space.  The total rental expense incurred by the Company for this facility in fiscal 2011 was $58,044.

The Company believes it is carrying adequate insurance coverage on its facilities and their contents.

Proposed Expansion

Several years ago the demand for the Company's large seismic dampers reached a level where the Company had reached the floor space capacity in its Tonawanda Island Facilities.  The Company added the lease facilities in the Town of Tonawanda as a short-term solution.

The past three years' sales volume combined with a product mix skewed heavily towards larger seismic damages has stretched all of the Company's current facilities to their limits.  The Company has a need for additional manufacturing space.  Management believes that the recent series of major earthquakes worldwide should result in increased sales of the Company's products to the world construction market in the ensuing years. 

In 2010, the Company began a study considering additional buildings for the Tonawanda Island site.  This study determined that to maintain proper production flow through the buildings required many costly changes to the site.  The study concluded that it is not cost-effective to add additional floor space to the present site.  As a result, the Company is contemplating three possible nearby locations, each with enough building space to house all of its present machining operations.  The existing Tonawanda Island site would then have enough free floor space to assemble and test all products for the foreseeable future.  The new facilities would essentially become the Company's parts manufacturing center with the main facilities on Tonawanda Island continuing as the product assembly and testing center in addition to housing Corporate, Sales, Engineering and Accounting functions.  In the near term, an aggressive schedule contemplates having new capabilities come on-line beginning in the Spring of 2012.

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On August 25, 2011, the date of filing of this report, the Company was in negotiations to purchase a specific site with existing buildings.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

There are no legal proceedings except for routine litigation incidental to the business.

Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved).

PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities.

Market Information

The Company's Common Stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") stock market under the symbol TAYD.  The high and low sales information noted below for the quarters of fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2010 were obtained from NASDAQ.

Holders

As of August 13, 2011, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock was 3,229,454 and the approximate number of record holders of the Company's Common Stock was 778.  Due to a substantial number of shares of the Company's Common Stock held in street name, the Company believes that the total number of beneficial owners of its Common Stock exceeds 2,000.

Dividends

No cash or stock dividends have been declared during the last two fiscal years.  The Company does not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

As of September 15, 2008, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan designed to deter coercive or unfair takeover tactics and prevent an acquirer from gaining control of the Company without offering a fair price to shareholders.  Under the plan, certain rights ("Rights") were distributed as a dividend on each share of Common Stock (one Right for each share of Common Stock) held as of the close of business on October 3, 2008.  Each whole Right entitles the holder, under certain defined conditions, to buy one two-thousandths (1/2000) of a newly issued share of the Company's Series 2008 Junior Participating Preferred Stock ("Series 2008 Preferred Stock") at a purchase price of $5.00 per unit of one two-thousandths of a share.  Rights attach to and trade with the shares of Common Stock, without being evidenced by a separate certificate.  No separate Rights certificates will be issued unless and until the Rights detach from Common Stock and become exercisable for shares of the Series 2008 Preferred Stock.

The Rights become exercisable to purchase shares of Preferred Stock (or, in certain circumstances, Common Stock) only if (i) a person acquired 15% or more of the Company's Common Stock, or (ii) a person commenced a tender or exchange offer for 10% or more of the Company's Common Stock, or (iii) the Board of Directors determined that the beneficial owner of at least 10% of the Company's Common Stock intended to cause the Company to take certain actions adverse to it and its shareholders or that such ownership would have a material adverse effect on the Company.  The Rights Plan will expire on October 5, 2018.

