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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April&nbsp;8, 2004</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>APPLICA INCORPORATED</B>


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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Commission File Number 1-10177


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>5980 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes, Florida</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (305)&nbsp;362-2611



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;8, 2004, Applica Incorporated issued a press release announcing
that it and its U.S. operating subsidiary, Applica Consumer Products, Inc.,
have entered into a license and settlement agreement with Tilia, Inc. and Tilia
International, Inc. to resolve patent infringement litigation pending in
federal court in Miami and before the International Trade Commission in
Washington, D.C. Applica also confirmed its earnings per share guidance of
$0.80 to $1.00 per share for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004. A copy of the
press release is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this report.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURE</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.


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    <TD valign="top"><B>Date: April 8, 2004                  </B>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><B>Applica Incorporated</B><BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Terry Polistina
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    <TD colspan="2">Terry Polistina, Senior Vice President and&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#091;Applica logo&#093;



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Applica Incorporated Reaches Agreement on Patent Infringement<BR>
Litigation with Tilia International, Inc.; Confirms Guidance</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Miami Lakes, Florida </B>(April&nbsp;8, 2004) &#151; Applica Incorporated (NYSE: APN)
today announced that it and its U.S. operating subsidiary, Applica Consumer
Products, Inc., have entered into a license and settlement agreement with
Tilia, Inc. and Tilia International, Inc. to resolve patent infringement
litigation pending in federal court in Miami and before the International Trade
Commission in Washington, D.C.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As part of the license and settlement agreement, Applica agreed to pay
Tilia royalties for using its vacuum sealing technology. In addition, Applica
agreed to not contest the validity of Tilia&#146;s previously disputed patents and
to settle any future disputes over product infringement by arbitration.
Specific terms of the license and settlement agreement, including the terms of
the license, were not disclosed and the parties have agreed to keep these
confidential.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica confirms its earnings guidance of $0.80 to $1.00 per share for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Applica Incorporated and its subsidiaries are marketers, distributors and
manufacturers of a broad range of branded and private-label small electric
consumer goods. Applica markets, distributes and manufactures kitchen
products, home products, pest control products, pet care products and personal
care products. Applica markets products under licensed brand names, such as
Black &#038; Decker&#174;, its own brand names, such as Windmere&#174;, LitterMaid&#174; and
Applica&#174;, and other private-label brand names. Applica&#146;s customers include
mass merchandisers, specialty retailers and appliance distributors primarily in
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. The Company operates
manufacturing facilities in China and Mexico. In addition, Applica manufactures
products for other consumer products companies. Additional information
regarding the Company is available at www.applicainc.com.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking
statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements. These factors include uncertainties regarding the success or
failure of our growth strategy; increases in cost and unavailability of raw
materials and components; complications resulting from our implementation of
the new ERP system; our dependence on purchases from large customers; our
ability to renew the Black &#038; Decker&#174; trademark license agreement; the strength
of the U.S. retail market; currency fluctuations in our international
operations; the potential for product recalls and product liability claims
against us; the bankruptcy or loss of a major retail customer, distributor or
supplier; the risks of our international operations; changes in trade relations
with China; our dependence on the timely development, introduction and customer
acceptance of products; competitive products and pricing; dependence on foreign
suppliers and supply and manufacturing constraints; cancellation or reduction
of orders; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the
Company&#146;s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Applica
undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.



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