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 Earliest Event Reported July 18, 2003 Environmental Tectonics Corporation ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Pennsylvania -------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization) 1-10655 23-1714256 ------------------------ ------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) County Line Industrial Park Southampton, Pennsylvania 18966 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 355-9100 -------------- Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit Number Description -------------- --------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated July 18, 2003 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. (Information furnished pursuant to Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition") The following information is furnished under this Item 9 in satisfaction of Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition," in accordance with the Commission's interim guidance issued on March 27, 2003. On July 18, 2003, Environmental Tectonics Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act. 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 thereunto duly authorized. ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION Registrant Date: July 18, 2003 By Duane D. Deaner --------------------------------- Duane D. Deaner Chief Financial Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX 99.1 Press Release, dated July 18, 2003. 4