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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM S-8</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b><br>
<b>UNDER</b><b> </b><b>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>QUALSTAR CORPORATION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>California</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>95</b><b>-</b><b>3927330</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>1267 Flynn Road</b><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Camarillo</b><b>, California</b></p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Address of principal executive offices)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>93012</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Qualstar Corporation</b><br>
<b>201</b><b>7</b><b> </b><b>Stock Option and </b><b>Incentive Plan</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Full title of the plan)</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Louann Negrete</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Chief Financial Officer</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Qualstar Corporation</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>1267 Flynn Road</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Camarillo</b><b>, California </b><b>93012</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(805) </b><b>583-7744</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Copies to:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Jo</b><b>nathan Friedman</b><b>, Esq.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Stubbs Alderton &amp; Markiles, LLP<br>
15260 Ventura Boulevard, 20<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403<br>
(818) 444-4500</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Large accelerated filer&nbsp;&#9744;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">Accelerated filer&nbsp;&#9744;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp; &nbsp;&#9746; &nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: right;">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;&#9746;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 76.5%; padding: 0pt; text-align: right;">Emerging Growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. &#9744;</p>

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			To Be Registered</p>
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			Offering Price<br>
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			Registration Fee</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Common Stock, no par value per share</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">100,000&nbsp;<sup>(3)</sup></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">$54.42</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this Registration Statement also covers such additional shares as may hereinafter be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without the receipt of consideration.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on a per share price of $4.49, the average of the high and low reported sales prices of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on August 20, 2019.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">Represents 100,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>EXPLANATORY NOTE </b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:48.95pt;">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Qualstar Corporation, a California corporation (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), relating to 100,000 shares of its common stock, no par value per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), issuable under the Qualstar Corporation 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), which Common Stock is in addition to the 200,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant&#8217;s Form S-8 filed on August&nbsp;10, 2017 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-219847) (the &#8220;Prior Registration Statement&#8221;).</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:48.95pt;">This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which the Prior Registration Statement relates, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Part II</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">The following documents, which previously have been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<b><i>Commission</i></b>&#8221;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;<b><i>Exchange Act</i></b>&#8221;), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (filed on March 7, 2019);</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended March 31, 2019 (filed on May 7, 2019) and for our quarter ended June 30, 2019 (filed on August 13, 2019);</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">our Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated March 15, 2019 (filed on March 21, 2019), dated April 13, 2019 (filed on April 18, 2019), dated May 22, 2019 (filed on May 29, 2019) and dated July 8, 2019 (filed on July 11, 2019); and</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:10pt;">the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on March 23, 2000, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. The Registrant&#8217;s file number with the Commission is No. 001-35810.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">Exhibit</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:40.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:solid 1px #000000;;width:41.4%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Incorporated by Reference</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Filed<br>
			<u>Herewith</u></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 8.6%; text-align: center;"><u>Number</u></td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:40.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><u>Exhibit Description</u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>Form</u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>File Number</u></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>Exhibit</u></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom: 1px #000000;;width:14.6%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u>Filing Date</u></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:middle;width:9.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.5%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">5.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:40.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_154444.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Opinion of Stubbs Alderton &amp; Markiles, LLP</a></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">X</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">23.1</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:40.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_154445.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Consent of RBSM, LLP</a></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">X</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">23.3</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_154444.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Consent of Stubbs Alderton &amp; Markiles, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</a></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">X</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">24.1</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:40.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="#poa" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</a></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:11.2%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">X</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">99.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/758938/000143774917011932/ex10-1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Qualstar Corporation 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">8-K/A</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">001-35810</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:7.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">10.1</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:14.6%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">June 29, 2017</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;">99.2</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:40.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/758938/000143774919016592/ex_154193.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Amendment No. 1 to Qualstar Corporation 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan</a></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 7.7%; text-align: center;">10-Q</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11.2%; text-align: center;">001-35810</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 7.7%; text-align: center;">10.1</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 14.6%; text-align: center;">August 13, 2019</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:9.5%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Camarillo, State of California, on August 21, 2019.</p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><b>QUALSTAR CORPORATION</b><br>
