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EXCHANGE COMMISSION<Br>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 <br><br>____________</font></h1>



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<H1 Align=CENTER><Font Face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" Size=2>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT
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     <TD WIDTH="350" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B> <!-- ADDRESS -->500 Chapman Street, Canton, Massachusetts </B></FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
June 20, 2003, SLI, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that on June 19, 2003, the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed the Second Amended Joint
Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the &#147;Plan&#148;) that was filed by the Company
and its U.S. subsidiaries. Confirmation of the Plan should permit the Company to meet its
goal of emerging from Chapter 11 on or about June 30, 2003. Emergence from Chapter 11 is
subject to the order of the Bankruptcy Court becoming a final order, consummation of the
purchase of equity in the reorganized Company by the secured lenders and funding of a
term loan by the secured lenders.  </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and
incorporated by reference herein.  </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="42"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Name:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date:&nbsp;June 23, 2003 </FONT></P>


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<TD ALIGN=Left WIDTH=20%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=Left WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Press Release, dated as of June 20, 2003, of SLI, Inc.</FONT>
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>500 Chapman Street<BR>
Canton, MA&nbsp;02021<BR>Tel.&nbsp;781-828-2948<BR>Fax&nbsp;781-828-2012</FONT></TD>
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      <H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SLI&#146;s
        Plan of Reorganization Confirmed by Court; <br>
        Company
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Canton,
MA &#150; June 20 &#150; SLI, Inc. (&#147;SLI&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) announced
that on June 19, 2003, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed
the amended Plan of Reorganization that was filed by the Company and its U.S.
subsidiaries. Confirmation of the amended Plan should permit the Company to meet its goal
of emerging from Chapter 11 on or about June 30, 2003. The Plan garnered overwhelming
support from its unsecured creditors and the secured lenders. Emergence from Chapter 11 is
subject to the order becoming a final order, consummation of the purchase of equity in the
reorganized Company by the secured lenders and funding of a term loan by the secured
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;We
are pleased that our Plan has been confirmed by the Court and was supported by an
overwhelming majority of our creditors,&#148; said a spokesperson from the Company.
&#147;This is wonderful news for our employees, customers and suppliers, and we want to
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As
previously announced and in accordance with the Plan, holders of prepetition secured
claims will receive 100% of the equity in reorganized SLI. Holders of general unsecured
claims will receive a pro rata distribution of an agreed upon cash payment and a funded
interest in certain preference and other claims. There will be no recovery for SLI&#146;s
prepetition stockholders and their stock will be cancelled. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SLI
and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on September
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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). &nbsp;The Company also
offers a comprehensive range of fixtures. &nbsp;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. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>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&#146;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&#146;s future results are the ability of
the Company to successfully: consummate the proposed 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&#146;s
financial condition; sell all or parts of the Company; reduce costs and improve cash flow;
limit the Company&#146;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&#146;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
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8K Form
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 19, 2003
SLI, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma
0-25848
73-1412000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
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
June 20, 2003, SLI, Inc. (the "Company") announced that on June 19, 2003, the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed the Second Amended Joint
Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") that was filed by the Company
and its U.S. subsidiaries. Confirmation of the Plan should permit the Company to meet its
goal of emerging from Chapter 11 on or about June 30, 2003. Emergence from Chapter 11 is
subject to the order of the Bankruptcy Court becoming a final order, consummation of the
purchase of equity in the reorganized Company by the secured lenders and funding of a
term loan by the secured lenders.
A
copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and
incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM
7(c).  Exhibits
.
See
Exhibit Index.
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/
Raymond E. Dombrowski
Name:
Raymond E. Dombrowski
Title:
Chief Restructuring Officer
Date: June 23, 2003
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Number
Description
99
Press Release, dated as of June 20, 2003, of SLI, Inc.
Exhibit
99
[LETTERHEAD
OF SLI, INC.]
Corporate
Headquarters
500 Chapman Street
Canton, MA 02021
Tel. 781-828-2948
Fax 781-828-2012
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SLI's
        Plan of Reorganization Confirmed by Court;
Company
Will Soon Emerge from Chapter 11
Canton,
MA – June 20 – SLI, Inc. ("SLI" or the "Company") announced
that on June 19, 2003, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed
the amended Plan of Reorganization that was filed by the Company and its U.S.
subsidiaries. Confirmation of the amended Plan should permit the Company to meet its goal
of emerging from Chapter 11 on or about June 30, 2003. The Plan garnered overwhelming
support from its unsecured creditors and the secured lenders. Emergence from Chapter 11 is
subject to the order becoming a final order, consummation of the purchase of equity in the
reorganized Company by the secured lenders and funding of a term loan by the secured
lenders.
"We
are pleased that our Plan has been confirmed by the Court and was supported by an
overwhelming majority of our creditors," said a spokesperson from the Company.
"This is wonderful news for our employees, customers and suppliers, and we want to
thank all of them for their support. "
As
previously announced and in accordance with the Plan, holders of prepetition secured
claims will receive 100% of the equity in reorganized SLI. Holders of general unsecured
claims will receive a pro rata distribution of an agreed upon cash payment and a funded
interest in certain preference and other claims. There will be no recovery for SLI's
prepetition stockholders and their stock will be cancelled.
SLI
and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on September
9, 2002.
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: consummate the proposed 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
June 30, 2002.