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SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
296315104 (CUSIP
Number)
July 5, 2007
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 10 Pages)
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*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
491,590
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
491,590
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
491,590
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.89%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IA
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,966,100
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,966,100
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,966,100
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.58%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,966,100
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,966,100
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,966,100
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.58%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IA
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE
PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Jeffrey L. Gendell
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
2,457,690
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING ______________________________________________________________
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,457,690
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,457,690
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.47%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 6 of 10 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The name of the issuer is ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. (the "Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 9900A Clayton
Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a limited liability company
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TOA"), which
serves as investment manager to Tontine Capital Overseas Master
Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands partnership ("TCO"), with respect to
the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCO;
(ii) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("TCP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned
by it;
(iii) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
("TCM"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly
owned by TCP;
(iv) Jeffrey L. Gendell, a United States citizen ("Mr. Gendell")
with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by
each of TCO and TCP.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 7 of 10 Pages
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 55
Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
See Item 2(a) above.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, (the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
296315104
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act,
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1
(b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940,
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable.
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 8 of 10 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
A. Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 491,590
(b) Percent of class: 1.89% The percentages used herein
and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 25,944,354 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of April 30, 2007, as reflected in the
Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007.
.. (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 491,590
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:
-0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition: 491,590
B. Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,966,100
(b) Percent of class: 7.58%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
1,966,100
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:
-0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition: 1,966,100
C. Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,966,100
(b) Percent of class: 7.58%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
1,966,100
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:
-0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition: 1,966,100
D. Jeffrey L. Gendell
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,457,690
(b) Percent of class: 9.47%
(c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
2,457,690
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:
-0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition: 2,457,690
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 9 of 10 Pages
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Item 2.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
CUSIP No. 296315104 13G Page 10 of 10 Pages
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
DATED: July 16, 2007
/s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL
Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as
managing member of
Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.,
general partner of
Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. and as
managing member of
Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.