UNITED STATES
                       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): October 3, 2002

                           Commission File No. 0-10927

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

Florida                                                 59-3094503
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)          (I.R.S. Employer
                                                        Identification No.)

4311 West Waters Avenue, Suite 501
Tampa, Florida                                          33614
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(Address of Principal Executive Office)                 (Zip code)

                                 (813) 885-2112
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
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     Cumberland  Technologies,  Inc.  (Nasdaq OTCBB symbol CUMB) announced today
     that it recently transitioned from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the Nasdaq
     OTC Bulleting Board.  Cumberland  previously filed with the SEC its form of
     Definitive  Proxy  Statement  dated  September 6, 2002, for its shareholder
     meeting  scheduled  for October 28, 2002.  In light of the recent change in
     its listing  status,  Cumberland has decided to cancel the meeting and will
     not mail proxy statements to shareholders at this time.

     Cumberland  Technologies,   Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries  provide  advanced
     software technology to insurance  agencies,  which focus on the selling and
     delivery of surety insurance  products to consumers.  Through our insurance
     subsidiaries,  we provide  Performance  and  Payment  surety  bonds for the
     construction  industry  and  Commercial  surety  bonds to federal and local
     government agencies.

     Cumberland  Technologies,  Inc. is  headquartered in Tampa,  Florida,  with
     offices in Atlanta, Georgia;  Greenville, South Carolina; Dallas, Texas and
     Redondo Beach, California.








ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS (CONTINUED)
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     Forward-looking  statements  in this release are made  pursuant to the safe
     harbor provisions of the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
     Such   forward-looking   statements   are  subject  to  certain  risks  and
     uncertainties  that could cause actual  results to differ  materially  from
     those projected.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited
     to, the Company's ability to adequately estimate its liability reserves for
     its insurance business; competitive pricing pressures; general business and
     economic conditions;  and changes in governmental regulations affecting its
     insurance  business,  and risk that the Company's shares will not be listed
     on OTC Bulletin Board.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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          (a)  Financial Statements

               Not applicable

          (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

               Not  applicable

          (c)  Exhibits

               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.



                                    CUMBERLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Date:  October 3, 2002              By:  /s/ Carol S. Black
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                                    Carol S. Black
                                    Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)