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 4, 1996
                                     
                                     
                   EVEREST & JENNINGS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
          (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
                                     
                                     
                      Commission File Number: 0-3585
                                     
                                     
             Delaware                           95-2536185
   (State or other jurisdiction     (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)


          4203 Earth City Expressway, Earth City, Missouri  63045
                 (Address of principal executive offices)

                              (314) 512-7000
           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                     
                                     
                      Exhibit Index located on Page 3

Item 5. Other Events.

     On  June  4, 1996 the Company announced results of a shareholder  vote
approving  a one-for-ten reverse stock split affecting all of the Company's
common  and  preferred shares.  The reverse stock split will  be  effective
June  5,  1996  and  the Company's new shares of common  stock  will  begin
trading  on the American Stock Exchange June 6, 1996.  Reference is made to 
the Company's press release, filed herewith as Exhibit 20.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (c) Exhibits.

           Exhibit No.                      Description
           -----------                      -----------

                20               Press release dated June 4, 1996.



                                 SIGNATURE

     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.

                                   EVEREST & JENNINGS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
                                            (Registrant)

Date:  June 5, 1996                By: Timothy W. Evans
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer

                               EXHIBIT INDEX
                                     
                        Form 8-K dated June 4, 1996

  Exhibit                                               Sequential Page
   Number                     Description               Number/Reference
   ------                     -----------               ----------------

     20            Press release dated June 4, 1996.           4