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): February 23, 2004 ----------------- K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. ------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter) New Jersey 0-9576 22-1759452 -------------- -------------- -------------- (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 - -------------------------------------------- -------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 589-0500 -------------- Not Applicable ----------------------------------------------------------- (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. -2- 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 ----------------------------------------- Edward B. Cloues, II Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Dated: February 24, 2004 -3- Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit - ------- 99.1 Press Release, dated February 23, 2004, issued by K-Tron International, Inc.