content: 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): November 12, 2004
  
  
                                   MERISEL, INC.
                  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
           Delaware                       0-17156                95-4172359
  (State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
         of Incorporation)                  Number)          Identification No.)
  
  
              200 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245-0948
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                    (310) 615-3080
                   (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
                                     Not applicable
          (Registrant's 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 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 CFR240.13e-4(c))
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
  
  Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers
  
           On November 12, 2004, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  Timothy  N.  Jenson   tendered  his  resignation   from  all  offices  and
  directorships of the Company and its subsidiaries effective  November 22, 2004.
  Mr.  Jenson's  resignation  follows the decision by the Audit  Committee of the
  Company to  investigate the sale of assets that had  principally  comprised the
  Company's software licensing business, including notes and real property
  assets,  to D&H  Services,  LLC, as announced by the Company on August 18,
  2004. Copies of Mr. Jenson's resignation letter and a cover e-mail are attached
  as Exhibits  99.1 and 99.2. A copy of a press release  dated  November 15, 2004
  announcing this resignation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.
  
  Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (c)      Exhibits
  
           Exhibit 99.1-Resignation Letter
  
           Exhibit 99.2-Transmittal Letter
  
           Exhibit 99.3-Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated November 15, 2004
  
  
  Note: The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including
  Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
  liabilities of that section.
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
  the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
  
  
                                  MERISEL, INC.
  
                               /s/ Allyson Vanderford
  
  Date:    November 15, 2004   By: ------------------------------------------
                             Name:   Allyson Vanderford
                            Title:   Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
                        EXHIBIT INDEX
  <TABLE>
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  Exhibit Number               Exhibit Description
  <s>                          <C>
  99.1                         Resignation Letter dated November 13, 2004
  99.2                         Transmittal Letter
  99.3                         Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated November 15,
                               2004
  
  </TABLE>
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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): November 12, 2004
  
                                   MERISEL, INC.
                  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
           Delaware                       0-17156                95-4172359
  (State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
         of Incorporation)                  Number)          Identification No.)
  
              200 Continental Boulevard, El Segundo, California 90245-0948
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
                                    (310) 615-3080
                   (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
                                     Not applicable
          (Registrant's 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 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 CFR240.13e-4(c))
  INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
  
  Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers
  
           On November 12, 2004, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  Timothy  N.  Jenson   tendered  his  resignation   from  all  offices  and
  directorships of the Company and its subsidiaries effective  November 22, 2004.
  Mr.  Jenson's  resignation  follows the decision by the Audit  Committee of the
  Company to  investigate the sale of assets that had  principally  comprised the
  Company's software licensing business, including notes and real property
  assets,  to D&H  Services,  LLC, as announced by the Company on August 18,
  2004. Copies of Mr. Jenson's resignation letter and a cover e-mail are attached
  as Exhibits  99.1 and 99.2. A copy of a press release  dated  November 15, 2004
  announcing this resignation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.
  
  Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (c)      Exhibits
  
           Exhibit 99.1-Resignation Letter
  
           Exhibit 99.2-Transmittal Letter
  
           Exhibit 99.3-Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated November 15, 2004
  
  Note: The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including
  Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
  liabilities of that section.
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
  the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
  
                                  MERISEL, INC.
  
                               /s/ Allyson Vanderford
  
  Date:    November 15, 2004   By: ------------------------------------------
                             Name:   Allyson Vanderford
                            Title:   Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit Number               Exhibit Description
  99.1                         Resignation Letter dated November 13, 2004
  99.2                         Transmittal Letter
  99.3                         Press Release of Merisel, Inc. dated November 15,
                               2004