INTELLI CHECK INC
10QSB, 2000-11-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-QSB

[X]   QUARTERLY  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934

      For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                       OR

[ ]   TRANSITION  REPORT  UNDER  SECTION  13 OR 15(D) OF THE  SECURITIES  AND
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the transition period from _____________ to __________________

                          Commission File No. 001-15465

                               Intelli-Check, Inc.
           (Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                                11-3234779
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

246 Crossways Park West, Woodbury, New York 11797
(address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Issuer's Telephone number, including area code:               (631) 421-2011

Check whether Issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter  period
that the Issuer was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                    Yes   _X_                   No ___

Number of shares outstanding of the issuer's Common Stock:

           Class                               Outstanding at September 30, 2000
           -----                               ---------------------------------
Common Stock,  $.001 par value                           6,680,152

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                               Intelli-Check, Inc.

                                      Index


Part I                     Financial Information                            Page
                                                                            ----

   Item 1.  Financial Statements

               Balance Sheets - September 30, 2000 (Unaudited)
               and December 31, 1999                                           1

               Statements  of  Operations  for the  three  and
               nine  month periods ended September 30, 2000
               (Unaudited) and September 30, 1999 (Unaudited)                  2

               Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
               September 30, 2000 (Unaudited) and September 30,
               1999 (Unaudited)                                                3

               Notes to Financial Statements                                   4

   Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations                            5-8


Part II                    Other Information

   Item 6.
             Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                  8

             Signatures                                                        8


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                               Intelli-Check, Inc.

                                 Balance Sheets

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     ASSETS
                                                               September 30,    December 31,
                                                                   2000            1999
                                                               -------------    ------------
                                                                (Unaudited)
<S>                                                            <C>             <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                   $  3,159,867    $  6,380,548
   Accounts receivable                                               67,589          14,320
   Inventory                                                      1,898,885         186,609
   Deposit                                                          647,500         245,800
   Other current assets                                             112,394          54,313
                                                               ------------    ------------
                  Total current assets                            5,886,235       6,881,590

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net                                         262,409         244,289

PATENT COSTS                                                         68,979          73,636

OTHER ASSETS                                                             --           8,766
                                                               ------------    ------------
                  Total assets                                 $  6,217,623    $  7,208,281
                                                               ============    ============


                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
   Accounts payable                                            $    193,671    $    430,982
   Accrued expenses                                               1,232,511         376,979
   Current portion of capital lease obligations                      33,348          35,430
                                                               ------------    ------------
                   Total current liabilities                      1,459,530         843,391
                                                               ------------    ------------

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS                                            14,338          39,843
                                                               ------------    ------------

DEFERRED REVENUE                                                     18,121              --
                                                               ------------    ------------


STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
   Common stock-$.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares
     authorized; 6,680,152 shares issued and outstanding              6,680           6,515
   Additional paid-in capital                                    10,610,981      10,121,771
   Accumulated deficit                                           (5,892,027)     (3,803,239)
                                                               ------------    ------------
                  Total stockholders' equity                      4,725,634       6,325,047
                                                               ------------    ------------
                  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $  6,217,623    $  7,208,281
                                                               ============    ============
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                               Intelli-Check, Inc.

                            Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                               September 30,                  September 30,
                                             2000          1999            2000          1999
                                         -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
<S>                                      <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
SALES                                    $   109,676    $       106    $   156,996    $       327
COST OF GOODS SOLD                            63,452             --         86,967             55
                                         -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
             Gross profit                     46,224            106         70,029            272
                                         -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
OPERATING EXPENSES
    Selling                                  158,176         73,611        379,941        171,908
    General and administrative               403,231        268,310      1,222,414        814,239
    Research and development                 253,923        127,378        762,037        227,999
                                         -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
             Total operating expenses        815,330        469,299      2,364,392      1,214,146
                                         -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------

             Loss from operations           (769,106)      (469,193)    (2,294,363)    (1,213,874)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
    Interest income                           55,645             --        216,653             --
    Interest expense                          (2,683)        (4,660)       (11,078)       (35,584)
                                         -----------    -----------    -----------    -----------
             Net loss                    $  (716,144)   $  (473,853)   $(2,088,788)   $(1,249,458)
                                         ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
PER SHARE INFORMATION:
    Net loss per common share-
       Basic and diluted                 $     (0.11)   $     (0.09)   $     (0.32)   $     (0.26)
                                         ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
Common shares used
   in computing per share amounts-
     Basic and diluted                     6,635,560      5,233,109      6,563,172      4,841,483
                                         ===========    ===========    ===========    ===========
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                               Intelli-Check, Inc.

