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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2013

Breeze-Eastern Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 602-1001

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 8, 2013, the board of directors of Breeze-Eastern Corporation (the “Company”) approved Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2012 and effective as of July 18, 2011 (the “Rights Agreement”), between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”). On January 14, 2013, the Company entered into the Amendment with the Rights Agent. The Amendment increases the threshold by which rights are triggered under the Rights Agreement from 10% to 12.5%.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 14, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had entered into the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.