Handleman Company 8-K
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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)   August 15, 2008
     
 
Handleman Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Michigan
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-7923   38-1242806
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
500 Kirts Boulevard, Troy, Michigan   48084-4142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
(248) 362-4400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01   Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 15, 2008, Handleman Company issued a Press Release in which it announced that it filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its proposed plan of liquidation, which was approved by the Handleman Company Board of Directors. Shareholders are urged to read the proxy statement that will be filed with the SEC carefully and in its entirety when it becomes available because it will contain important information about the proposed plan of liquidation. Handleman Company expects to mail the definitive proxy statement to its shareholders in early September 2008. (See Exhibit 99.1, Press Release issued August 15, 2008).

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  HANDLEMAN COMPANY
 
 
Date: August 15, 2008  By:   /s/ Rozanne Kokko    
    Name:   Rozanne Kokko   
    Title:   Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
         
Exhibit Number   Exhibit Name
  99.1    
Press Release dated August 15, 2008 regarding Handleman Company Plan of Liquidation