8-K

================================================================================

                       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): August 8, 2003

                           Artesyn Technologies, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Florida                      0-4466                  59-1205269
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)

7900 Glades Rd., Suite 500, Boca Raton, Florida                33434-4105
   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (561) 451-1000

================================================================================



Item 5. Other Events.

      Artesyn Technologies,  Inc. today announced the pricing of its offering of
$75  million  of  convertible  senior  subordinated  notes due  August 2010,  to
qualified  institutional buyers.  Additional  information about the specifics of
the transaction  were also included.  A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits:

      99    Press Release issued by Artesyn  Technologies,  Inc. dated August 8,
            2003.

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company  has  duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

August 8, 2003

                                                ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                                      (Registrant)

                                           /s/ Richard J. Thompson
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Richard J. Thompson
                                           Vice President - Finance and
                                           Chief Financial Officer


                                       2



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                               Description
- -----------                               -----------

    99            Press  Release  issued by  Artesyn  Technologies,  Inc.  dated
                  August 8, 2003


                                       3

EX-99

        Artesyn Prices $75 Million Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes

      BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Artesyn Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSN), a world leader in providing advanced power conversion
equipment and real-time subsystems to the communications industry, announced
today the pricing of its offering of $75 million of convertible senior
subordinated notes ("Notes"), due August 2010, to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The sale of
the Notes is expected to close on August 13, 2003.

      The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.5% per year and will be
payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year.
Holders of the Notes may convert their notes into Artesyn's common stock at any
time prior to maturity, unless previously redeemed or repurchased, at a
conversion price of approximately $8.064 per share, which is equivalent to an
initial conversion rate of approximately 124.0079 shares per $1,000 principal
amount of Notes, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Artesyn has
also granted the initial purchasers of this offering a 30-day option to purchase
up to an additional $15.0 million of the Notes.

      Artesyn will have a call option, pursuant to which it may redeem the
securities, in part or in whole, on or after August 15, 2008, at 100% of the
principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the redemption date.

      The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fully
repay its existing subordinated convertible note due January 2007 in the
principal amount of $50 million and for working capital and general corporate
purposes.

      This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy any of these securities. The securities to be offered have
not been registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and
are only being offered to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the
exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. Unless so registered, the
Notes and any common stock issued upon conversion of the Notes may not be
offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws.

SOURCE  Artesyn Technologies, Inc.
    -0-                             08/08/2003
    /CONTACT:  Richard Gerrity, Treasurer, +1-561-451-1017, or Pamela Rembaum,
Director, Investor Relations, +1-561-451-1028, both of Artesyn Technologies/
    /Web site:  http://www.artesyn.com/
    (ATSN)

CO:  Artesyn Technologies, Inc.
ST:  Florida
IN:  CPR
SU: