1 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) November 6, 1998 ---------------- GALILEO CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 04-2526583 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 0-11309 (Commission File Number) GALILEO PARK, P.O. BOX 550, STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 01566 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number including area code (508) 347-9191 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS The Registrant reported in a press release dated November 6, 1998, which is included in this filing as Exhibit 99.1, that discussions had been terminated to sell certain product lines in its Scientific Detector and Remote Spectroscopy Business because the Company and the potential purchaser could not agree on the terms of the sale. The Company had announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent with an undisclosed potential purchaser on August 19, 1998. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS a) Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated November 6, 1998. 3 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. GALILEO CORPORATION Date: November 6, 1998 By: /s/ Josef W. Rokus ------------------------------------- Josef W. Rokus Vice President, Corporate Development and Secretary 4 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. 99.1 Press Release dated November 6, 1998.