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
June 8, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of Peerless Systems Corporation (the “Company”) authorized the expansion of the share repurchase program to purchase an additional 2,000,000 shares, in accordance with a written plan adopted pursuant to Rule10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Additionally, at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on June 5, 2009, Steven M. Bathgate, Timothy E. Brog, Gregory Bylinsky, Jefferson Gramm and Jeffrey A. Hammer were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
On June, 8, 2009, the Company issued a press release regarding the foregoing, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit | | |
| Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press release dated June 8, 2009 |
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.
| | PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
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| Date: June 8, 2009 | By: | /s/ William Neil |
| | | Name: | William Neil |
| | | Title: | Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
