SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): January 27, 2003 ---------------- Strategic Diagnostics Inc. ----------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter) Delaware 000-68440 56-1581761 --------------- ---------------- ------------------- (State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 111 Pencader Drive Newark, DE 19702 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 456-6789 -------------- Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. Items (a) and (b) are inapplicable. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Exhibit Title -------------- ------------- 99 Press release issued by Strategic Diagnostics Inc. on January 27, 2003 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On January 27, 2003, Strategic Diagnostics Inc. issued a press release announcing certain developments regarding its E. coli and salmonella testing products. 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 Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTICS INC. By: /s/ Stanley J. Musial ----------------------- Stanley J. Musial Chief Financial Officer Dated: January 28, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit Title -------------- ------------- 99 Press release issued by Strategic Diagnostics Inc. on January 27, 2003