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the year ended May 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 6,400 shares of its common stock for a total of $30,418, including brokerage fees, under a share repurchase agreement through open market purchases.  Purchase prices ranged from $4.55 to $4.75 per share.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth information regarding equity compensation plans of the Company as of May 31, 2011.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

The Company qualifies as a smaller reporting company, as defined by 17 CFR §229.10(f)(1), and is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Statement

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements.  Information in this Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this 10-K that does not consist of historical facts are "forward-looking statements."  Statements accompanied or qualified by, or containing, words such as "may," "will," "should," "believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "outlook," "forecast," "anticipates," "presume," "assume" and "optimistic" constitute forward-looking statements and, as such, are not a guarantee of future performance.  The statements involve factors, risks and uncertainties, the impact or occurrence of which can cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results described in such statements.  Risks and uncertainties can include, among others, fluctuations in general business cycles and changing economic conditions; changing product demand and industry capacity; increased competition and pricing pressures; advances in technology that can reduce the demand for the Company's products, as well as other factors, many or all of which may be beyond the Company's control.

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Consequently, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictive of future results.  The Company disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to the forward-looking statements herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto, or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company's consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The preparation of the Company's financial statements requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported.  These estimates, assumptions and judgments are affected by management's application of accounting policies, which are discussed in Note 1. "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and elsewhere in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As discussed below, our financial position or results of operations may be materially affected when reported under different conditions or when using different assumptions in the application of such policies.  In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual amounts, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information.  Management believes the following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements.

Accounts Receivable

Our ability to collect outstanding receivables from our customers is critical to our operating performance and cash flows.  Accounts receivable are stated at an amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances.  Management provides for probable uncollectible accounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance based on its assessment of the current status of individual accounts after considering the age of each receivable and communications with the customers involved.  Balances that are collected, for which a credit to a valuation allowance had previously been recorded, result in a current-period reversal of the earlier transaction charging earnings and crediting a valuation allowance.   Balances that are still outstanding after management has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable in the current period.  The actual amount of accounts written off over the five year period ended May 31, 2011 equaled less than 0.1% of sales for that period.  The balance of the valuation allowance remained constant since May 31, 2009 at the current level of $42,000.  Management does not expect the valuation allowance to materially change in the next twelve months for the current accounts receivable balance.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of average cost or market. Average cost approximates first-in, first-out cost.

Maintenance and other inventory represent stock that is estimated to have a product life-cycle in excess of twelve-months.  This stock represents certain items the Company is required to maintain for service of products sold, and items that are generally subject to spontaneous ordering.

This inventory is particularly sensitive to technical obsolescence in the near term due to its use in industries characterized by the continuous introduction of new product lines, rapid technological advances and product obsolescence.  Therefore, management of the Company has recorded an allowance for potential inventory obsolescence.  Based on certain assumptions and judgments made from the information available at that time, we determine the amount in the inventory allowance.  If these estimates and related assumptions or the market changes, we may be required to record additional reserves.  Historically, actual results have not varied materially from the Company's estimates.

The provision for potential inventory obsolescence was $180,000 for each of the years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010.

Revenue Recognition

Sales are recognized when units are delivered or services are performed.  Sales under fixed-price contracts are recorded as deliveries are made at the contract sales price of the units delivered.  Sales under certain fixed-price contracts requiring substantial performance over several periods prior to commencement of deliveries, are accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting whereby revenues are recognized based on estimates of completion prepared on a ratio of cost to total estimated cost basis.  Costs include all material and direct and indirect charges related to specific contracts.  Other expenses are charged to operations as incurred.  Total estimated costs for each of the contracts are estimated based on a combination of historical costs of manufacturing similar products and estimates or quotes from vendors for supplying parts or services towards

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the completion of the manufacturing process.  Adjustments to cost and profit estimates are made periodically due to changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability, including those arising from final contract settlements.  These changes may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.  Any losses expected to be incurred on contracts in progress are charged to operations in the period such losses are determined.  If total costs calculated upon completion of the manufacturing process in the current period for a contract are more than the estimated total costs at completion used to calculate revenue in a prior period, then the revenue and profits in the current period will be lower than if the estimated costs used in the prior period calculation were equal to the actual total costs upon completion.  Historically, actual results have not varied materially from the Company's estimates.  In the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, 61% of total revenue recognized was accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting while the remaining 39% of revenue was recorded as deliveries were made to our customers.  In the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, 56% of total revenue recognized was accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting while the remaining 44% of revenue was recorded as deliveries were made to our customers.