                            Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Nine months ended         Nine months ended
                                                                     September 30, 2000        September 30, 1999
                                                                     ------------------        ------------------
<S>                                                                    <C>                        <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net loss                                                           $(2,088,788)               $(1,249,458)
    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
      cash used in operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                                      62,693                     74,752
         Changes in assets and liabilities-
         (Increase) in accounts receivable                                 (53,269)                        --
         (Increase) Decrease in inventory                               (1,712,276)                        99
         (Increase) in deposits                                           (401,700)                  (423,905)
         (Increase) in other current assets                                (58,081)                   (10,326)
         Decrease (Increase) in other assets                                 8,766                   (148,320)
         Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses                 618,221                    503,370
         Increase in deferred revenue                                       18,121                         --
                                                                       -----------                -----------
                           Net cash used in operating activities        (3,606,313)                (1,253,088)
                                                                       -----------                -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchases of property and equipment                                    (76,156)                   (85,409)
                                                                       -----------                -----------
                           Net cash used in investing activities           (76,156)                   (85,409)
                                                                       -----------                -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                                 489,375                    749,200
Repayment of capital lease obligation                                      (27,587)                    (8,064)
Proceeds from promissory notes                                                  --                  1,200,000
                                                                       -----------                -----------
                           Net cash provided by financing activities       461,788                  1,941,136
                                                                       -----------                -----------

                           Net (decrease) increase in cash              (3,220,681)                   602,639

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period                           6,380,548                    159,600
                                                                       -----------                -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period                               $ 3,159,867                $   762,639
                                                                       ===========                ===========
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
      Cash paid during the period for interest                         $    11,087                $     1,660
                                                                       ===========                ===========
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                               Intelli-Check, Inc.

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The  financial  information  provided  herein  was  prepared  from the books and
records of the Company  without audit.  The information  furnished  reflects all
normal  recurring  adjustments,  which,  in  the  opinion  of the  Company,  are
necessary for a fair statement of the balance sheets,  statements of operations,
and statements of cash flows, as of the dates and for the periods presented. The
Notes to Financial  Statements  included in the Company's  1999 Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

Note 2. Net Loss Per Common Share

Basic and diluted  net loss per common  share was  computed by dividing  the net
loss by the weighted  average  number of shares of Common  Stock.  In accordance
with the requirements of Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  {"SFAS"}
No. 128, "Earnings Per Share",  common stock equivalents have been excluded from
the calculation as their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Note 3. Revenue Recognition

Revenue on sales of the  Company's  product is  recognized  upon shipment to the
customer.  Revenue  on sales of  hardware  and  software  warranty  programs  is
recognized  ratably over the period the warranty program covers. As of September
30,  2000,  deferred  revenue  represents  sales of software  warranty  programs
covering a 3 year period beginning in 2001.

Note 4. Purchase Commitment

During 1999,  the Company  placed orders for a total of 2000  ID-Check  units of
which they had  received  500 units as of December  31,  1999.  These units were
returned to the  manufacturer  to exchange the original  scanner for a high-tech
scanner,  which allowed the software to read the encoding on 51 jurisdictions as
opposed to 32  jurisdictions  that could be read on the  original  scanner.  The
Company  received all of its product on these  orders.  During  March 2000,  the
company placed an additional order to purchase 5000 units and has recently begun
receiving product on this order.

Note 5. Lease Commitment

During July 2000, the Company entered into a 10-year lease agreement for its new
office.  The lease  provides for monthly  rental  payments of $17,458  beginning
December 15,  2000.  Additionally,  the lease  provides  for  immaterial  annual
increases.  In connection with this lease,  the company  provided an irrevocable
unconditional letter of credit in the amount of $250,000 as security, which will
be reduced after 45 months to $34,916 for the balance of the lease.  The Company
has invested $250,000 in a restricted certificate of deposit collateralizing the
letter of credit.

Note 6.  Stockholders' Equity

In May 2000,  the  Company  extended  the  expiration  date of its common  stock
purchase warrants, which were due to expire on June 30, 2000, until December 31,
2000. All other terms and conditions of the warrants remained unchanged.


