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          99.1) shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purposes of Section 18 of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
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text: form8_k
  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):
  March
          31, 2006
  MERISEL,
          INC.
  (Exact
          name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  01-17156
  95-4172359
  (State
                    or other
  (Commission
  (I.
                    R. S. Employer
  jurisdiction
                    of
  File
                    Number)
  identification
                    No.)
  incorporation)
  127
                    W. 30
  th
  Street, 5
  th
  Floor
  10001
  New
                    York, NY
  (Zip
                    Code)
  (Address
                    of principal
  executive
                    offices)
  Registrant's
          telephone number, including area code:
  (212)
          594-4800
  Check
          the
          appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
          satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following
          provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
  ___
  Written
                    communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                    CFR
                    230.425)
  ___
  Soliciting
                    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                    240.14a-12)
  ___
  Pre-commencement
                    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
                    (17 CFR
                    240.14d-2(b))
  ___
  Pre-commencement
                    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
                    (17 CFR
                    240.13e-4(c))
  INFORMATION
          TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
  Item
          2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
  On
          March
          31, 2006, Merisel, Inc. (the "Company"), issues a press release setting forth
          its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31,
          2005.
          The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
          herein.
  Item
          9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (c)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  99.1
  Press
                    Release of Merisel, Inc., dated March 31,
                    2006.
  Note:
          The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit
          99.1) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
          liabilities of that section.
  SIGNATURE
  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.
  MERISEL,
                  INC.
  Date: March
                  31, 2006
  By:
  /s/ Allyson
                  Vanderford
  Allyson Vanderford
  Title:
                  Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT
            INDEX
  Exhibit
          No.
  Exhibit
          Description
  99.1
  Press
                    Release of Merisel, Inc., dated March 31,
                    2006.