Date of Report (Date of earliest reported) May 4, 2005
National Presto
Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
| Wisconsin | 1-2451 | 39-0494170 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 3925 North Hastings Way | ||
| Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 54703-3703 | |
| (Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | 715-839-2121 | |
N/A
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report)
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The Registrant announced that on April 29, 2005, AMTEC Corporation, its wholly-owned defense subsidiary, was awarded the high-volume, prime contract for the Army’s five-year, 40mm Systems program. As a result of competitive Best Value bidding the Army has selected AMTEC as one of two prime contractors that will be responsible for supplying all requirements for the 40mm family of practice and tactical ammunition rounds for a period of five years.
As a consequence of the Army’s action, AMTEC’s deliveries to the Army over the five-year period could total over $300,000,000. It is anticipated that deliveries will not begin until early 2006. The actual annual and cumulative dollar volume with the Army as a result of this award will be dependent upon military requirements and funding, as well as government procurement regulations and other factors controlled by the Army and the Department of Defense.
AMTEC, located in Janesville, Wisconsin, manufactures precision mechanical and electro-mechanical products for the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Defense prime contractors. As a defense contractor, AMTEC primarily focuses on producing niche market training and tactical ammunition, fuzes, and firing devices.
National Presto acquired AMTEC in February 2001. Since that time AMTEC has exhibited steady growth as a result of Presto’s corporate strategy to expand its presence in the defense industry.
Forward looking statements in this Form 8-K are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are certain important factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by some of the statements made herein. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainty. In addition to the factors discussed above, among the other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government defense spending and defense requirements; interest rates; continuity of relationships with and purchases by the United States Government and other major customers; unexpected problems or events experienced by subcontractors, team members, or their respective suppliers or subcontractors; product mix; competitive pressure on pricing; and increases in material, freight/shipping, labor or other production costs that cannot be recouped through pricing.
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.
| National Presto Industries, Inc. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| /s/ Maryjo Cohen | |||
| Date May 4, 2005 | (Signature) Maryjo Cohen, President | ||
| and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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