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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations

      (a) Overview

      Our company was formed in 1994 to address a growing  need for reliable age
and document verification systems to detect fraudulent driver licenses and other
widely accepted forms of government-issued  identification  documents. Our sales
to date have been minimal since through 1998 we had  previously  produced only a
limited pre-production run of our product for testing and market acceptance and,
in late 1999, we received a limited number of ID-Check terminals which were then
available  for  sale.  These  terminals  were   subsequently   returned  to  the
manufacturer to be upgraded to contain an advanced barcode imager/scanner, which
allows our  software to read the encoding on 51  jurisdictions  as opposed to 32
jurisdictions  on the  original  scanner.  Since  inception,  we  have  incurred
significant losses and negative cash flow from operating  activities,  and as of
September 30, 2000 we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $5,900,000. We
will continue to fund operating and capital  expenditures from proceeds that the
company  received  from  its  initial  public  offering  ("IPO")  as well as the
exercising of warrants and stock options. In view of the rapidly evolving nature
of  our  business   and  our  limited   operating   history,   we  believe  that
period-to-period   comparisons  of  revenues  and  operating   results  are  not
necessarily  meaningful  and should not be relied upon as  indications of future
performance.

      The company's  initial  marketing focus was targeted towards  retailers of
age-restricted  products  such as alcohol and tobacco.  Because of the company's
enhanced  ability to verify the validity of military ID's,  driver  licenses and
State  issued ID cards,  containing  either  magnetic  stripes or bar codes that
conform to  AAMVA/ANSI/ISO  standards,  the Company has expanded  its  marketing
efforts to address the larger market being affected by the well  publicized cost
to industry  of  "Identity  Theft".  Additionally,  it has entered  into a joint
marketing  agreement  with  Sensormatic  Electronics  Corporation,  the  world's
leading supplier of electronic  security  systems.  As a result of the Company's
ID-Check  product  having  the  ability  to verify  the  encoded  formats of the
documents  described above, it has already sold to and received orders from some
of the largest companies in the gaming industry.

      The foregoing contains certain forward-looking statements. Due to the fact
that the company could face intense  competition in a business  characterized by
rapidly changing  technology and high capital  requirements,  actual results and
outcomes may differ materially from any such forward looking  statements and, in
general are difficult to forecast.

      (b) Results of Operations

Comparison of the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 to the nine months ended
September 30, 1999.

      Sales  increased from $327 for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 to
$156,996  recorded for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000.  Sales for the
period ended September 30, 1999 consisted of sales of only terminal  accessories
as we did not have any product  available for sale since we had prior  withdrawn
from the  marketplace  so that we could  devote  our  resources  to  expand  the
capability of our product by converting our software to operate on  programmable
terminals.  Sales for the period ended September 30, 2000 included initial sales
of a  limited  number of  ID-Check  terminals  prior to the early  return of our
inventory of these terminals to the manufacturer for upgrading, as well as sales
from the initial  release of our enhanced  product  during the later part of the
third quarter of 2000.


                                                                               5

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      Operating expenses,  which consist of selling,  general and administrative
and research and  development  expenses,  increased 95% from  $1,214,146 for the
nine months  ended  September  30,1999 to  $2,364,392  for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000.  Selling  expenses,  which consist primarily of salaries and
related costs for marketing,  increased substantially from $171,908 for the nine
months ended  September 30, 1999 to $379,941 for the nine months ended September
30, 2000  primarily due to the hiring of both a vice president and a director of
national  sales  and their  related  travel  expenses  as well as  increases  in
advertising  and marketing  expenses  resulting from the initial role out of our
advertising  campaign.   General  and  administrative  expenses,  which  consist
primarily  of  salaries  and  related  costs for  general  corporate  functions,
including executive, accounting,  facilities and fees for legal and professional
services,  increased 50% from  $814,239 for the nine months ended  September 30,
1999 to $1,222,414 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000,  primarily as a
result of an increase in salaries  and related  benefits  because of  additional
hiring of executive and administrative  personnel and increased professional and
legal  fees,  resulting  from the defense of our patent law suit.  Research  and
development expenses,  which consist primarily of salaries and related costs for
the development of our products,  increased  substantially from $227,999 for the
nine months  ended  September  30, 1999 to  $762,037  for the nine months  ended
September  30, 2000.  This  increase is primarily  attributable  to increases in
salaries  and  related  expenses  from  hiring  additional  programmers  and the
increase  in fees  paid  to  software  consultants  as we  accelerated  software
development.  We believe that we will require additional significant investments
in development and operating infrastructure,  including the hiring of additional
programmers  and systems  personnel.  Therefore,  we expect that  expenses  will
continue to increase for the foreseeable future as we increase  expenditures for
advertising,  brand promotion, and other marketing activities. We expect that we
will incur additional general and administrative expenses as we continue to hire
personnel  and incur  incremental  costs  related to the growth of the business.
Research  and  development  expenses  will  also  increase  as we  complete  and
introduce additional products based upon our patented ID-Check technology.