For financial statement presentation purposes, the Company nets progress billings against the total costs incurred on uncompleted contracts.  The asset, "costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings," represents revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed.  The liability, "billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings," represents billings in excess of revenues recognized.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes provides for the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements regardless of when such taxes are payable.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax and financial statement basis of assets and liabilities.  The deferred tax assets relate principally to asset valuation allowances such as inventory obsolescence reserves and bad debt reserves and also to liabilities including warranty reserves, accrued vacation, accrued commissions and others.  The deferred tax liabilities relate primarily to differences between financial statement and tax depreciation.  Deferred taxes are based on tax laws currently enacted with tax rates expected to be in effect when the taxes are actually paid or recovered. 

Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income at the time temporary differences become deductible.  The Company provides a valuation allowance to the extent that deferred tax assets may not be realized.  A valuation allowance has not been recorded against the deferred tax assets since management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets are recoverable.  The Company considers future taxable income and potential tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a potential valuation allowance.  In future years the Company will need to generate approximately $2.4 million of taxable income in order to realize our deferred tax assets recorded as of May 31, 2011 of $819,000.  This deferred tax asset balance is only 2% ($16,000) lower than at the end of the prior year.  The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income are reduced.  If actual results differ from estimated results or if the Company adjusts these assumptions, the Company may need to adjust its deferred tax assets or liabilities, which could impact its effective tax rate.  Historically, actual results have not varied materially from the Company's estimates.

The Company's practice is to recognize interest related to income tax matters in interest income / expense and to recognize penalties in selling, general and administrative expenses.

The Company and its subsidiary file consolidated Federal and State income tax returns.  As of May 31, 2011, the Company had State investment tax credit carryforwards of approximately $156,000 expiring through May 2017.

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Results of Operations

A summary of the period to period changes in the principal items included in the consolidated statements of income is shown below:

For the year ended May 31, 2011  (All figures being discussed are for the year ended May 31, 2011 as compared to the year ended May 31, 2010.)

The Company's consolidated results of operations showed a 17% increase in net revenues and a decrease in net income of 11%. Gross profit decreased by 8%.  Revenues recorded in the current period for long-term construction projects increased by 26% from the level recorded in the prior year.  This increase is primarily due to more projects in process in the current year (46 in fiscal 2011; 34 in fiscal 2010).  Of the 46 projects in process during this year, 28 were still in process at 5/31/11 compared with the prior year when 10 of the 34 projects worked on were still in process at 5/31/10.   The average value of these projects in-process at the end of the two fiscal years remained constant at slightly more than $500,000 but the projects in the current year are 67% complete in the aggregate as compared with 37% for those in process at 5/31/10.  Revenues recorded for all other product sales increased by 5% from last year.  The gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the current and prior year periods was 27% and 34%, respectively.   This fluctuation is attributable primarily to a.) three large export Projects in the prior year period had higher than average margins, b.) three large Projects in the prior year with aerospace / defense customers that had higher margins than average Projects for construction customers, and c.) in the current period, there were more Projects sold directly to representatives in two different Asian countries, without commissions to intermediaries, which resulted in lower sales, gross margins and commission expense.  

The mix of customers buying our products changed from last year.  Sales of the Company's products are made to three general groups of customers: industrial, construction and aerospace / defense.  A 22% decrease in sales to aerospace / defense customers from last year's record high level was more than offset by a 75% increase in sales to customers who were seeking seismic / wind protection for either building new buildings and bridges or retrofitting existing buildings and bridges.  A breakdown of sales to these three general groups of customers is as follows:

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At May 31, 2010, we had 98 open sales orders in our backlog with a total sales value of $13.0 million.  At May 31, 2011, we had slightly more open sales orders in our backlog (117orders) and the total sales value is $15.0 million.  $4.6 million of the current backlog is on projects already in progress.  $3.2 million of the $13.0 million sales order backlog at May 31, 2010 was in progress at that date.  38% of the sales value in the backlog is for aerospace / defense customers compared to 42% at the end of fiscal 2010.  As a percentage of the total sales order backlog, orders from customers in construction accounted for 60% at May 31, 2011 and 56% at May 31, 2010.

