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): February 23, 2004
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                           K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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                 (Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)


        New Jersey                      0-9576                 22-1759452
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     (State or Other              (Commission File           (I.R.S. Employer
     Jurisdiction of                   Number)              Identification No.)
     Incorporation)


           Routes 55 & 553
            P.O. Box 888
          Pitman, New Jersey                             08071-0888
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)




       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 589-0500
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

           On February 23, 2004, K-Tron International, Inc. issued a press
release announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2003 financial results. The
press release is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit
99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.



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                                    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.


                                    K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                    By /s/ Edward B. Cloues, II
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                                       Edward B. Cloues, II
                                       Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                       Executive Officer



Dated: February 24, 2004





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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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   99.1      Press Release,  dated February 23, 2004, issued by
             K-Tron International, Inc.