      Interest  expense  decreased  from  $35,584  for  the  nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999 to $11,078 for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 as a
result of lower interest  expense from the  settlement of deferred  compensation
liability in 1999.

      Interest  income  amounted to $216,653 for the nine months ended September
30, 2000 resulting  from  investing the proceeds  received from our IPO in short
term investments.

      We have incurred net losses to date, therefore we have paid nominal income
taxes.

      As a result  of the  factors  noted  above,  our net loss  increased  from
$1,249,458  for the nine months ended  September 30, 1999 to $2,088,788  for the
nine months ended September 30, 2000.

Comparison  of the three  months  ended  September  30, 2000 to the three months
ended September 30, 1999.

      Sales increased from $106 for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to
$109,676  recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2000.  Sales for the
period ended September 30, 1999 consisted of sales of only terminal  accessories
as we did not have any product available for sale since we had earlier withdrawn
from the  marketplace  so that we could  devote  our  resources  to  expand  the
capability of our product by converting our software to operate on  programmable
terminals. Sales for the period ended September 30, 2000 included sales from the
initial release of our enhanced product during the later part of this period.

      Operating expenses,  which consist of selling,  general and administrative
and research and development expenses, increased 74% from $469,299 for the three
months ended September  30,1999 to $815,330 for the three months ended September
30, 2000.  Selling  expenses,  which  consist  primarily of salaries and related
costs for  marketing,  increased  115% from  $73,611 for the three  months ended
September  30, 1999 to $158,176 for the three months  ended  September  30, 2000
primarily  due to the hiring of a vice  president  of sales and the initial role
out of our advertising  campaign.  General and  administrative  expenses,  which
consist primarily of salaries and related costs for general corporate functions,
including executive, accounting,  facilities and fees for legal and professional
services,  increased 50% from $268,310 for the three months ended  September 30,
1999 to $403,231 for the three


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months ended September 30, 2000,  primarily as a result of additional  hiring of
executive and  administrative  personnel and  increased  professional  and legal
fees,  resulting  from  the  defense  of  our  patent  law  suit.  Research  and
development expenses,  which consist primarily of salaries and related costs for
the  development  of our  products,  increased  99% from  $127,378 for the three
months ended September 30, 1999 to $253,923 for the three months ended September
30, 2000.  This increase is primarily  attributable to increases in salaries and
related  expenses from hiring  additional  programmers  and the increase in fees
paid to software consultants.

      Interest  expense  decreased  from  $4,660  for  the  three  months  ended
September 30, 1999 to $2,683 for the three months ended  September 30, 2000 as a
result of lower interest  expense from the  settlement of deferred  compensation
liability in 1999.

      Interest  income  amounted to $55,645 for the three months ended September
30, 2000 resulting  from  investing the proceeds  received from our IPO in short
term investments.

      We have incurred net losses to date, therefore we have paid nominal income
taxes.

      As a result  of the  factors  noted  above,  our net loss  increased  from
$473,853 for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $716,144 for the three
months ended September 30, 2000.

      (c) Liquidity and Capital Resources

      Prior to our IPO, which became effective on November 18, 1999, we financed
our operations  primarily  through several private  placements of stock and debt
financings. We used the net proceeds of these financings for the primary purpose
of funding working capital and general  corporate  purposes and for the purchase
of hardware terminals.  As a result of our IPO and the underwriters  exercise of
their  over  allotment  option,  we  received  approximately  $6,907,000  in net
proceeds after deducting underwriters commissions and offering expenses. We will
continue to use these proceeds to purchase hardware terminals for resale and for
working capital.

