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 Earliest Event Reported

October 918, 2012

Environmental Tectonics Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization)

1-10655		23-1714256
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)
County Line Industrial Park
Southampton, Pennsylvania		18966
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 355-9100

County Line Industrial Park
Southampton, Pennsylvania		18966
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (215) 355-9100

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Item 25.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition.~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October 918, 2012, ~~Environmental Tectonics Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for~~ the ~~second~~Board ~~quarter~~ of ~~fiscal~~Directors ~~year 2013 and the first half~~ of ~~fiscal~~Environmental ~~year~~Tectonics ~~2013,~~Corporation ~~both~~(the of“Company”) ~~which~~elected ~~ended~~Michael ~~on August 24, 2012~~D. A ~~copy~~Malone ~~of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this~~the ~~Current~~Company’s ~~Report~~Board onof ~~Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference~~Directors.

The Board has determined that Mr. Malone is independent under applicable laws and regulations.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Malone and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Malone was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Malone.

Mr. Malone will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee director pursuant to the Company’s director compensation policy which is set forth the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on May 27, 2010.

A copy of the press release of the Company announcing Mr. Malone’s election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following ~~exhibit~~exhibits isare furnished or filed in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

99.1 Press ~~Release~~of ~~dated~~the ~~October~~Company 9,announcing ~~2012~~the election of Michael D. Malone to the Board of Directors of Environmental Tectonics Corporation

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth under Item 2.02 in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	ENVIRONMENTAL TECTONICS CORPORATION
	Registrant
Date: October 11, 2012	By:	/s/ Robert L. Laurent, Jr.
Date: October 22, 2012	By:	/s/ Robert L. Laurent, Jr.
	~~Robert L. Laurent, Jr.~~	Robert L. Laurent, Jr.
	~~Chief Financial Officer~~	Chief Financial Officer

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