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 9, 2002

                           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 9, 2002, 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, 2002 to stockholders of record of such stock
at the close of business on October 31, 2002.
     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 -------------- Alan Miller Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Dated: October 15, 2002