================================================================================ 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) August 25, 2004 Kewaunee Scientific Corporation ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-5286 38-0715562 ---------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer of incorporation) Number) Identification No.) 2700 West Front Street Statesville, North Carolina 28677 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 704-873-7202 N/A ------------------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address if changed since last report) ================================================================================ Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits --------- --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Subject Matter ----------- -------------- 99.1 Press Release dated August 25, 2004, of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation, announcing its first quarter earnings. Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. --------- ---------------------------------------------- On August 25, 2004 Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the "Company") issued a Press Release announcing its first quarter earnings. The Press Release is incorporated herein by reference, and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 2 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. (Registrant) Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Date: August 25, 2004 By: /s/ D. Michael Parker ------------------------------ Senior Vice President, Finance Chief Financial Officer 3