SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934



DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)     AUGUST 5, 2002

                       AMERICAN LOCKER GROUP INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      DELAWARE                      0-439                      16-0338330
  (State or other                (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of                File Number)              Identification No.)
   incorporation)



              608 ALLEN STREET, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK        14701
          (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code   716-664-9600



         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 5.

          On August 6, 2002,  American  Locker  Group  Incorporated  repurchased
108,000 shares of its common stock for $11.00 per share. The purchase  agreement
was finalized August 5, 2002 and involved two separate transactions with private
parties,  not related to the Company or any of its  officers or  directors.  The
purchase  reduces the  Company's  total  shares of common stock  outstanding  to
1,884,146.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

          99.1Press release dated August 6, 2002




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     Pursuant to the  requirement  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

                                             American Locker Group Incorporated

AUGUST 12, 2002
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    (Date)                                   /S/EDWARD F. RUTTENBERG
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Edward F. Ruttenberg
                                             Chairman  and Chief Executive
                                             Officer




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                                      INDEX

Exhibit

  99.1     Press release dated August 6, 2002




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                                  Exhibit 99.1



                                  PRESS RELEASE



                                           For further information contact:
                                                Edward F. Ruttenberg
                                           Phone: (412) 422-2377
                                           Fax #: (412) 422-2378
                                           Release No.: 02-05



(BW) (NY-AMERICAN-LOCKER-GROUP) AMERICAN LOCKER ANNOUNCES THE REPURCHASE OF THE
COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK

BUSINESS EDITOR:

JAMESTOWN,   N.Y.   (BUSINESS   WIRE)  August  6,  2002  American  Locker  Group
Incorporated  (NASDAQ:ALGI)  announced that the Company has repurchased  108,000
shares of its common  stock for $11.00 per share.  The  purchase  agreement  was
finalized  August 5, 2002 and involved two  separate  transactions  with private
parties,  not related to the Company or any of its  officers or  directors.  The
purchase  reduces the  Company's  total  shares of common stock  outstanding  to
1,884,146.


          Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
                               Reform Act Of 1995

Except for historical  information  contained in this press release, the matters
discussed herein which contain  forward-looking  statements,  including  without
limitation, statements relating to the Company's plans, strategies,  objectives,
expectations,  intentions  and adequacy of  resources,  are made pursuant to the
Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investors are cautioned that such  forward-looking  statements involve risks and
uncertainties  including  without  limitation the  following:  (i) the Company's
plans,  strategies,  objectives,  expectations,  and  intentions  are subject to
change at any time at the  discretion of the Company,  (ii) the Company's  plans
and results of operations  will be affected by the  Company's  ability to manage
its growth and inventory, and (iii) other risks and uncertainties indicated from
time  to  time  in the  Company's  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.

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