U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Jenson, Timothy N.
200 Continental Blvd.
El Segundo, CA 90245
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Merisel, Inc. MSEL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
95-4172359
4. Statement for Month/Year
11/30/99
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (x) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Merisel, Inc. Common Stock |11/01/|P | |17000 |A |1.2812 | |D | |
|1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Merisel, Inc. Common Stock |11/01/|P | |5000 |A |1.3125 | |D | |
|1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Merisel, Inc. Common Stock |11/02/|P | |3000 |A |1.3125 | |D | |
|1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Merisel, Inc. Common Stock |11/03/|P | |2000 |A |1.2812 |72224 [1] |D | |
|1999 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 624 shares of Merisel Common Stock held in the Company's 401(K)
Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
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