8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 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)              December 13, 1996



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



    Delaware                         0-3207                          84-0720473

(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission                     (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)     File Number)             Identification No.)



   219 South Street, New Providence, New Jersey                        07974
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:         (908) 665-8200






Item 5.  Other Events.

     On December 13, 1996, Barringer Technologies Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant
to the exercise of the  over-allotment  option  provided in connection  with the
Company's underwritten public offering, sold an additional 187,500 shares of its
common  stock and  187,500  of its  common  stock  purchase  warrants  to Janney
Montgomery Scott Inc. as representative of the several  underwriters.  A copy of
the Company's press release has been filed as an Exhibit to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  (c)  Exhibits.

Exhibit 28.1 Press Release, dated December 16, 1996.






                                   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.

                                             BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC.

                                            By:/s/Richard S. Rosenfeld
                                               _________________________________
                                               Richard S. Rosenfeld,
                                               Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  December 18, 1996





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

28.1              Press Release, dated December 16, 1996.

EX-28

                           BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
                               World Headquarters
                                219 South Street
                      New Providence, New Jersey 07974, USA
                                 (908) 665-8200


For Release:      Immediately

Contact: Stanley Binder, CEO
         Richard S. Rosenfeld, CFO


                         BARRINGER ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SALE
                        OF ADDITIONAL SHARES AND WARRANTS


New Providence,  New Jersey,  December 16, 1996...  Barringer  Technologies Inc.
(NASDAQ: BARR,  BARRW)  announced  today  that  an underwriting syndicate led by
Janney  Montgomery  Scott,  Inc.,  had  exercised  its  option  to  purchase  an
additional  187,500  shares of the Company's  common stock at an initial  public
offering price of $8.563 and an additional 187,500 warrants at an initial public
offering price of $.05 per warrant.  Each warrant is exercisable for one-quarter
of a share of common stock at an exercise  price of $9.847 per share (subject to
adjustment  in  certain  circumstances)  for three  years  (subject  to  earlier
redemption in certain circumstances).  In November, the Company sold through the
underwriting  syndicate  1,250,000 shares of common stock and 1,250,000 warrants
at the initial public offering prices  indicated above. The net proceeds of this
sale  were  approximately  $1,450,000  and  will  be  used  (together  with  the
approximately  $9,200,000  raised in November) to fund product  development,  to
repay certain indebtedness, to expand the Company's manufacturing and assembling
capabilities and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

A copy of the  prospectus  relating to the offering may be obtained  from Janney
Montgomery Scott, Inc. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the common stock
or the warrants in any State in which such offer,  solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.

Headquartered in New Providence,  New Jersey,  Barringer  Technologies Inc. is a
holding company that,  through its subsidiaries,  is principally  engaged in the
development,  manufacture and marketing of specialty analytical  instruments for
drugs and explosives detection applications.

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