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): December 26, 2002 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 63124-2056 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 314-213-7200 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer relating to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer relating to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE Attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 are the certifications of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 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. Dated: December 26, 2002 By: /s/ G.E. Muenster --------------------------- G.E. Muenster Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit - ----------- ---------------------- 99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer relating to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer relating to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended September 30, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Annual Report of ESCO Technologies Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, V.L. Richey, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/ V.L. Richey, Jr. --------------------------- V.L. Richey, Jr. Chief Executive Officer ESCO Technologies Inc. December 26, 2002
EXHIBIT 99.2 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the Annual Report of ESCO Technologies Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, G.E. Muenster, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. /s/ G.E. Muenster --------------------------- G.E. Muenster Chief Financial Officer ESCO Technologies Inc. December 26, 2002