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): August 21, 2002 STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTICS INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-68440 56-1581761 -------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation or file Identification Organization) number) Number) 111 Pencader Drive Newark, Delaware 19702 - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (302) 456-6789 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. Items (a) and (b) are inapplicable. (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by Strategic Diagnostics Inc. on August 21, 2002 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On August 21, 2002, Strategic Diagnostics Inc. issued a press release regarding the issuance of 455,472 shares of Strategic Diagnostics Inc.'s unregistered common stock to Strategic Diagnostics Inc.'s outside directors and certain of their affiliates. The press release is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized. Date: August 27, 2002 Strategic Diagnostics Inc. --------------- By: /s/ Arthur A. Koch, Jr. -------------------------- Arthur A. Koch, Jr. Chief Operating Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by Strategic Diagnostics Inc. on August 21, 2002.