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


                                April 3, 2003
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              Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)


                                  SLI, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


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              Oklahoma                                 0-25848                          73-1412000
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction of                    (Commission                      (IRS Employer
           Incorporation)                            File Number)                  Identification No.)
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           500 Chapman Street, Canton Massachusetts                     02021
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           (Address of principal executive offices)                  (zip code)


                                   (781) 828-2948
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

          As previously reported, on September 9, 2002, SLI, Inc. (the
"Company"), and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for
reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the "Code"). The
filings were made in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Court"), in Wilmington, Delaware.

          On April 3, 2003, the Company filed a Notice of Filing of Monthly
Operating Report covering the period from December 30, 2002 through January
26, 2003 (the "Monthly Operating Report"), with the Court as required by the
Code. A copy of the Monthly Operating Report is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Exhibits:

         Number            Description
         ------            -----------

         99.1              Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for
                           period from December 30, 2002 through January 26,
                           2003 (including Exhibits).


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                                  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.



                                                SLI, Inc.


                                                By:/s/ Robert J. Mancini
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                Name:  Robert J. Mancini
                                                Title: Chief Financial Officer





Date: April 14, 2003

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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


         Number            Description
         ------            -----------

         99.1              Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for
                           period from December 30, 2002 through January 26,
                           2003 (including Exhibits).
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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

                                April 3, 2003
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

                                  SLI, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Oklahoma                                 0-25848                          73-1412000
-------------------------------------        -----------------------------     -----------------------------
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of                    (Commission                      (IRS Employer
           Incorporation)                            File Number)                  Identification No.)
500 Chapman Street, Canton Massachusetts                     02021
---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
           (Address of principal executive offices)                  (zip code)

                                   (781) 828-2948
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                Not Applicable
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5.  Other Events.

          As previously reported, on September 9, 2002, SLI, Inc. (the
"Company"), and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for
reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the "Code"). The
filings were made in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Court"), in Wilmington, Delaware.

          On April 3, 2003, the Company filed a Notice of Filing of Monthly
Operating Report covering the period from December 30, 2002 through January
26, 2003 (the "Monthly Operating Report"), with the Court as required by the
Code. A copy of the Monthly Operating Report is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Exhibits:

         Number            Description
         ------            -----------

         99.1              Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for
                           period from December 30, 2002 through January 26,
                           2003 (including 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.

                                                SLI, Inc.

                                                By:/s/ Robert J. Mancini
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                Name:  Robert J. Mancini
                                                Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 14, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         Number            Description
         ------            -----------

         99.1              Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for
                           period from December 30, 2002 through January 26,
                           2003 (including Exhibits).