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
October 17, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware (State of Incorporation) | | 0-21287 (Commission File Number) | | 95-3732595 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2381 Rosecrans Avenue
El Segundo, CA 90245
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 536-0908
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 17, 2005, Peerless Systems Corporation (“Peerless”) and Adobe Systems Incorporated (“Adobe”) entered into Amendment No. 26 to the Postscript Software Development License and Sublicense Agreement dated July 23, 1999 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment is effective as of October 13, 2005 and amends certain rights and responsibilities of the parties relating to the JPEG2000 source code. The Amendment will be filed as an exhibit to Peerless’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2005.
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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.
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| PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION | |
Date: October 20, 2005 | By: | /s/ William Neil | |
| | Name: | William Neil | |
| | Title: | Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |
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