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)
 
May 13, 2011
 
 
QUALSTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
California
000-30083
95-3927330
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 

 
3990-B Heritage Oak Court, Simi Valley, CA
93063
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (805) 583-7744
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(d)  Article III, Section 2 of Qualstar’s Bylaws provides for a Board of Directors consisting of not less than five nor more than nine directors, and that the exact number of authorized directors may be fixed, within those limits, by an amendment to that bylaw or by a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors or the shareholders.  At a meeting of Qualstar’s Board of Directors duly held on May 13, 2011, the Board adopted a resolution to increase the exact number of authorized directors from six to seven, thereby creating one vacancy on the Board.  The Board then unanimously elected Mr. Lawrence D. Firestone to fill the vacancy on the Board, and also appointed Mr. Firestone to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board, effective immediately.
 

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.
 
 
QUALSTAR CORPORATION
 
       
May 16, 2011
By:
 /s/ William J. Gervais  
   
William J. Gervais
 
   
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
       
 
 
 
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