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

 

        January 16, 2012        
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

inTEST Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-22529 (Commission File Number)

22-2370659 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

804 East Gate Drive, Suite 200, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

        (856) 505-8800        
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)

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

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On January 16, 2012, Temptronic Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of inTEST Corporation ("inTEST") consummated the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Thermonics, Inc., a division of Test Enterprises, Inc., pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") dated December 9, 2011. Thermonics is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, selling and distributing temperature forcing systems used in the testing of various products under temperature controlled situations. The acquisition of the Thermonics business will broaden the product line of inTEST's thermal products division. The purchase price for the assets was approximately $3.8 million cash, plus the assumption of specified liabilities, including trade payables and certain customer contract obligations.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 17, 2012, inTEST issued a press release announcing the consummation of the acquisition described in Item 2.01 hereof. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

A list of the Exhibits which are required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and filed with this Report is set forth in the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

inTEST CORPORATION




By: /s/ Hugh T. Regan, Jr.
        Hugh T. Regan, Jr.
        Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date:   January 18, 2012

 

Exhibit Index

99.1  Press release dated January 17, 2012.