-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PtZa9FSDXEZzJP4eSnF2AQcKFz1ZGmJ95NZFTYGGGlgRRRyleW+mdlj7jeIPQTXw yMUI/6AFkQLOt2h+cF7A0Q== 0000893220-96-001725.txt : 19961023 0000893220-96-001725.hdr.sgml : 19961023 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893220-96-001725 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961018 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 19961022 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ECOGEN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000814050 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870] IRS NUMBER: 222487948 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09579 FILM NUMBER: 96646270 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2005 CABOT BLVD W CITY: LANGHORNE STATE: PA ZIP: 19047-1810 BUSINESS PHONE: 2157571590 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2005 CABOT BLVD W CITY: LANGHORNE STATE: PA ZIP: 19047 8-K 1 ECOGEN TECHNOLOGIES FORM 8-K 1 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) OCTOBER 18, 1996 --------------- ECOGEN INC. ----------- (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter.) DELAWARE 1-9579 22-247948 - -------- ------ --------- (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 2005 CABOT BOULEVARD WEST, LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19047 --------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 757-1590 --------------- Not Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 2 Item 5. Other Events Ecogen Inc. recently announced that design problems with manufacturing equipment developed specifically to produce a new formulation for its biological pesticides will result in a shortage of product in the marketplace during its fourth quarter of fiscal 1996, ending October 31. Sales of CRYMAX(R), a bioinsecticide developed to control pests in vegetable, tree, fruit and vine crops in California and Florida, and of Aspire(TM), a biofungicide for postharvest rot control in citrus and pome fruits, will be significantly lower than originally expected. Very limited quantities of CRYMAX will be available for sale in the Company's fourth quarter which represents the key months in the fall vegetable market in Florida and California, resulting in lost product revenues for Ecogen. No Aspire will be available for sale during the fourth quarter of fiscal 1996. The Company, working with its distributors, has rescheduled the Aspire sales in the first quarter of fiscal 1997. Due principally to these factors, overall product sales and gross margins will be lower than the comparable fourth quarter of fiscal 1995 and the Company will not meet its prior estimate of breakeven for its 1996 fiscal year. 3 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. Date: October 18, 1996 ECOGEN INC. BY:/s/ JAMES P. REILLY, JR. -------------------------- Name: James P. Reilly, Jr. Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----