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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 25
NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number	001-10596
Issuer: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC (Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered) Address: 9900 A Clayton Rd St Louis MISSOURI 63124 Telephone number: 314 213 7200 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer's principal executive offices) Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (Description of class of securities)
Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:
17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1) 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2) 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3) 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4) Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the Exchange. 1 Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with its rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.
Pursuant to the requirements fo the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
2012-12-28 By Edwin Mecabe Managing Director Date Name Title
1 Form 25 and attached Notice will be considered compliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.
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The New York Stock Exchange hereby notifies the
SEC of its intention to remove the entire class
of the stated securities from listing and
registration on the Exchange at the opening of
business on January 8, 2013, pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 12d2-2 (a).

[ X ] 17 CFR 240.12d2-2 (a) (4) That all rights
pertaining to the entire class of this security
were extinguished on February 3, 2010.

Pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock
Purchase Rights of ESCO
Technologies Inc., the Rights
expired and became null and
void on February 3, 2010.

The Exchange also notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that as a result of the
above indicated conditions this security was
suspended on February 3, 2010.