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        STATES</font></div>
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        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
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        D.C. 20549</font></div>
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        8-K</font></div>
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        REPORT</font></div>
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        to Section 13 or 15(d) of </font></div>
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        Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
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        of
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          1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</strong></font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>Appointment
          of New Chief Financial Officer</em></strong></font></div>
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          2006, the Company appointed Jon H. Peterson, the Company&#8217;s Vice President of
          Finance, to serve as the Company&#8217;s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
          Officer. The terms of Mr. Peterson&#8217;s employment are summarized in Item 5.02
          below.</font></div>
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          to Color Edge LLC and Color Edge Visual LLC Asset Purchase Agreements and
          Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements</em></strong></font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Effective
          as of April 25, 2006, Color Edge LLC (f/k/a/ MCEI, LLC), a Delaware limited
          liability company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
          (&#8220;Color
          Edge&#8221;), the Company, PRJ 1, Inc. (f/k/a Color Edge, Inc.), a New York
          corporation (&#8220;PRJ 1&#8221;) and the direct and indirect shareholders of PRJ 1, entered
          into Amendment No. 2 (the &#8220;CE Amendment&#8221;) to that certain asset purchase
          agreement (the &#8220;Color Edge Agreement&#8221;) among the parties dated as of December
          24, 2004. Pursuant to the CE Amendment, the parties agreed that the purchase
          price payable under the Color Edge Agreement would be reduced by
          $450,425.</font></div>
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          as of April 25, 2006, Color Edge Visual LLC (f/k/a/ MCEV, LLC), a Delaware
          limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the
          Company
          (&#8220;Color Edge Visual&#8221;), the Company, PRJ 2, Inc. (f/k/a Color Edge Visual, Inc.),
          a New York corporation (&#8220;PRJ 2&#8221;) and PRJ 3, Inc. (f/k/a Photobition New York,
          Inc.), a New York corporation (&#8220;PRJ 3&#8221; and collectively with PRJ 1 and PRJ 2,
          the &#8220;Sellers&#8221;) and the direct and indirect shareholders of PRJ 2 and PRJ 3,
          entered into Amendment No. 2 (the &#8220;CEV Amendment&#8221;) to that certain asset
          purchase agreement (the &#8220;Color Edge Visual Agreement&#8221;) among the parties dated
          as of December 24, 2004. Pursuant to the CEV Amendment, the parties agreed
          that
          the purchase price payable under the Color Edge Visual Agreement would be
          reduced by $4,053,826. </font></div>
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          Edge and Color Edge Visual received cash in the amount of $3,075,609 from
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          escrow account related to the Color Edge Agreement and the Color Edge Visual
          Agreement, certain other payments from the Sellers as well as a reduction
          in
          Color Edge Visual&#8217;s obligations to make certain payments to the Sellers.
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          Company, Color Edge and Color Edge Visual agreed to reduce certain indemnity
          and
          non-competition obligations of the Sellers and certain shareholders of the
          Sellers. </font></div>
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          of
          the CE and CEV Amendments are attached as Exhibits&#160;10.1 and 10.2 to this
          Current Report and are incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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          May 1, 2006, Allyson Vanderford has resigned as our Chief Financial Officer,
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          of the Company, working on special assignments. She will continue to report
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          President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
          Peterson held Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, and General Manager
          positions with consumer package goods organizations such as Pepsico and Cott
          Beverages. Since 2001 and prior to being hired by the Company, Mr. Peterson
          was
          a Vice President of the Jacob Group, a boutique executive search firm, heading
          the finance &amp; accounting and consumer package goods search practice. Mr.
