8-K

UNITED STATES
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 Report
June 4, 2012

ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-04383
(Commission File Number) 14-1387171 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

233 Ballston Avenue Saratoga Springs, New York (Address of principal executive offices) 12866

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(518) 584-4100

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On June 4, 2012, Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. issued a press release reporting the Company’s recent receipt of new orders resulting in a record high backlog as well as announcing that the Company's Board of Directors had declared a regular quarterly dividend. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information in this report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Document
99.1	Press Release dated June 4, 2012

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.

Date:  June 4, 2012	ESPEY MFG. & ELECTRONICS CORP.
	By:	/s/ David A. O'Neil
		David A. O'Neil, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Espey’s Backlog Increases to Record High and Board Announces 4th Quarter Dividend …

Saratoga Springs, NY, June 4, 2012 – Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp., (NYSE MKT: ESP) announced new orders resulting in a record high backlog.

Espey has recently received substantial orders for previously designed industrial power supplies and defense related electronics. These orders will be filled over the next two fiscal years. As a result of the new orders, Espey's sales order backlog has increased from $36.9 million on March 31, 2012 to approximately $48.1 million today, a new record.

Furthermore, the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2012, to all shareholders of record as of June 20, 2012.

Espey's primary business is the development, design, and production of specialized military and industrial power supplies/electronic equipment.  The Company's web site can be found on the Internet at www.espey.com.  

For further information, contact Mr. David O'Neil or Mr. Mark St. Pierre at (518) 245-4400.

This press release may contain certain statements that are "forward-looking statements" and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's current expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The matters covered by these statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.

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