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): June 21, 2000



                        EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
          ................................................
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



     Delaware                   0-19306                    11-2780242
  ..............              ...........              .................
 (State or other              (Commission             (I.R.S.  Employer
  jurisdiction of             File Number)            identification No.)
  incorporation)

              41 Research Way, E. Setauket, New York 11733
              ............................................
                 (Address of principal executive offices)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 784-6100
                                                    ..............





ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS

         (a)  Former independent accountants

              (i)   On June 21, 2000, Excel Technology, Inc. (the
                    "Registrant") dismissed KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as its
                     independent accountants, and appointed Ernst &
                     Young, LLP ("Ernst") as its new independent
                     auditors.  The decision to discontinue the services
                     of KPMG was approved by the Registrant's Board of
                     Directors upon the recommendation of the
                     Registrant's Audit Committee.

              (ii)  The reports of KPMG on the Registrant's financial
                    statements for the past two years contained no
                    adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were
                    not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit
                    scope, or accounting principles.

              (iii) During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years
                    and through June 21, 2000,  there has been no
                    disagreement with KPMG on any matter of accounting
                    principles or practices, financial statement
                    disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
                    disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of
                    KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the
                    subject matter of the disagreement in their report.

              (iv)  The Registrant has provided KPMG with a copy of this
                    disclosure and has requested that KPMG furnish the
                    Registrant with a letter addressed to the SEC stating
                    whether it agrees with the above statements.  A copy
                    of the letter from KPMG, dated June 28, 2000, is
                    filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.


         (b)  New independent accountants

              (i)   As stated above, on June 21, 2000, the Registrant
                    retained Ernst as independent auditors for the
                    Registrant for 2000.

              (ii)  The Registrant has not previously consulted with
                    Ernst on the application of accounting principles to
                    a specified transaction, or on the type of audit
                    opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant's
                    financial statements.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
         AND EXHIBITS

         (c)  Exhibits

         16.  The letter from KPMG, dated June 28, 2000.


                               SIGNATURE

     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.


                                    EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Date: June 28, 2000                 By:    /s/  J. Donald Hill
                                           ...........................
                                           J. Donald Hill, Chairman
                                           and Chief Executive Officer

                             EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.     Description

EX-16           Letter from KPMG LLP dated June 28, 2000 regarding
                termination of appointment as principal accountants for
                Excel Technology, Inc.



EXHIBIT 16


KPMG LLP
1305 Walt Whitman Road
Suite 200
Melville, NY  11747-4302

                                                 June 28, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We were previously principal accountants for Excel Technology, Inc.
("Excel") and, under the date of January 21, 2000, we reported on the
consolidated financial statements of Excel and subsidiaries as of and for
the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.  On June 21, 2000, our
appointment as principal accountants was terminated.  We have read
Excel's statements included under Item 4(a) of its Form 8-K dated June
28, 2000, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a
position to agree or disagree with Excel's statement that the change in
auditors was recommended by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
and approved by the Board of Directors.

                                                 Very truly yours,
                                                 /s/ KPMG LLP
                                                 ..................
                                                     KPMG LLP
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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): June 21, 2000

                        EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
          ................................................
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

     Delaware                   0-19306                    11-2780242
  ..............              ...........              .................
 (State or other              (Commission             (I.R.S.  Employer
  jurisdiction of             File Number)            identification No.)
  incorporation)

              41 Research Way, E. Setauket, New York 11733
              ............................................
                 (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 784-6100
                                                    ..............

ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTS

         (a)  Former independent accountants

              (i)   On June 21, 2000, Excel Technology, Inc. (the
                    "Registrant") dismissed KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as its
                     independent accountants, and appointed Ernst &
                     Young, LLP ("Ernst") as its new independent
                     auditors.  The decision to discontinue the services
                     of KPMG was approved by the Registrant's Board of
                     Directors upon the recommendation of the
                     Registrant's Audit Committee.

              (ii)  The reports of KPMG on the Registrant's financial
                    statements for the past two years contained no
                    adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and were
                    not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit
                    scope, or accounting principles.

              (iii) During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal years
                    and through June 21, 2000,  there has been no
                    disagreement with KPMG on any matter of accounting
                    principles or practices, financial statement
                    disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which
                    disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of
                    KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the
                    subject matter of the disagreement in their report.

              (iv)  The Registrant has provided KPMG with a copy of this
                    disclosure and has requested that KPMG furnish the
                    Registrant with a letter addressed to the SEC stating
                    whether it agrees with the above statements.  A copy
                    of the letter from KPMG, dated June 28, 2000, is
                    filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.

         (b)  New independent accountants

              (i)   As stated above, on June 21, 2000, the Registrant
                    retained Ernst as independent auditors for the
                    Registrant for 2000.

              (ii)  The Registrant has not previously consulted with
                    Ernst on the application of accounting principles to
                    a specified transaction, or on the type of audit
                    opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant's
                    financial statements.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
         AND EXHIBITS

         (c)  Exhibits

         16.  The letter from KPMG, dated June 28, 2000.

                               SIGNATURE

     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.

                                    EXCEL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Date: June 28, 2000                 By:    /s/  J. Donald Hill
                                           ...........................
                                           J. Donald Hill, Chairman
                                           and Chief Executive Officer

                             EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description

EX-16           Letter from KPMG LLP dated June 28, 2000 regarding
                termination of appointment as principal accountants for
                Excel Technology, Inc.

EXHIBIT 16

KPMG LLP
1305 Walt Whitman Road
Suite 200
Melville, NY  11747-4302

                                                 June 28, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We were previously principal accountants for Excel Technology, Inc.
("Excel") and, under the date of January 21, 2000, we reported on the
consolidated financial statements of Excel and subsidiaries as of and for
the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.  On June 21, 2000, our
appointment as principal accountants was terminated.  We have read
Excel's statements included under Item 4(a) of its Form 8-K dated June
28, 2000, and we agree with such statements, except that we are not in a
position to agree or disagree with Excel's statement that the change in
auditors was recommended by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
and approved by the Board of Directors.

                                                 Very truly yours,
                                                 /s/ KPMG LLP
                                                 ..................
                                                     KPMG LLP