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): November 15, 2002 VERTEX INTERACTIVE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey 0-15066 22-2050350 -------------- -------------------- ---------------- (State or (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Other Jurisdiction Identification No.) of Incorporation) 140 Route 17 North - Suite 250 Paramus, New Jersey 07652 - ------------------------------------------ ------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 634-1991 ------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5.	Other Events Vertex Interactive, Inc. has resolved and dismissed claims relating to its merger with Applied Tactical Systems ("ATS") The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a Stipulation and Order of Settlement and Dismissal as to Certain Parties, agreed to by Vertex, other named parties, and three former ATS shareholders in the case styled Russell McCabe, et al. v. Ernst & Young, LLP, et al., Case No. 01-5747 (WHW). Pursuant to the Stipulation and Order, Vertex and the three former ATS shareholders also agreed to dismiss their respective AAA arbitration claims. The settlement was funded by Vertex's insurance carrier, with no additional payments by Vertex or by any settling defendants. The parties dismissed all claims between them and exchanged mutual general releases. The Company has also resolved and dismissed claims relating to the retention of Harris, Hoover and Lewis LLC, a financial advisory firm. The action, styled Harris, Hoover & Lewis Inc., d/b/a Harris Hoover and Lewis LLC, index no. 601722, was dismissed by the New York Supreme Court on November 26, 2002. The parties dismissed all claims between them and exchanged mutual general releases. No payments were made by either party to the other. 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. VERTEX INTERACTIVE, INC /s/ Nicholas R. Toms ----------------------- Name: Nicholas R. Toms Title: Chief Executive Officer DATED: December 5, 2002