      Cash used in operating  activities for the nine months ended September 30,
2000 of $3,606,313 was primarily attributable to the net loss of $2,088,788,  an
increase  in  inventory  of  $1,712,276,  an  increase  in  deposits on hardware
purchases  of  $401,700  which was  partially  offset by an increase in accounts
payable and accrued expenses of $618,221.  This increase in accounts payable and
accrued  expenses  resulted  primarily from our increased  inventory,  which was
received at the end of the quarter.  Cash used in operating  activities  for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 of $1,253,088  resulted  primarily from the
net loss of $1,249,458 and deposits on hardware  purchases of $423,905 which was
partially  offset by an  increase in  accounts  payable and accrued  expenses of
$503,370.   This  increase  in  accounts   payable  and  accrued   expenses  was
attributable  to  our  diminished  working  capital.   Cash  used  in  investing
activities was $76,156 for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and $85,409
for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1999.  Net cash  used in  investing
activities  for both periods  consisted  primarily of capital  expenditures  for
computer  equipment  and  furniture  and  fixtures.  Cash  provided by financing
activities  was $461,788 for the nine months  ended  September  30, 2000 and was
primarily  related to the exercise of  outstanding  warrants and stock  options.
Cash provided by financing  activities  was $1,941,136 for the nine months ended
September  30, 1999 and was  primarily  related to the  private  sales of common
stock and the issuance of promissory notes.

      Because of our limited cash resources  before our IPO, our senior officers
deferred the receipt of their  compensation,  in whole or in part, prior to June
1, 1999. This obligation was eliminated through the issuance of stock,  warrants
and  stock  options  in  the  second  quarter  of  1999.  There  is no  deferred
compensation currently


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outstanding.  As of  September  30, 2000,  there were  warrants  outstanding  to
purchase  1,588,600  shares of our common  stock at an exercise  price of $3.00,
except for 100,000 of  underwriters'  warrants  that carry an exercise  price of
$8.40. If certain  conditions occur, we have the right to redeem the outstanding
warrants on not less than 20 days written notice for $0.01 per warrant.  132,500
of these warrants were exercised during October 2000.  859,000 of these warrants
originally  were due to  expire  at June 30,  2000 but the  expiration  date was
extended by the Company to December 31, 2000. The balance of the warrants expire
on various dates up to November  2004.  As of November 13, 2000,  except for the
Underwriters'  warrants, the conditions for redeeming the warrants have been met
and we may elect to redeem the warrants before their expiration.  However, there
is no guarantee  that the  conditions  for  redemption  will be satisfied in the
future.

      We currently anticipate that our available cash resources from the IPO and
expected  revenues from the sale of the units in inventory  combined with either
the exercise of the expiring  warrants by our warrant holders before  expiration
or the exercise of the warrants by our warrant holders should we elect to redeem
them,  will be sufficient to meet our  anticipated  working  capital and capital
expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. These requirements
are  expected to include the  purchase of the balance of the 7,000  terminals to
run our patented software,  product  development,  sales and marketing,  working
capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.  We may need to raise
additional  funds,  however,  to respond  to  business  contingencies  which may
include  the  need to fund  more  rapid  expansion,  fund  additional  marketing
expenditures,  develop  new  markets for our  ID-Check  technology,  enhance our
operating   infrastructure,   respond  to  competitive  pressures,   or  acquire
complementary businesses or necessary technologies.

      (d) Net Operating Loss Carry forwards

      As of September  30, 2000,  we had a net  operating  loss carry forward of
approximately $5,300,000, which expires beginning in the year 2013. The issuance
of equity securities in the future,  together with our recent financings and our
IPO,  could result in an ownership  change and,  thus could limit our use of our
prior net operating losses. If we achieve profitable operations, any significant
limitation on the utilization of our net operating  losses would have the effect
of  increasing  our tax  liability  and reducing net income and  available  cash
reserves.  We are unable to determine the  availability  of these  net-operating
losses since this availability is dependent upon profitable operations, which we
have not achieved in prior periods.

Part II Other Information

        Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                None

                                   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.

Date - November 13, 2000
                                             Intelli-Check, Inc.
                                             (Registrant)

                                             By: __________________
                                             Frank Mandelbaum
                                             Chairman/CEO

                                             By: __________________
                                             Edwin Winiarz
                                             Senior Executive Vice President/CFO


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