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                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                (First Amendment)
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   (Mark One)

(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                   For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2000

                                       OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

            For the transition period from __________ to __________
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                           Commission File No. 0-9081

                               CERTRON CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         California                                            95-2461404
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization)                            Identification No.)

          1545 Sawtelle Boulevard
       Los Angeles, California                                   90025
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 914-0300

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                 Name of each exchange
    Title of each class                           on which registered
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           None                                            None

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                           Common Stock, no par value

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such report(s), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K [ ].

The aggregate market value of registrant's voting stock held by non-affiliates
as of January 24, 2001, based upon the average bid and asked price of such stock
as reported by Reuters Limited for that day, was $566,087.

As of January 24, 2001, registrant had outstanding 3,128,306 shares of its
common stock, no par value, its only authorized class of common stock.

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                                    SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Act of 1934, the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 27, 2001.

                                            CERTRON CORPORATION



                                            By:  /s/ Marshall I. Kass
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                                                 Marshall I. Kass
                                                 Chairman of the Board and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer