ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Jan 26, 2017

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Today, January 26, 2017, ESCO Technologies Inc. (the Company) is announcing as follows:

In response to updated voting guidelines issued by a proxy advisory firm in November, 2016, and in conjunction with the 2017 annual governance review by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s management and Board will review the restrictions in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation on the ability of the shareholders to amend the Company’s Bylaws. The Company expects that as a result of this process the Board will propose the modification or removal of these restrictions to the Company’s shareholders for approval at their next meeting.

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