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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): July 10, 2000
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Missouri 1-10596 43-1554045
(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
8888 Ladue Road, Suite 200, St. Louis, Missouri 63124-2090
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 314-213-7200
ESCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Effective July 10, 2000, Registrant changed its corporate name from ESCO
Electronics Corporation to ESCO Technologies Inc. Registrant did not change its
New York Stock Exchange trading symbol, which remains: ESE.
Attached as an exhibit to this report is a copy of a press release issued on
July 10, 2000, which press release is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press release dated July 10, 2000.
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.
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Date: July 20, 2000 By: /s/ A.S. Barclay
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A.S. Barclay
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press release dated July 10, 2000
