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): March 3, 2003


                                    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.

         On March 3, 2003, SLI Inc. (the "Company") and certain of the
Company's subsidiaries, each of which is a debtor and a debtor-in-possession
in the Company's Chapter 11 proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware, announced that the Company signed definitive purchase
agreements to sell its Miniature Lighting and General Lighting divisions and
that the Company appointed two independent board members to oversee management
of foreign operations pending the sales. A copy of the Company's press release
announcing the foregoing is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Exhibits:

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

         99.1     Press Release, dated as of March 3, 2003, of SLI, Inc.


                                  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:  March 3, 2003



                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                               -----------------

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

         99.1     Press Release, dated as of March 3, 2003, of SLI, Inc.



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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
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                           [LETTERHEAD OF SLI, INC.


                                                          Corporate Headquarters
                                                          500 Chapman Street
                                                          Canton, MA 02021
                                                          Tel. 781-828-2948
                                                          Fax  781-828-2012





Company Contact: Robert Mancini or Brian Whittman at (781) 828-2948

        Summary: SLI SIGNS DEFINITIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS TO SELL ITS MINIATURE
                 LIGHTING AND GENERAL LIGHTING DIVISIONS

                 SLI APPOINTS TWO INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO OVERSEE
                 MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CANTON, MA - March 3, 2003 - SLI, Inc. ("SLI" or the "Company") announced
today that it has entered into definitive agreements providing for the sale of
its Miniature Lighting Division to an affiliate of M Capital LLC, a New York
based private equity fund, and the sale of its General Lighting Division to a
company owned by Frank M. Ward, the Company's Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer.

The Company estimates the transaction with M Capital to have an enterprise
value of approximately $100 million and the transaction with Mr. Ward to have
an enterprise value of approximately $123 million.

Completion of both transactions is subject to the receipt of higher or
otherwise better offers, bankruptcy court approval, regulatory approvals and
other conditions. The transaction with M Capital is also subject to M
Capital's receipt of financing and the satisfactory completion of its due
diligence investigation. It is currently anticipated that both transactions
will be completed in the spring of this year.

A Company spokesman stated, "We are very pleased to announce the proposed sale
of both divisions, which constitute substantially all of our operations. As we
have from the outset, we will continue to work throughout our Chapter 11
proceedings to maximize the interests of customers and suppliers, creditors
and other parties in interest without compromising the quality of our
products."

In addition, the Company announced that M. Barrington Hare and John A. Booker,
two independent members of SLI's board of directors who reside in Europe, have
been appointed as interim management to oversee the Company's foreign
operations. Management of the Company's foreign operations will report
directly to Messrs. Hare and Booker who, in turn, will report to the board of
directors of SLI throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings.

A Company spokesman stated, "The appointment of Barry Hare and John Booker to
oversee the Company's foreign operations on an interim basis will further
assist the Company in managing its operations and overseeing the sale process.
Both Barry and John have been directors of the Company for nearly five years
and have extensive knowledge of the Company's business and operations which
continues to be invaluable to the Company."

The Company has been operating under chapter 11 protection since September 9,
2002. While no reorganization plan has been finalized, SLI continues to
believe that it is unlikely that there will be any recovery for the Company's
stockholders.

SLI, Inc., based in Canton, MA, is a vertically integrated designer,
manufacturer and seller of lighting systems, which are comprised of lamps and
fixtures. The Company offers a complete range of lamps (incandescent,
fluorescent, compact fluorescent, high intensity discharge, halogen, miniature
incandescent, neon, LED and special lamps). The Company also offers a
comprehensive range of fixtures. The Company serves a diverse international
customer base and markets, has 35 plants in 11 countries and operates
throughout the world. The Company believes that it is also the #1 global
supplier of miniature lighting products for automotive instrumentation.

Statements in this release may be forward-looking within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements reflect assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that may
affect the Company's business and prospects and cause actual results to differ
materially from these forward-looking statements. Among the factors and risks
that may affect the Company's future results are the ability of the Company to
successfully: complete the proposed sales of its business operations or
otherwise conclude a financial and operational reorganization of the Company
in the Chapter 11 process; continue to operate in the ordinary course and
manage its relationships with its creditors, including its lenders, note
holders, vendors and suppliers, employees and customers given the Company's
financial condition; sell all or parts of the Company; reduce costs and
improve cash flow; limit the Company's vulnerability to general adverse
economic conditions; sell and market its products worldwide; retain sole
source and other limited source supplies; find suitable manufacturers to which
the Company can outsource certain of its products; continue to protect its
intellectual property; and manage other uncertainties and risk factors, such
as those described from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2002.

For more information, visit our website: http://www.sliinc.com.
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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): March 3, 2003

                                    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.

