UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2004
CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE | 001-14962 | 04-3477276 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (IRS employer identification no.) |
C/O CIRCOR, INC.
25 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 130
BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01803-4238
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 270-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 21, 2004, Circor International Inc. announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2004. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ( the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by special reference in such filing.
In the press release and accompanying supplemental information, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and earnings per share excluding special charges. Management of the Company believes that free cash flow (defined as net cash flow from operating activities, less capital expenditures and dividends paid) is an important measure of its liquidity as well as its ability to service long-term debt, fund future growth and to provide a return to shareholders. EBIT (defined as operating income plus other (income) expense, net), EBITDA (defined as operating income plus other (income) expense, net plus depreciation plus amortization) and earnings per share excluding special chares (defined as earnings per common share, excluding the impact of special charges, net of tax) is provided because management believes these measurements are commonly used by investors and financial institutions to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance. Free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and earnings per share excluding special charges are not measurements for financial performance under GAAP and should not be construed as a substitute for cash flows, operating income, net income or earnings per share. Free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and earnings per share excluding special charges, as we have calculated here, may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and earnings per share excluding special charges, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the supplemental information table titled “Reconciliation of Key Performance Measures to Commonly Used Generally Accepted Accounting Principle Terms.”
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Dated October 21, 2004 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| Date: October 21, 2004 | /S/ Kenneth W. Smith | |
By: Kenneth W. Smith Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 21, 2004 | |
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