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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): September 16, 2005
COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-27887 33-0846191
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1921 E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 567-1234
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
(c) Appointment of New Principal Financial Officer. Collectors
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Universe, Inc. has announced that Joe J. Wallace, its Vice President of Finance,
will become the Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective September 16,
2005 and that Mike J. Lewis, its current Chief Financial Officer, has been
appointed Senior Vice President of Finance. Mr. Wallace who is a CPA and is also
a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a member of the
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of Ireland, has been the Company's
Corporate Controller since June 2004 and its Vice President of Finance since
November 2004. Mr. Lewis has been the Company's CFO for the past four years.
Attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 is the Company's
press release issued on September 16, 2005, announcing Mr. Wallace's appointment
as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Mr. Lewis as its
Senior Vice President of Finance. Information regarding Mr. Wallace's business
experience during the past five years is set forth in that press release and, by
this reference, that information is incorporated into this Report.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
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EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued September 16, 2005 announcing the
appointment of Joe J. Wallace as the new Chief
Financial Officer of Collectors Universe, Inc.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
Dated: September 16, 2005 By: /s/ MICHAEL J. LEWIS
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Michael J. Lewis,
Senior Vice President of Finance
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release issued September 16, 2005 announcing the
appointment of Joe J. Wallace as the new Chief Financial Officer
of Collectors Universe, Inc.