================================================================================ 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 30, 2002 ------------------ SONICS & MATERIALS, INC. ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-20753 060854713 --------------- ----------- ------------------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 53 Church Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut 06470 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (203) 270-4600 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On September 30, 2002, Sonics & Materials, Inc. (the "Company") filed its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to the requirements of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the certification of each of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company accompanied that filing. Copies of each certification are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this report. 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. SONICS & MATERIALS, INC. Date: September 30, 2002 By: /s/ Robert S. Soloff ----------------------------- Robert S. Soloff Chief Executive Officer 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------- 99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 4