8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2002


                        COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-27548


                          LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               DELAWARE                                          86-0708398
    (State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


            3819 OSUNA, NE                                         87109
        ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO                                  (ZIP CODE)
(Address of principal executive offices)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (505) 342-1100

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                          LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                    FORM 8-K

ITEM 7. EXHIBITS.

     Exhibit        Description
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       99.1         Press release dated July 17, 2002, announcing the conference
                    call on August 1, 2002.

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The  information in this report is being  furnished  pursuant to Regulation
     FD. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
     in this report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  nor shall it be deemed
     incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities Act of 1934,
     as amended.  The furnishing of the  information set forth in this report is
     not intended to, and does not,  constitute a determination  or admission as
     to the materiality or completeness of such information.

     On July 17, 2002, LightPath Technologies,  Inc. a Delaware corporation (the
     "Company"),  issued a press release announcing, that the Company intends to
     release fourth quarter and fiscal year 2002 financial results,  and to hold
     a publicly  accessible  conference  call,  on August 1, 2002. A copy of the
     Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
     herein by reference.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  in its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Donna Bogue        July 17, 2002
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                                            DONNA BOGUE
                                            CFO AND TREASURER

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                                 PRESS RELEASE OF REGISTRANT DATED JULY 17, 2002
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                          LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                      SCHEDULES FISCAL 2002 CONFERENCE CALL

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                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(July 17, 2002) - ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - LightPath Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq
LPTH) today  reported it will  formally  announce its fiscal and fourth  quarter
2002 financial results before the market opens on August 1, 2002,  followed by a
conference  call and  simultaneous  audio  webcast at 8:30 a.m.  MDT (10:30 a.m.
EDT). The webcast may be accessed through LightPath.com, investor relations.

LightPath  manufactures  proprietary  collimator  assemblies,  GRADIUM(R)  glass
products and other optical  telecommunications  products at its  headquarters in
Albuquerque.  The Company's subsidiaries manufacture isolator products utilizing
proprietary  automation technology in Walnut,  California,  and precision molded
aspheric  optics  used in the  active  telecom  components  market  in  Orlando,
Florida. LightPath has 49 U.S. patents, plus 5 more pending, associated with its
optical technologies. In addition, various foreign countries have issued a total
of 29 patents  with 15 patents  pending.  LightPath  common  stock trades on the
Nasdaq National Market under the stock symbol LPTH.

Contacts:      Donna Bogue, CFO of LightPath
               LightPath Technologies, Inc. (505) 342-1100
               Internet: www.lightpath.com

THIS  NEWS  RELEASE  INCLUDES  STATEMENTS  THAT MAY  CONSTITUTE  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES
LITIGATION   REFORM  ACT  OF  1995.  THIS  INFORMATION  MAY  INVOLVE  RISKS  AND
UNCERTAINTIES  THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL  RESULTS TO DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS.  FACTORS  THAT COULD  CAUSE OR  CONTRIBUTE  TO SUCH
DIFFERENCES  INCLUDE,  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED  TO,  FACTORS  DETAILED BY  LIGHTPATH
TECHNOLOGIES,  INC.  IN ITS PUBLIC  FILINGS  WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.