The Company's backlog,revenues , commission expense, gross margins, gross profits,and net income fluctuate from period to period.  The changes in the current period, compared to the prior period, are not necessarily representative of future results.

Net revenue by geographic region, as a percentage of total net revenue for fiscal years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

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Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 5% from the prior year.  Outside commission expense increased slightly from last year's level.  Other selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 7% from last year.  This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in employee compensation expense related to the previousyear's higher net income compared to the current year as well as the previous year's increased professional feesrelated to a study completed to support federal research tax credits.

The above factors resulted in operating income of $1,482,000 for the year ended May 31, 2011, down 16% from the $1,764,000 in the prior year.

Net interest income of $10,000 in the current year is compared to net interest expense last year of $16,000.  Cash flow from the Company's operations during the prior year provided sufficient funds to eliminate all of the long-term bank debt and short-term borrowings as of the end of May 31, 2010.  The average level of use of the Company's operating line of credit reduced from $0.3 million last year to no usage this year.  Available funds are deposited into short-term interest bearing bank accounts.  The line of credit is used primarily to fund the production of larger projects that do not allow for advance payments or progress payments.

The Company's effective tax rate (ETR) is calculated based upon current assumptions relating to the year's operating results and various tax related items.  The ETR for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 is 17.1%, significantly more than the ETR for the prior year of 10.6%.  A reconciliation of provision for income taxes at the statutory rate to income tax provision at the Company's effective rate is as follows:

Stock Options

The Company has a stock option plan which provides for the granting of nonqualified or incentive stock options to officers, key employees and non-employee directors.  Options granted under the plan are exercisable over a ten year term.  Options not exercised by the end of the term expire. 

The Company measures compensation cost arising from the grant of share-based payments to employees at fair value and recognizes such cost in income over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.  The Company recognized $80,000 and $86,000 of compensation cost for the years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010.   

The fair value of each stock option grant has been determined using the Black-Scholes model.  The model considers assumptions related to exercise price, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and the weighted average expected term of the stock option grants.  The Company used a weighted average expected term.  Expected volatility assumptions utilized in the model were based on volatility of the Company's stock price for the thirty month period immediately preceding the granting of the options.  The Company issued stock options in August 2010 and April 2011.  The risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. treasury yield. 

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes model in estimating the fair market value of the Company's stock option grants:

                                                                                                                                                 August 2010        April 2011
                                                                                                 Risk-free interest rate:               2.75%                 2.75%
                                                                                       Expected life of the options:            2.5 years            2.5 years
                                                                                  Expected share price volatility:                60%                    54%
                                                                                                    Expected dividends:                zero                     zero

  These assumptions resulted in estimated fair-market value per stock option:                $2.00                   $2.00

The ultimate value of the options will depend on the future price of the Company's common stock, which cannot be forecast with reasonable accuracy. 

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A summary of changes in the stock options outstanding during the year ended May 31, 2011 is presented below:

                                                                                                                                                               Weighted-
                                                                                                                               Number of               Average
                                                                                                                                 Options             Exercise Price
                         Options outstanding and exercisable at May 31, 2010:           193,750                      $ 5.11
                                                                                          Options granted:             40,250                      $ 5.48
                                                                             Less: Options exercised:               5,000                      $ 3.25
                         Options outstanding and exercisable at May 31, 2011:           229,000                      $ 5.21
 

Capital Resources, Line of Credit and Long-Term Debt

The Company's primary liquidity is dependent upon its working capital needs.  These are primarily inventory, accounts receivable, costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings, accounts payable, accrued commissions, billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings, and debt service.  The Company's primary sources of liquidity have been operations and bank financing. 

