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): September 13, 2002


                                   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)

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


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



Item 5.  Other Events.

         On September 13, 2002, SLI Inc.(the "Company") announced that the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the Company's
request for $20 million of interim funding under the $35 million
debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing facility provided by a consortium of
banks, including lead lender and administrative agent, Fleet National Bank. 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 September 13, 2002, 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:  September 16, 2002


                                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         Number                     Description

         99.1     Press Release, dated September 13, 2002, of SLI, Inc.




                                                                 Exhibit 99.1

                           [LETTERHEAD OF SLI, INC.]


Company Contact:   Frank M. Ward
                   Chairman and CEO
                   (781) 828-2948

Summary:           BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVES $20 MILLION INTERIM DIP FINANCING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CANTON, MASS, September 13, 2002 - SLI Inc. (the "Company") announced today
that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy
Court") has approved the Company's request for $20 million of interim funding
under the $35 million debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing facility provided
by a consortium of banks, including lead lender and administrative agent,
Fleet Bank. The facility will be used to fund continuing operations, pay
employees, and purchase goods and services during the restructuring period.
All suppliers will be paid on existing terms for goods furnished and services
provided after the filing date.

As reported on September 9, 2002, the Company announced that in order to
facilitate a financial restructuring, the Company and its United States
subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Chapter 11 filing does not include the
Company's non-United States operations, such as those in Europe, Latin
America, or Asia.

The Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Ward said he was
pleased with the Bankruptcy Court's approval of essentially all of the
"first-day" orders, including the order authorizing the interim DIP financing.

"We anticipate that the combination of DIP financing and cash flow from our
businesses will provide adequate funding for our post-petition suppliers and
employee obligations and business investments", said Mr. Ward.

Under the terms of the DIP, the Company has agreed to pursue a possible sale
of one or more lines of its business.

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). They also offer 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.
SLI, Inc. 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: conclude 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,
noteholders, 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 the Company's ability to 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 20, 2001 and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002.

For more information, visit our website: 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): September 13, 2002

                                   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)

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

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

Item 5.  Other Events.

         On September 13, 2002, SLI Inc.(the "Company") announced that the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the Company's
request for $20 million of interim funding under the $35 million
debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing facility provided by a consortium of
banks, including lead lender and administrative agent, Fleet National Bank. 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 September 13, 2002, 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:  September 16, 2002

                                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS

         Number                     Description

         99.1     Press Release, dated September 13, 2002, of SLI, Inc.

                                                                 Exhibit 99.1

                           [LETTERHEAD OF SLI, INC.]

Company Contact:   Frank M. Ward
                   Chairman and CEO
                   (781) 828-2948

Summary:           BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVES $20 MILLION INTERIM DIP FINANCING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CANTON, MASS, September 13, 2002 - SLI Inc. (the "Company") announced today
that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy
Court") has approved the Company's request for $20 million of interim funding
under the $35 million debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing facility provided
by a consortium of banks, including lead lender and administrative agent,
Fleet Bank. The facility will be used to fund continuing operations, pay
employees, and purchase goods and services during the restructuring period.
All suppliers will be paid on existing terms for goods furnished and services
provided after the filing date.

As reported on September 9, 2002, the Company announced that in order to
facilitate a financial restructuring, the Company and its United States
subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Chapter 11 filing does not include the
Company's non-United States operations, such as those in Europe, Latin
America, or Asia.

The Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Ward said he was
pleased with the Bankruptcy Court's approval of essentially all of the
"first-day" orders, including the order authorizing the interim DIP financing.

"We anticipate that the combination of DIP financing and cash flow from our
businesses will provide adequate funding for our post-petition suppliers and
employee obligations and business investments", said Mr. Ward.

Under the terms of the DIP, the Company has agreed to pursue a possible sale
of one or more lines of its business.

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). They also offer 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.
SLI, Inc. 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: conclude 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,
noteholders, 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 the Company's ability to 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 20, 2001 and Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002.

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