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 21, 1996




                            SC&T INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                                        
           ARIZONA                                 0-27382                                   86-0737579
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       (State or other                       (Commission File No.)                     (IRS Employer ID No.)
jurisdiction of incorporation)




                 3837 E. LaSalle Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85040
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               (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 470-1334

                            SC&T INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

ITEM 5.           Other Events.

         On June 21, 1996 (the "Closing Date"),  SC&T  International,  Inc. (the
"Company")   completed  a  private   placement  (the  "Private   Placement")  of
$10,510,000 of Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") to a group of
institutional  investors under  Regulation S. The Preferred Stock accretes at an
8% annual  rate and may be  converted  into  common  stock of the  Company  (the
"Common  Stock") at either $7.75 per share or 85% of the average ten-day closing
bid price  prior to the date of  conversion.  The  Preferred  Stock will  become
convertible into the Common Stock in the following manner:  (i) one-third of the
Preferred Stock shall become  convertible  into Common Stock on August 20, 1996;
(ii) one-third of the Preferred Stock shall become convertible into Common Stock
on September 19, 1996; and (iii)  one-third of the Preferred  Stock shall become
convertible into Common Stock on October 19, 1996.

         Prior  to the  conversion  of the  Preferred  Stock,  the  Company  had
approximately  6,539,000  shares of Common Stock  outstanding on a fully diluted
basis.  At June 21, 1996,  full  conversion of the Preferred  Stock at the fixed
conversion price of $7.75 per share would result in the issuance of a maximum of
1,464,619 additional shares of Common Stock.

         One-half of the proceeds from the Private  Placement  shall be reserved
for inventory financing.

ITEM 7.           Exhibits.


Exhibit No.                           Description of Exhibit
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99.1                       Press Release  regarding SC&T  International,  Inc.'s
                           Announcement  of a Sale of $10,510,000 of Convertible
                           Preferred Stock dated June 21, 1996.

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         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.

July 2, 1996                                SC&T INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                                             By: /s/  Timothy J. Stocker
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                                                 Timothy J. Stocker
                                                 Vice President of Finance and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
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