content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                      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): December 3, 2004
  
                                    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)
  
              200 Continental Boulevard          90245-0948
                El Segundo, California           (Zip Code)
                (Address of principal
                  executive offices)
                              --------------------------
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 615-3080
  
       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 CFR230.425)
  ___ 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 CFR240.13e-4(c))
  
  
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  Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Principal Officers.
  
      On December 7, 2004, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
  (the "Board") elected Mr. Donald R. Uzzi, age 52, to fill a vacancy as a Class
  III director of the Board on December 3, 2004. Mr. Uzzi was appointed as the
  Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer on November 22, 2004.
  
      From July 1999 to December 2002, Mr. Uzzi was Senior Vice President at
  EDS Corporation, the computer services company. His responsibilities at EDS
  included advertising, marketing, communications, government affairs, strategic
  alliance planning, and alliance sales on a global basis. Since December 2002,
  Mr. Uzzi has provided private consulting services to various companies on
  marketing, corporate strategy, and communications.
  
      A copy of a press release dated December 7, 2004 announcing the
  election is attached hereto as Exhibit
  99.1
  
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
  (c) Exhibits.
  
      Exhibit 99.1-Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated December 7, 2004.
  
  
  
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                                     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.
  
  
                                    MERISEL, INC.
  
                                        /s/ Allyson Vanderford
  Date: December 7, 2004            By:
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Allyson Vanderford
                                    Title: Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
  
  
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                              EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit Number                     Exhibit Description
  99.1                               Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated
                                     November 22, 2004
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text: 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): December 3, 2004
  
                                    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)
  
              200 Continental Boulevard          90245-0948
                El Segundo, California           (Zip Code)
                (Address of principal
                  executive offices)
                              --------------------------
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 615-3080
  
       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 CFR230.425)
  ___ 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 CFR240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Principal Officers.
  
      On December 7, 2004, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
  (the "Board") elected Mr. Donald R. Uzzi, age 52, to fill a vacancy as a Class
  III director of the Board on December 3, 2004. Mr. Uzzi was appointed as the
  Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer on November 22, 2004.
  
      From July 1999 to December 2002, Mr. Uzzi was Senior Vice President at
  EDS Corporation, the computer services company. His responsibilities at EDS
  included advertising, marketing, communications, government affairs, strategic
  alliance planning, and alliance sales on a global basis. Since December 2002,
  Mr. Uzzi has provided private consulting services to various companies on
  marketing, corporate strategy, and communications.
  
      A copy of a press release dated December 7, 2004 announcing the
  election is attached hereto as Exhibit
  99.1
  
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
  (c) Exhibits.
  
      Exhibit 99.1-Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated December 7, 2004.
  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.
  
                                    MERISEL, INC.
  
                                        /s/ Allyson Vanderford
  Date: December 7, 2004            By:
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                    Name:  Allyson Vanderford
                                    Title: Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit Number                     Exhibit Description
  99.1                               Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated
                                     November 22, 2004