          Peterson holds an MBA from Suffolk University and a BS in Finance from
          Northeastern University both located in Boston, MA. The information set forth
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          criteria determined by the Company&#8217;s Compensation Committee in its sole
          discretion; provided that the amount of Mr. Peterson&#8217;s bonus for 2006 will be at
          least 30% of his base salary. Such performance criteria shall include
          achievement of the Company&#8217;s forecasted earnings before taxes and/or earnings
          before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the financial plan
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          Company&#8217;s common stock. The shares will vest on the one-year anniversary of the
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          employment as are provided generally to other senior executives of the Company,
          including four (4) weeks of vacation per year, health, dental, life and
          disability insurance, 401(k) and other employee benefits, and reimbursement
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          and executive officers. Except as described above in Item 1.01, there are
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                    No. 2 to Asset Purchase Agreement and
                    Amendment to Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement
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text: form 8-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):
  April
        25, 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
          1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  Appointment
          of New Chief Financial Officer
  On
          May 1,
          2006, the Company appointed Jon H. Peterson, the Company's Vice President of
          Finance, to serve as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
          Officer. The terms of Mr. Peterson's employment are summarized in Item 5.02
          below.
  Amendment
          to Color Edge LLC and Color Edge Visual LLC Asset Purchase Agreements and
          Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements
  Effective
          as of April 25, 2006, Color Edge LLC (f/k/a/ MCEI, LLC), a Delaware limited
          liability company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
          ("Color
          Edge"), the Company, PRJ 1, Inc. (f/k/a Color Edge, Inc.), a New York
          corporation ("PRJ 1") and the direct and indirect shareholders of PRJ 1, entered
          into Amendment No. 2 (the "CE Amendment") to that certain asset purchase
          agreement (the "Color Edge Agreement") among the parties dated as of December
          24, 2004. Pursuant to the CE Amendment, the parties agreed that the purchase
          price payable under the Color Edge Agreement would be reduced by
          $450,425.
  Effective
          as of April 25, 2006, Color Edge Visual LLC (f/k/a/ MCEV, LLC), a Delaware
          limited liability company and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the
          Company
          ("Color Edge Visual"), the Company, PRJ 2, Inc. (f/k/a Color Edge Visual, Inc.),
          a New York corporation ("PRJ 2") and PRJ 3, Inc. (f/k/a Photobition New York,
          Inc.), a New York corporation ("PRJ 3" and collectively with PRJ 1 and PRJ 2,
          the "Sellers") and the direct and indirect shareholders of PRJ 2 and PRJ 3,
          entered into Amendment No. 2 (the "CEV Amendment") to that certain asset
          purchase agreement (the "Color Edge Visual Agreement") among the parties dated
          as of December 24, 2004. Pursuant to the CEV Amendment, the parties agreed
          that
          the purchase price payable under the Color Edge Visual Agreement would be
          reduced by $4,053,826.
  Color
          Edge and Color Edge Visual received cash in the amount of $3,075,609 from
          the
          escrow account related to the Color Edge Agreement and the Color Edge Visual
          Agreement, certain other payments from the Sellers as well as a reduction
          in
          Color Edge Visual's obligations to make certain payments to the Sellers.
  The
          Company, Color Edge and Color Edge Visual agreed to reduce certain indemnity
          and
          non-competition obligations of the Sellers and certain shareholders of the
          Sellers.
  Copies
          of
          the CE and CEV Amendments are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this
          Current Report and are incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 5.02
          Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
          of Principal Officers.
  Resignation
          of Allyson Vanderford
  Effective
          May 1, 2006, Allyson Vanderford has resigned as our Chief Financial Officer,
          a
          position she has held since April 2004. Ms. Vanderford will remain an employee
          of the Company, working on special assignments. She will continue to report
          to
          Mr. Uzzi.
  Appointment
          of Jon H. Peterson
  On
          May 1,
          2006, Jon H. Peterson, age 59, was appointed as the Company's Executive Vice
          President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
          Peterson held Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, and General Manager
          positions with consumer package goods organizations such as Pepsico and Cott
          Beverages. Since 2001 and prior to being hired by the Company, Mr. Peterson
          was
          a Vice President of the Jacob Group, a boutique executive search firm, heading
          the finance & accounting and consumer package goods search practice. Mr.
