UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): August 8, 2017
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Missouri | 1-10596 | 43-1554045 |
(State or Other | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri | 63124-1186 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 314-213-7200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Today, August 8, 2017, the Registrant is issuing a press release (furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report) announcing its fiscal 2017 third quarter financial and operating results. See Item 7.01, Regulation FD Disclosure, below.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Today, August 8, 2017, the Registrant is issuing a press release (Exhibit 99.1) announcing its fiscal 2017 third quarter financial and operating results. The Registrant will conduct a related Webcast conference call today at 4:00 p.m. Central Time. This press release will be posted on the Registrant's web site located at http://www.escotechnologies.com. It can be viewed through the "Investor News" section of the web site under the "Investor Center" tab, although the Registrant reserves the right to discontinue that availability at any time.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
Press Release dated August 8, 2017 |
Other Matters
The information in this report furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended ("Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Registrant incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended or the Exchange Act.
References to the Registrant's web site address are included in this Form 8-K and the press release only as inactive textual references, and the Registrant does not intend them to be active links to its web site. Information contained on the Registrant's web site does not constitute part of this Form 8-K or the press release.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 8, 2017
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By: /s/Gary E. Muenster
Gary E. Muenster
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Financial Officer