ESCO (ESE) S-8 POSRegistration of securities for employees (post-effective amendment)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2021

Registration No. 333–186537

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9900A Clayton Road

St. Louis, Missouri 63124

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
2013 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

David M. Schatz

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

9900A Clayton Road

St. Louis, Missouri 63124

(314) 213-7200

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for services)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12-b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.         ¨

EXPLANATORY NOTE

ESCO Technologies Inc. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 to deregister certain securities originally registered by the Registrant pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-186537 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2013.

The securities originally registered consisted of 1,449,107 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, to be offered under the Registrant’s 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

The Plan and all awards granted thereunder have terminated. Accordingly, the Registrant hereby deregisters the registered securities remaining unsold at the termination of the Plan and the awards thereunder, consisting of 1,027,878 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ladue, State of Missouri, on June 16, 2021.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby severally constitutes and appoints David M. Schatz, Jeffrey D. Fisher and Kimberly M. Chapman, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.