Capital expenditures for the year ended May 31, 2011 were $386,000 compared to $252,000 in the prior year.  The Company has a commitment to make a capital expenditure of $117,000 as of May 31, 2011.

In August 2009, the Company replaced its previous bank credit facility with a $6,000,000 demand line of credit from a different bank, with interest payable at the Company's option of 30, 60, 90 or 180 day LIBOR rate plus 2.5% or the bank's prime rate less .25%.  There is an interest rate floor of 3.5%.  The line is secured by accounts receivable, equipment, inventory, and general intangibles, and a negative pledge of the Company's real property.  This line of credit is subject to the usual terms and conditions applied by the bank and is subject to renewal annually.  In conjunction with this line of credit, the Company agreed to the following covenants:

• Maintain a minimum working capital position of $3 million at all times;

• Actual working capital at May 31, 2011 was $12.3 million.

• Maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.5:1.

• Actual ratio at May 31, 2011 was 344:1.

The line of credit was unused as of May 31, 2011, as well as of May 31, 2010.  The outstanding balance on the line of credit fluctuates as the Company's various long-term projects progress.

The bank is not committed to make loans under this line of credit and no commitment fee is charged.

The Company believes that cash on hand should be sufficient to fund its proposed expansion plans described in Item 2 of this Report.

Inventory, at $5,352,000 as of May 31, 2011, is 17% lower than the prior year-end.  Of this, approximately 76% is work in process, 11% is finished goods, and 13% is raw materials.  While the level of inventory will fluctuate from time to time due to the stage of completion of the non-project sales orders in progress at the time, we do not expect that the inventory level will increase or decrease significantly from current levels for a sustained period of time.

The Company continues to rework slow-moving inventory, where applicable, to convert it to product to be used on customer orders.  There was an insignificant amount of slow-moving inventory used during the year ended May 31, 2011.  The Company disposed of approximately $256,000 and $28,000 of obsolete inventory during the years ended May 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. 

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The Company combines the totals of accounts receivable, the asset CIEB, and the liability BIEC, to determine how much cash the Company will eventually realize from revenue recorded to date.  As the accounts receivable figure rises in relation to the other two figures, the Company can anticipate increased cash receipts within the ensuing 30-60 days. 

Accounts receivable of $2,137,000 as of May 31, 2011 includes approximately $292,000 of amounts retained by customers on long-term construction projects.  The Company expects to collect all of these amounts, including the retainage, during the next twelve months.  The number of an average day's sales outstanding in accounts receivable (DSO) decreased from 99 days at May 31, 2010 to 27 days at May 31, 2011.  The DSO is a function of 1.) the level of sales for an average day (for example, total sales for the past three months divided by 90 days) and 2.) the level of accounts receivable at the balance sheet date.  The level of sales for an average day in the fourth quarter of the current year is 55% higher than in the fourth quarter of the prior year.  This is consistent with the overall increase in revenue for the quarter from $4,590,000 last year to $7,125,000 this year.  The level of accounts receivable at the end of the current year is 58% lower than at the end of the prior year.  The combination of these two factors caused the DSO to decrease from last year end to this.

As noted above CIEB represents revenues recognized in excess of amounts billed.  Whenever possible, the Company negotiates a provision in sales contracts to allow the Company to bill, and collect from the customer, payments in advance of shipments.  Unfortunately, provisions such as this are often not possible.  The $4,190,000 balance in this account at May 31, 2011 is a 299% increase from the prior year-end.  This increase from last year-end is a reflection of 1.) the increase in the number of projects in progress at the two balance sheet dates (25 at May 31, 2011  compared to 7 at May 31, 2010) and 2.) in the aggregate, the projects in progress at May 31, 2011 are 67% complete at that date while the projects in progress at May 31, 2010 were 37% complete at that date.  The average total sales value of long-term construction projects in process at the end of this year is very similar to the comparable figure at the end of last year.  Generally, if progress billings are permitted under the terms of a project sales agreement, then the more complete the project is, the more progress billings will be permitted.  The Company expects to bill the entire amount during the next twelve months.  40% of the CIEB balance as of the end of the last fiscal quarter, February 28, 2011, was billed to those customers in the current fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2011.  The remainder will be billed as the projects progress, in accordance with the terms specified in the various contracts.

