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

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 19, 2000

                           FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                       1-8061                     11-1986657
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)               File Number)              Identification No.)



55 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Mitchel Field, NY                    11553
 (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

                                 (516) 794-4500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      NONE

              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

     On October 19, 2000, the board of directors of registrant,  pursuant to its
current policy for payment of cash dividends, declared a cash dividend. The cash
dividend  is in the per  share  amount  of  $0.10  on the  common  stock  of the
registrant,  payable on December 1, 2000 to stockholders of record of such stock
at the close of business on October 31, 2000.

     Registrant's  cash dividend policy calls for the declaration and payment of
such dividends to holders of registrant's common stock:

a.   Subject  to the  discretion  and  satisfaction  of  registrant's  board  of
     directors  with  registrant's  financial  condition,  the  results  of  its
     operations,  and its prospects  for future  investments  in growth,  at the
     times  of  the  declarations  of  such  dividends;  and

b.   Subject to the  discretion  and  satisfaction  of the board as aforesaid in
     declaring  such  dividends,  to be paid on each of June 1 and December 1 to
     the shareholders of record, respectively, at the close of business on April
     30 and October 31.





                                   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.

                                         FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.

                                             By: /s/Alan Miller
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                                                Alan Miller
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                and Controller

Dated: October 31, 2000