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 July 2, 2002 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) Tech Laboratories, Inc. ------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey 000-27592 22-1436279 - ------------------------------- ----------- ---------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employee incorporation or organization) File No.) I.D. Number) 955 Belmont Avenue North Haledon, New Jersey 07508 - --------------------------------------------------- ---------------- (Address of principal executive offices (Zip Code) (973) 427-5333 ---------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. Tech Laboratories, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release on July 2, 2002, announcing that it had entered into an agreement pursuant to which the holders of its 6.5% convertible promissory notes agreed to waive any defaults until July 15, 2002, that may otherwise have occurred under the Amendment to Redemption and Conversion Agreement dated April 19, 2002, in order to allow the parties time to negotiate revised terms of their agreement. The Company also announced it had been awarded a United States Patent, No. 6,414,953 for its Multi-Protocol Cross Connect Switch, which covers aspects of the Company's Dynatrax(TM) Network Management System. In addition, the Company announced that, through its subsidiary, Tech Logistics, Inc., it had received and delivered its Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to BAE Systems, a defense contractor, and Dominion (TM), a nuclear and fossil power plant operator. (c) EXHIBITS. 10.1 Agreement by and between the Company and holders of the Company's 6.5% convertible promissory notes issued in October 2000. 99.1 Press Release dated July 2, 2002. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. Tech Laboratories, Inc. Date: July 9, 2002 By: /s/ Bernard M. Ciongoli -------------------------------- Bernard M. Ciongoli, President