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 11, 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)


          Oklahoma                        0-25848               73-1412000
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of         (Commission          (IRS Employer
         Incorporation)                 File Number)       Identification No.)



        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 11, 2003, the Company filed a Notice of Filing of Monthly
Operating Report covering the period from January 27, 2003 through March 2,
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 January 27, 2003 through March 2, 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 15, 2003




                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         Number            Description

         99.1              Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for
                           period from January 27, 2003 through March 2,
                           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 11, 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 11, 2003, the Company filed a Notice of Filing of Monthly
Operating Report covering the period from January 27, 2003 through March 2,
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 January 27, 2003 through March 2, 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 15, 2003

                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         Number            Description

         99.1              Notice of Filing of Monthly Operating Report for
                           period from January 27, 2003 through March 2,
                           2003 (including Exhibits).