================================================================================ 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) September 20, 2005 PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-11596 58-1954497 ---------------------------- ------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 1940 N.W. 67th Place, Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32653 --------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (352) 373-4200 Not applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act ================================================================================ Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations. Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Effective September 20, 2005, East Tennessee Materials and Energy Co. ("M&EC") a subsidiary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., entered into an amendment ("Amendment") to its Broad Spectrum Contracts issued by Bechtel Jacobs, LLC. The Amendment was for a two year extension that terminates on September 1, 2007. See Exhibit 99.1 for the attached press release announcing the extension of the contracts. Item 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description -------------- ------------------------------------------------------ 99.1 Press release dated October 10, 2005 2 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. Dated: October 11, 2005. PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Richard T. Kelecy ------------------------------------ Richard T. Kelecy, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer 3