SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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                       Date of Report: December 30, 2002


                             CELERITY SYSTEMS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



         DELAWARE                      000-23279                52-2050585
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission             (IRS Employer
          of incorporation)           File Number)          Identification No.)



122 Perimeter Park Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37922
(Address of principal executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (865) 539-5300





ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE.

         Celerity Systems announced that its annual meeting of shareholders held
on December 30, 2002 has been adjourned  until 10:00 a.m.,  January 14, 2003, at
One Riverfront Plaza, 7th Floor,  Newark, New Jersey 07102. All proxies received
up to 10:00 a.m. on January 14, 2003 will be counted at the reconvened  meeting.
All  shareholders  as of the original  record date of December 17, 2002, will be
entitled to vote by proxy or in person at the reconvened meeting.

         A copy of the press release  issued by Celerity  Systems is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.










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                                   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.



                                 CELERITY SYSTEMS, INC.



Date:  December 30, 2002         By:    /s/ Robert Legnosky
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                                     Name:  Robert Legnosky
                                     Its:  President and Chief Executive Officer





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                                  EXHIBIT 99.1
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                             COMPANY PRESS RELEASE


           CELERITY ANNOUNCES MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ADJOURNED UNTIL
                               JANUARY 14, 2003


Celerity  Systems,  Inc.  announced that its annual meeting of shareholders  was
convened today in Miami,  Florida.  Due to a delay in mailing proxy materials by
ADP,  Celerity Systems decided to adjourn the meeting until 10:00 a.m.,  January
14, 2003 at One  Riverfront  Plaza,  7th Floor,  Newark,  New Jersey 07102.  All
proxies  received  up to 10:00 a.m.  on January  14, 2003 will be counted at the
reconvened meeting.  All shareholders as of the original record date of December
17,  2002,  will be  entitled  to vote by proxy or in person  at the  reconvened
meeting.



      Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
      Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained
      in this press release are  forward-looking  statements  that involve
      certain risks and  uncertainties  including but not limited to risks
      associated  with  the  uncertainty  of  future  financial   results,
      additional  financing  requirements,  development  of new  products,
      government approval processes, the impact of competitive products or
      pricing,  technological  changes,  the effect of economic conditions
      and other  uncertainties  detailed in the Company's filings with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission.




Celerity Systems, Inc.
Robert Legnosky
President & CEO
Phone:  865 539 5300
Web: www.celerity.com
Email: rlegnosky@celerity.com


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