          Peterson holds an MBA from Suffolk University and a BS in Finance from
          Northeastern University both located in Boston, MA. The information set forth
          in
          Item 1.01 to this Current Report is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by
          reference.
  Mr. Peterson
          will receive a base salary of $210,000 per year. He is eligible for an annual
          bonus of up to 60% of his base salary, subject to achievement of performance
          criteria determined by the Company's Compensation Committee in its sole
          discretion; provided that the amount of Mr. Peterson's bonus for 2006 will be at
          least 30% of his base salary. Such performance criteria shall include
          achievement of the Company's forecasted earnings before taxes and/or earnings
          before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the financial plan
          approved by the Company's Compensation Committee. Effective May 1, 2006,
          Mr. Peterson will receive a grant of 7,500 restricted shares of the
          Company's common stock. The shares will vest on the one-year anniversary of the
          grant. Mr. Peterson will be entitled to customary benefits during his
          employment as are provided generally to other senior executives of the Company,
          including four (4) weeks of vacation per year, health, dental, life and
          disability insurance, 401(k) and other employee benefits, and reimbursement
          of
          reasonable business expenses. If Mr. Peterson is terminated by the Company
          (other than for cause) after a change in control, Mr. Peterson will be entitled
          to a severance payment equal to six (6) months base salary.
  On
          May 1,
          2006, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Peterson's
          appointment. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
          and is incorporated by reference herein.
  There
          were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Peterson and any other
          person
          pursuant to which Mr. Peterson was selected as an executive officer. There
          are
          no family relationships between Mr. Peterson and any of the Company's directors
          and executive officers. Except as described above in Item 1.01, there are
          no
          transactions between Mr. Peterson and the Company in which Mr. Peterson has
          a
          direct or indirect material interest which we are required to
          report.
  Retirement
          of Dr. Arnold Miller
  Dr.
          Arnold Miller, a current director of the Company, announced he will retire
          as a
          member of the Company's Board of Directors effective May 31, 2006.
  Nomination
          of Edward Grant
  Due
          to
          Dr. Miller's retirement, the Nominating Committee met and recommended the
          nomination of Edward Grant for election as a director of the Company.
  Mr.
          Grant, age 56, is a principal and practice director at Arthur Andersen LLP.
          He
          has been a partner and professional at Andersen for thirty years, serving
          in a
          number of management functions. He was an audit partner with the firm for
          more
          than sixteen years, serving as the auditor on numerous public companies.
          Mr.
          Grant is a director of Obagi Medical Products, Inc. and is the chair of its
          audit committee. Mr. Grant has a bachelor's and two master's degrees from the
          University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a Certified Public Accountant
          since
          1976. He is a past member of the American Institute of Certified Public
          Accountants and the Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society and has
          served
          on several civic boards.
  Item
        9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (c)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  10.1
  Amendment
                  No. 2 to Asset Purchase Agreement and
                  Amendment to Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements
                  (MCEI)
  10.2
  Amendment
                  No. 2 to Asset Purchase Agreement and
                  Amendment to Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement
                  (MCEV)
  99.1
  Merisel,
                  Inc. Press Release dated May 1,
                  2006.
  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: 
  May
                1,
                2006
  By:
  /s/ Donald
                R.
                Uzzi
  Donald R. Uzzi
  Title:
                Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer &
                President
  EXHIBIT
        INDEX
  Exhibit
                    No.
  Exhibit
                    Description
  10.1
  Amendment
                    No. 2 to Asset Purchase Agreement and
                    Amendment to Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreements
                    (MCEI)
  10.2
  Amendment
                    No. 2 to Asset Purchase Agreement and
                    Amendment to Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement
                    (MCEV)
  99.1
  Merisel,
                    Inc. Press Release dated May 1,
                    2006.