As of May 31, 2011, there are sales orders for eleven projects that are not yet in progress.  These projects average $446,000 each in value upon completion.  This compares to six such projects as of the prior year end with an average value of $428,000.

The year-end balances in the CIEB account are comprised of the following components:

As noted above, BIEC represents billings to customers in excess of revenues recognized.  The $153,000 balance in this account at May 31, 2011 is in comparison to a $368,000 balance at the end of the prior year.  The balance in this account fluctuates in the same manner and for the same reasons as the account "costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings", discussed above.   Final delivery of product under these contracts is expected to occur during the next twelve months.

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The year-end balances in this account are comprised of the following components:

Summary of factors affecting the year-end balances in the asset CIEB, and the liability BIEC:

The Company's backlog of sales orders at May 31, 2011 is $15 million, up 15% from the backlog at the end of the prior year of $13 million.  $4.6 million of the current backlog is on projects already in progress. 

Accounts payable, at $1,292,000 as of May 31, 2011, is $196,000 more than the prior year-end.  There is no specific reason for this fluctuation other than the normal payment cycle of vendor invoices.

Commission expense on applicable sales orders is recognized at the time revenue is recognized.  The commission is paid following receipt of payment from the customers.  Accrued commissions as of May 31, 2011 are $433,000.  This is 14% more than the $380,000 accrued at the prior year-end.  Commission expense related to long-term construction projects is recorded at the same time as revenue on the projects is recorded. This liability will not decrease until progress billings on the projects have been issued by the Company and are paid by our customers.  Considering that the net change in the balances of accounts receivable and CIEB is an increase of $242,000 or 4% over the prior year end, it would be reasonable to expect that the balance in the accrued commissions would likewise be higher than the prior year.  The Company expects the current accrued amount to be paid during the next twelve months. 

Other current liabilities of $1,329,000 decreased only 14% from the prior year of $1,549,000.  This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in the accrued compensation to employees for services.

Management believes that the Company's cash on hand, cash flows from operations and borrowing capacity under the bank line of credit will be sufficient to fund ongoing operations, capital improvements and share repurchases (if any) for the next twelve months. 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The financial statements and supplementary data required pursuant to this Item 8 are included in this Form 10-K as a separate section commencing on page 26 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

There have been no disagreements between the Company and its accountants as to matters which require disclosure.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

(a)           Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. 

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                The Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of May 31, 2011 and have concluded that, as of the evaluation date, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)           Management's report on internal control over financial reporting.

                The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  The Company's management has assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2011.  In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework.  Based on this assessment management has concluded that, as of May 31, 2011, the Company's internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

(c)           Changes in internal control over financial reporting.               

                There have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

PART III

The information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this part will be presented in the Company's Proxy Statement to be issued in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 11, 2011, which information is hereby incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.  The proxy materials, including the Proxy Statement and form of proxy, will be filed within 120 days after the Company's fiscal year end.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

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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 report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                and

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To The Board of Directors of
Taylor Devices, Inc.

Gentlemen:

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File Number 0-3498) of Taylor Devices Inc. of our report dated August 5, 2011 and any reference thereto in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.

We also consent to such incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-69705, 333-75662, 333-114085, 333-133340 and 333-155284 of Taylor Devices, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated August 5, 2011.

/s/Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Buffalo, New York
August 5, 2011

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TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Taylor Devices, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Taylor Devices, Inc. and Subsidiary as of May 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Taylor Devices, Inc. and Subsidiary as of May 31, 2011 and 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Lumsden & McCormick, LLP
Buffalo, New York
August 5, 2011

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