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) October 9, 2009
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 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
On October 9, 2009, General Development Company, L.L.C. (“GDC”) terminated, in accordance with its terms, that certain Agreement of Sale, dated August 6, 2009, by and between Handleman Company (the “Company”) and GDC, pursuant to which the Company had agreed to sell its corporate headquarters building located at 500 Kirts Boulevard, Troy, Michigan to GDC for an amount equal to $3,725,000. The Company will continue to market such building and use the premises to conduct the wind down of its operations.
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.
| HANDLEMAN COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: October 14, 2009 | /S/ ROZANNE KOKKO | |||||
| Name: | Rozanne Kokko | |||||
| Title: | Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||