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


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 1999


                           BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION
                             A Maryland Corporation
                              SEC File No. 2-37706
                           Employer ID No. 52-0741762
                                6625 Dobbin Road
                            Columbia, Maryland 21045
                                 (410) 381-0400


Item 5.  Other Events.

        Reference is made to the press release issued April 16, 1999, filed
herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing the
action taken by the Stockholders of Bowles Fluidics Corporation (the "Company")
at a special meeting on April 14, 1999 approving an amendment to the Company's
Articles of Incorporation effecting a one-for-one thousand reverse split of its
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Reverse
Split"). Any fractional shares resulting from the Reverse Split will be redeemed
at the price of $1.25 per share of common stock outstanding immediately prior to
the adoption of the prior amendment and giving effect to the Reverse Split.

        Following the purchase of resulting fractional shares of common stock,
it is expected that the number of record shareholders of the Company's common
stock will be reduced to below 300, and that the Company will suspend its
obligation to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

        99.2    Press release dated April 16, 1999

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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                         BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION


Dated:  April 16, 1999                   By:/s/ __________________________
                                                Eleanor M. Kupris, Secretary