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

                                 August 30, 2000
                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                               CYLINK CORPORATION

California                          0-27742                     95-3891600
(State or other             (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
incorporation)

                                 3131 Jay Street
                          Santa Clara, California 95054
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (408) 855-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


         Item 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

         On July 31, 2000, Cylink Corporation  ("Cylink")  announced that it had
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization,  dated as of July 27, 2000
(the "Reorganization Agreement") with Celotek Corporation ("Celotek"),  pursuant
to which Celotek was to be merged with and into Cylink (the "Merger").

         On August  30,  2000,  the Merger  was  consummated  by the filing of a
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. As a
result of the  Merger,  Celotek  merged  with and into  Cylink.  The  Merger was
intended to be a tax-free  reorganization  under the  Internal  Revenue  Code of
1986,  as  amended,  and  was  intended  to  be  accounted  for  as  a  purchase
transaction.

         Under the terms of the Merger,  an  aggregate  of  1,610,545  shares of
Cylink common stock were exchanged for all outstanding  shares of Celotek stock,
and 300,000  shares of Cylink common stock were set aside for the  conversion of
Celotek options assumed by Cylink in the transaction.

         In  connection  with the  Merger,  241,582 of the  1,610,545  shares of
Cylink's  common stock issuable in exchange for the Celotek stock at the closing
of the Merger were placed in escrow with U.S.  Bank Trust  National  Association
for up to twelve (12)  months from the date of the Merger.






The escrow fund will be available to compensate Cylink for losses resulting from
any inaccuracy in the  representations or warranties of Celotek contained in the
Reorganization Agreement or any failure to comply with any covenant contained in
the Reorganization Agreement.


SIGNATURE

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


                                                CYLINK CORPORATION


                                                ________________________________
                                                Roger A. Barnes
                                                Vice President and Chief
                                                Financial Officer

                                                Date:  August 30, 2000

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                               CYLINK CORPORATION

                           Current Report on Form 8-K

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.                      Description
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2.1                              Press Release dated August 31, 2000.





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