U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QSB/A Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-QSB (Mark One) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to ________ Commission File Number 0-11353 CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC. (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) Arizona 86-0344671 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 2522 West Geneva Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85282 (Address of Principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (602) 438-0888 (Issuer's telephone number, including area code) ________________________________________________________ (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report) Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO ____ As of September 30, 2000, there were outstanding 2,119,522 shares of the issuer's common stock, par value $.10. 1 CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES EXPLANATORY STATEMENT The registrant is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-QSB/A to amend the registrant's Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2000 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000. The registrant has filed the amendment to its Form 8-K on November 21, 2000. Having filed this Amendment No. 1 to its Form 10-QSB on November 21, 2000, the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 2 CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES 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 thereunto duly authorized. Registrant CIRCUIT RESEARCH LABS, INC. DATE: November 21, 2000 BY /s/Charles Jayson Brentlinger Charles Jayson Brentlinger President (Duly Authorized Officer for signature) 3