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Commission File No. 1-14812
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2002
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GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter and Translation of
Registrant's Name into English)
British Virgin Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
21/F., Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [_]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [_]
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in
paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [_]
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in
paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934:
Yes [_] No [X]
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's press release dated November 13, 2002, announcing the Registrant's
unaudited financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 ended
September 30, 2002.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated by reference herein is the
Registrant's Quarterly Report for the Three and Six Months ended September 30,
2002, including financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 23, 2002
GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC.
By: /s/ Brian Yuen
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Brian Yuen
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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1 Press Release dated November 13, 2002
2 Quarterly Report for the Three and Six Months ended
September 30, 2002
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