UNITED STATES
 

UNITED STATES

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 27, 2005



STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   


 

Delaware

 

1-7233

 

31-0596149

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6 Manor Parkway, Salem, New Hampshire

 

03079

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 893-9701

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Standex International Corporation

 

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

On October 27, 2005, the registrant issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.  


ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

 

On October 27, 2005, the registrant, in its press release, also announced that it has retained an investment banker to identify potential buyers for its Consumer Products Group businesses which include Standard Publishing, a provider of Christian resources and publications; Berean Christian Stores, a Christian book retailer; and Standex Direct, a direct retailer of food products.  It is managements’ expectation that the consummation of this strategic initiative could be completed by the end of fiscal 2006.


A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.  This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto are being furnished by Standex International Corporation pursuant to Item 2.02, 8.01and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.  The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K including the Exhibit attached hereto, is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registrations under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 (the “Act”) that are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by the Act.  By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.  Several factors that could materially effect the Corporation’s actual results are identified in the press release as well as in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


 (c)  Exhibits - The following exhibit is provided as part of the information furnished under Items 2.02,  8.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.


 Exhibit No.    

Description


99            

Press Release of Standex International Corporation dated October 27, 2005.


                                


 







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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 

 

 

/S/ Christian Storch

 

Christian Storch

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: October 27, 2005

 

 

Signing on behalf of the registrant and as principal financial officer