         On March 3, 2003, SLI Inc. (the "Company") and certain of the
Company's subsidiaries, each of which is a debtor and a debtor-in-possession
in the Company's Chapter 11 proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware, announced that the Company signed definitive purchase
agreements to sell its Miniature Lighting and General Lighting divisions and
that the Company appointed two independent board members to oversee management
of foreign operations pending the sales. A copy of the Company's press release
announcing the foregoing is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Exhibits:

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

         99.1     Press Release, dated as of March 3, 2003, of SLI, Inc.

                                  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:  March 3, 2003

                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                               -----------------

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

         99.1     Press Release, dated as of March 3, 2003, of SLI, Inc.
Exhibit 99.1
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                           [LETTERHEAD OF SLI, INC.

                                                          Corporate Headquarters
                                                          500 Chapman Street
                                                          Canton, MA 02021
                                                          Tel. 781-828-2948
                                                          Fax  781-828-2012

Company Contact: Robert Mancini or Brian Whittman at (781) 828-2948

        Summary: SLI SIGNS DEFINITIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS TO SELL ITS MINIATURE
                 LIGHTING AND GENERAL LIGHTING DIVISIONS

                 SLI APPOINTS TWO INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO OVERSEE
                 MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CANTON, MA - March 3, 2003 - SLI, Inc. ("SLI" or the "Company") announced
today that it has entered into definitive agreements providing for the sale of
its Miniature Lighting Division to an affiliate of M Capital LLC, a New York
based private equity fund, and the sale of its General Lighting Division to a
company owned by Frank M. Ward, the Company's Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer.

The Company estimates the transaction with M Capital to have an enterprise
value of approximately $100 million and the transaction with Mr. Ward to have
an enterprise value of approximately $123 million.

Completion of both transactions is subject to the receipt of higher or
otherwise better offers, bankruptcy court approval, regulatory approvals and
other conditions. The transaction with M Capital is also subject to M
Capital's receipt of financing and the satisfactory completion of its due
diligence investigation. It is currently anticipated that both transactions
will be completed in the spring of this year.

A Company spokesman stated, "We are very pleased to announce the proposed sale
of both divisions, which constitute substantially all of our operations. As we
have from the outset, we will continue to work throughout our Chapter 11
proceedings to maximize the interests of customers and suppliers, creditors
and other parties in interest without compromising the quality of our
products."

In addition, the Company announced that M. Barrington Hare and John A. Booker,
two independent members of SLI's board of directors who reside in Europe, have
been appointed as interim management to oversee the Company's foreign
operations. Management of the Company's foreign operations will report
directly to Messrs. Hare and Booker who, in turn, will report to the board of
directors of SLI throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings.

A Company spokesman stated, "The appointment of Barry Hare and John Booker to
oversee the Company's foreign operations on an interim basis will further
assist the Company in managing its operations and overseeing the sale process.
Both Barry and John have been directors of the Company for nearly five years
and have extensive knowledge of the Company's business and operations which
continues to be invaluable to the Company."

The Company has been operating under chapter 11 protection since September 9,
2002. While no reorganization plan has been finalized, SLI continues to
believe that it is unlikely that there will be any recovery for the Company's
stockholders.

SLI, Inc., based in Canton, MA, is a vertically integrated designer,
manufacturer and seller of lighting systems, which are comprised of lamps and
fixtures. The Company offers a complete range of lamps (incandescent,
fluorescent, compact fluorescent, high intensity discharge, halogen, miniature
incandescent, neon, LED and special lamps). The Company also offers a
comprehensive range of fixtures. The Company serves a diverse international
customer base and markets, has 35 plants in 11 countries and operates
throughout the world. The Company believes that it is also the #1 global
supplier of miniature lighting products for automotive instrumentation.

Statements in this release may be forward-looking within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements reflect assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that may
affect the Company's business and prospects and cause actual results to differ
materially from these forward-looking statements. Among the factors and risks
that may affect the Company's future results are the ability of the Company to
successfully: complete the proposed sales of its business operations or
otherwise conclude a financial and operational reorganization of the Company
in the Chapter 11 process; continue to operate in the ordinary course and
manage its relationships with its creditors, including its lenders, note
holders, vendors and suppliers, employees and customers given the Company's
financial condition; sell all or parts of the Company; reduce costs and
improve cash flow; limit the Company's vulnerability to general adverse
economic conditions; sell and market its products worldwide; retain sole
source and other limited source supplies; find suitable manufacturers to which
the Company can outsource certain of its products; continue to protect its
intellectual property; and manage other uncertainties and risk factors, such
as those described from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2001 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 30, 2002.

For more information, visit our website: http://www.sliinc.com.