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
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January
16, 2009
QUALSTAR
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
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000-30083
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95-3927330
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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3990-B
Heritage Oak Court, Simi Valley, CA
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93063
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (805) 583-7744
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Mr.
Andrew A. Farina’s service as an employee and officer of Qualstar Corporation
terminated effective as of January 16, 2009. Mr. Farina had served as
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Qualstar since December 14,
2006.
Ms. Nidhi
H. Andalon, age 45, was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Qualstar by our
Board of Directors on January 19, 2009, effective immediately. Ms.
Andalon joined Qualstar’s finance department in January 2003 as a senior
accountant, and was promoted to Assistant Controller in June 2004 and to
Controller in October 2005. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. Andalon held the
position of Assistant Treasurer for Underwriters Reinsurance
Company. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Andalon was employed by Ernst &
Young, LLP, where she worked as a senior auditor and senior tax
consultant. Ms. Andalon graduated with a B.B.A degree from the
University of Michigan in 1984 and has been a Certified Public Accountant in the
State of California since 1996.
Ms.
Andalon’s employment at Qualstar is at-will. Effective upon her
appointment as Chief Financial Officer, her base salary was increased to an
annual rate of $140,000.
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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QUALSTAR
CORPORATION
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January
20, 2009
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By:
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/s/ William
J. Gervais |
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William
J. Gervais
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Chief
Executive Officer and
President
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