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~~Washington,~~UNITED DCSTATES SECURITIES ~~20549~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~FORM~~Washington, ~~8-K~~DC 20549

~~CURRENT~~FORM ~~REPORT~~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) September ~~August 12~~11, 2003

SIMULA, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

Arizona	1-12410	86-0320129
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7822 South 46th Street, Phoenix, Arizona		85044
7822 South 46th Street,	Phoenix, Arizona		85044
(Address of principal executive offices)		~~(Zip Code)~~	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 643-7233

2625 South Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Tempe, Arizona 85282

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

~~Item 7.~~TABLE ~~Financial~~OF ~~Statements and Exhibits.~~ CONTENTS


	Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2

No.		Description
99.1		Registrant’s Press Release dated August 12, 2003 pertaining to earnings for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003

Item 125. ~~Results~~Other ofEvents ~~Operation~~ and ~~Financial~~Regulation FD ~~Condition~~Disclosure.

On ~~August~~September 122, 2003, Simula, Inc., an Arizona corporation (the ~~registrant~~“Company”), announced ~~issued~~that it signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) to be acquired by Armor Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Armor Holdings”). The press release ~~pertaining~~is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this ~~earnings~~Current ~~for~~Report ~~the~~on ~~fiscal~~Form 8-K ~~quarter~~and ~~ended~~is ~~June~~incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement, dated August 3029, 2003., Acalls ~~copy~~for Armor Holdings to acquire all outstanding common stock of the ~~press~~Company, retire outstanding indebtedness, and ~~release~~to isassume ~~filed~~all ~~herewith~~liabilities asof ~~Item~~the Company. As previously announced on July 723, 2003, ~~Exhibit~~the merger transaction is valued at $110.5 99million, to be paid in cash and/or Armor Holding’s common stock, at Armor Holding’s election.1.

~~SIGNATURES~~The foregoing description of the merger transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement and Plan of Merger attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

~~Pursuant~~Item 7. toFinancial ~~the~~Statements ~~requirements~~and ~~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~~Exhibits.

~~SIMULA,~~(c) ~~INC~~Exhibits. ~~Dated:~~The ~~August~~following ~~14,~~exhibits ~~2003~~are ~~/s/~~included ~~John~~pursuant A.to ~~Jenson~~Item ~~Chief~~601 ~~Financial~~of ~~Officer~~Regulation S-K.

EXHIBIT INDEX


	No.			Description

	99.1			Press Release, dated September 2, 2003, issued by Simula, Inc. announcing execution of Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 29, 2003.

	99.2			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 29, 2003, by and among Simula, Inc., Armor Holdings, Inc., and AHI Bulletproof Acquisition Corp.

Exhibits.Table The following exhibit is included pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K Contents

No.		Description
99.1		Registrant’s Press Release dated August 12, 2003 pertaining to earnings for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003

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.


		SIMULA, INC.

Dated: September 11, 2003		/s/ John A. Jenson
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits. The following exhibit is included pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K


No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated September 2, 2003, issued by Simula, Inc. announcing execution of Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 29, 2003.

99.2		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 29, 2003, by and among Simula, Inc., Armor Holdings, Inc., and AHI Bulletproof Acquisition Corp.

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