8-K 1 doc1.txt Page 2 of 2 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) NEW BRUNSWICK SCIENTIFIC CO., INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) NEW JERSEY 0-6994 22-1630072 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) Incorporation) 44 TALMADGE ROAD, EDISON, NJ 08818-4005 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 287-1200 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01, "Other Events": The Company has settled previously disclosed claims of the U.S. Department of Commerce with respect to alleged failures to comply with certain export control requirements in connection with certain equipment sales to Asia. The Company, without admitting or denying the alleged non-compliance, paid a civil penalty of $51,000, all of which amount has previously been reserved by the Company. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. NEW BRUNSWICK SCIENTIFIC CO., INC. Date: September 2, 2004 By: /s/Samuel Eichenbaum Samuel Eichenbaum Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer