6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2008

Commission File Number: 001-14812

GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

12/F., Kin Teck Industrial Building, 26 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  þ             Form 40-F  ¨        

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Yes  ¨            No  þ

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .

On November 18, 2008, Global-Tech Appliances Inc. issued a press release regarding the possibility of its delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

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.

Dated: November 18, 2008

GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC.
By:	/s/ Brian Yuen
	Brian Yuen Assistant Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
1	Press release dated November 18, 2008

EX-1

Exhibit 1

	Release:	IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Contact: Web Page:	Brian Yuen Global-Tech USA, Inc. Tel.: 212-683-3320 investorrelations@global-webpage.com http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/gai.shtml
	GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES ANNOUNCES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF ITS DELISTING FROM NYSE Hong Kong, November 18, 2008—Global-Tech Appliances Inc. (NYSE: GAI) today announced that the staff of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) orally advised the Company on November 14, 2008 that it was in danger of falling below the NYSE’s continued listing standard regarding average global market capitalization over a consecutive 30-day trading period of not less than $25 million. The Company is currently evaluating its eligibility for listing on another national securities exchange. There is no assurance that the Company’s common stock will be approved for listing on another national securities exchange. In the event that trading of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE is suspended before the Company completes its new listing process, details regarding the Company’s common stock will be announced by the OTC Bulletin Board. Global-Tech Appliances Inc. is a holding company, owning subsidiaries that manufacture and market floor care products and small household appliances. These products are marketed by customers under brand names such as DeLonghi®, Dirt Devil®, Domo®, Electrolux®, Eureka®, Hamilton Beach® and Sunbeam®. Its subsidiaries also manufacture, market, sell, and distribute electronic components primarily to companies based in China and other products to the China market, which are marketed by customers under brand names such as BBK®, Konka® and TCL®. Except for historical information, certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should,” “estimates,” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, demand for new and existing products in our core business, the financial condition of the Company’s customers, product demand and market acceptance especially of our new products, the success of new product development especially in the area of cellular phone components and solutions, compact camera modules and other pending projects, reliance on material customers, suppliers and key strategic alliances, the terms and conditions of customer contracts and purchase orders, availability and cost of raw materials, the timely and proper execution of certain business plans, including the plan to diversify and transform a portion of manufacturing capacity to higher-value, technology-oriented products, currency fluctuations, including the revaluation of the Chinese Renminbi, the imposition by China’s trading partners of economic sanctions and/or protective tariffs on Chinese manufactured goods, uncertainties associated with investments, the regulatory environment, fluctuations in operating results, the impact of changing global, political and economic conditions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission including its most recent Report on Form 20-F. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking information, or any other information contained or referenced in this press release to reflect future events or circumstances.