content: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 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 4, 2004
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                                    Merisel, Inc.
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                     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          Delaware                    0-17150                    95-4172359
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  (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
  
  200 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California                 90245-0948
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (310)615-3080
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                                     Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  
           Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation 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))
  
  
  
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                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
  Item 3.01.        Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing
                    Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
  
                    On October 1, 2004, Merisel, Inc. (the "Company") received a
  notice from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (the "Staff") stating that the
  Company's common stock will be delisted from The Nasdaq National Market at the
  opening of business on October 12, 2004 pursuant to Marketplace Rules 4300 and
  4330(a)(3). Marketplace Rules 4300 and 4330(a)(3) provide Nasdaq with
  discretionary authority to apply more stringent criteria for continued listing
  and terminate the inclusion of particular securities based on any event,
  condition or circumstance which occurs that makes continued listing inadvisable
  or unwarranted, even though the securities meet all enumerated criteria for
  continued inclusion in Nasdaq, or because Nasdaq deems it necessary to prevent
  fraudulent and manipulative acts or to protect investors and the public
  interest. The notice states that the Staff believes that the Company is not
  currently engaged in active business operations and is therefore a "public
  shell," which may be subject to market abuses or other violative conduct
  detrimental to the interests of the investing public.
  
                    The Company has appealed the Staff's determination to delist
  the Company's common stock to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel, which will
  conduct a hearing on the matter. Delisting of the common stock will be stayed
  pending such appeal.
  
  Item 7.01.        Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
                    On October 4, 2004, the Company issued a press release
  indicating that it had received the delisting notice from The Nasdaq Stock
  Market. In the press release, the Company stated that it has appealed the
  Staff's decision to delist the Company's common stock and that the Company
  believes that continued listing of its common stock is consistent with the rules
  and standards of Nasdaq. The press release is incorporated herein to this Form
  8-K by reference and a copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibits
  99.1.
  
                    Note: The information contained in Item 7.01 of 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.
  
  Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
           (c)  Exhibits.
  
              Exhibit
               Number                    Description
  
  
                99.1      Press release of Merisel, Inc. dated October 4, 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.
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                                                   (Registrant)
  
  
  
  Date       October 4, 2004
  
                                     /s/Timothy N. Jenson
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                                      Timothy N. Jenson
                                      Chief Executive Officer and President
  
  
  
  
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
        Exhibit No.          Exhibit Description
  
        99.1                 Press release of Merisel, Inc. dated October 4, 2004
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 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 4, 2004
                                                    ------------------
  
                                    Merisel, Inc.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          Delaware                    0-17150                    95-4172359
  -----------------------        -----------------     -------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)
  
  200 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California                 90245-0948
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (310)615-3080
                                                       ------------------
  
                                     Not Applicable
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  
           Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation 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 3.01.        Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing
                    Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
  
                    On October 1, 2004, Merisel, Inc. (the "Company") received a
  notice from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (the "Staff") stating that the
  Company's common stock will be delisted from The Nasdaq National Market at the
  opening of business on October 12, 2004 pursuant to Marketplace Rules 4300 and
  4330(a)(3). Marketplace Rules 4300 and 4330(a)(3) provide Nasdaq with
  discretionary authority to apply more stringent criteria for continued listing
  and terminate the inclusion of particular securities based on any event,
  condition or circumstance which occurs that makes continued listing inadvisable
  or unwarranted, even though the securities meet all enumerated criteria for
  continued inclusion in Nasdaq, or because Nasdaq deems it necessary to prevent
  fraudulent and manipulative acts or to protect investors and the public
  interest. The notice states that the Staff believes that the Company is not
  currently engaged in active business operations and is therefore a "public
  shell," which may be subject to market abuses or other violative conduct
  detrimental to the interests of the investing public.
  
                    The Company has appealed the Staff's determination to delist
  the Company's common stock to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel, which will
  conduct a hearing on the matter. Delisting of the common stock will be stayed
  pending such appeal.
  
  Item 7.01.        Regulation FD Disclosure.
  
                    On October 4, 2004, the Company issued a press release
  indicating that it had received the delisting notice from The Nasdaq Stock
  Market. In the press release, the Company stated that it has appealed the
  Staff's decision to delist the Company's common stock and that the Company
  believes that continued listing of its common stock is consistent with the rules
  and standards of Nasdaq. The press release is incorporated herein to this Form
  8-K by reference and a copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibits
  99.1.
  
                    Note: The information contained in Item 7.01 of 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.
  
  Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
           (c)  Exhibits.
  
              Exhibit
               Number                    Description
  
                99.1      Press release of Merisel, Inc. dated October 4, 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.
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                                   (Registrant)
  
  Date       October 4, 2004
  
                                     /s/Timothy N. Jenson
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                      Timothy N. Jenson
                                      Chief Executive Officer and President
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
        Exhibit No.          Exhibit Description
  
        99.1                 Press release of Merisel, Inc. dated October 4, 2004