			(Registrant)</p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">By: </font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;</font>Louann Negrete</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Louann Negrete</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">Chief Financial Officer</p>
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			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><a id="poa" name="poa" title="poa"></a>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steven N. Bronson and Louann Negrete, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file a new registration statement under Rule 461 or Instruction E of Form S-8 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.</p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;"><b>Title</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Date</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: left;">/s/Steven N. Bronson</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;and Director</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">August 21, 2019</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">Steven N. Bronson</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 44%; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">(Principal Executive Officer)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Louann Negrete</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">Chief Financial Officer</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">August 21, 2019</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">Louann Negrete</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 44%; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: left;">/s/David J. Wolenski</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44%;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">August 21, 2019</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">Davis J. Wolenski</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: left;">/s/Leonard Hagan</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">August 21, 2019</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">Leonard Hagan</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:44%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:22.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt; text-align: left;">/s/ Nicholas A. Yarymovych</p>
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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 18pt; text-align: left;">Director</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">August 21, 2019</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:33.4%;">Nicholas A. Yarymovych</td>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
QUALSTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
95
-
3927330
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1267 Flynn Road
Camarillo
, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
93012
(Zip Code)
Qualstar Corporation
201
7
Stock Option and
Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Louann Negrete
Chief Financial Officer
Qualstar Corporation
1267 Flynn Road
Camarillo
, California
93012
(Name and address of agent for service)
(805)
583-7744
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jo
nathan Friedman
, Esq.
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
15260 Ventura Boulevard, 20
th
Floor
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 444-4500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer   ☒
Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging Growth company  ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
To Be Registered
Amount To Be
Registered
(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
(2)
Amount Of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, no par value per share
100,000
(3)
$4.49
$449,000
$54.42
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers such additional shares as may hereinafter be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without the receipt of consideration.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on a per share price of $4.49, the average of the high and low reported sales prices of the Registrant's common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on August 20, 2019.
(3)
Represents 100,000 shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Qualstar Corporation, a California corporation (the "Registrant"), relating to 100,000 shares of its common stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the Qualstar Corporation 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which Common Stock is in addition to the 200,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant's Form S-8 filed on August 10, 2017 (Registration No. 333-219847) (the "Prior Registration Statement").
This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which the Prior Registration Statement relates, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.     Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which previously have been filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
●
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (filed on March 7, 2019);
●
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended March 31, 2019 (filed on May 7, 2019) and for our quarter ended June 30, 2019 (filed on August 13, 2019);
●
our Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated March 15, 2019 (filed on March 21, 2019), dated April 13, 2019 (filed on April 18, 2019), dated May 22, 2019 (filed on May 29, 2019) and dated July 8, 2019 (filed on July 11, 2019); and
●
the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on March 23, 2000, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. The Registrant's file number with the Commission is No. 001-35810.
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Item 8.     Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Number
Exhibit Description
Form
File Number
Exhibit
Filing Date
5.1
Opinion of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
X
23.1
Consent of RBSM, LLP
X
23.3
Consent of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
X
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
X
99.1
Qualstar Corporation 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
8-K/A
001-35810
10.1
June 29, 2017
99.2
Amendment No. 1 to Qualstar Corporation 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
10-Q
001-35810
10.1
August 13, 2019
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Camarillo, State of California, on August 21, 2019.
QUALSTAR CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
Louann Negrete
Louann Negrete
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Steven N. Bronson and Louann Negrete, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file a new registration statement under Rule 461 or Instruction E of Form S-8 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/Steven N. Bronson
Chief Executive Officer and Director
August 21, 2019
Steven N. Bronson
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Louann Negrete
Chief Financial Officer
August 21, 2019
Louann Negrete
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/David J. Wolenski
Director
August 21, 2019
Davis J. Wolenski
/s/Leonard Hagan
Director
August 21, 2019
Leonard Hagan
/s/ Nicholas A. Yarymovych
Director
August 21, 2019
Nicholas A. Yarymovych
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