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): December
5, 2007
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COLLECTORS
UNIVERSE, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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0-27887
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33-0846191
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1921
E. Alton Avenue, Santa Ana, California
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92705
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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: (949)
567-1234
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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
provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.03 Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
Bylaw
Amendment.
On
December 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to the
authority conferred on it by Section 8 of Article VII of the Company’s Bylaws,
amended and restated, in its entirety, Article V of the Company’s Bylaws,
entitled “Stock,” to allow for the electronic registration, issuance and
transfer of the Company’s stock, without the issuance of physical stock
certificates. The amendment and restatement of Article V is intended
to make the Company eligible to participate in a direct registration program
operated by a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
This
Bylaw amendment, which is effective as of December 5, 2007, continues to permit
shareholders to obtain a physical stock certificate upon request. The
Bylaw amendment also allows the Company (subject to applicable law and the
rules
of any stock exchange or stock market on which such shares are listed) not
to
provide certain annual statements typically required to be made to holders
of
uncertificated shares in a direct registration program who elect to have their
shares represented by physical stock certificates.
The
foregoing description of the Bylaw amendment is qualified in its entirety by
reference to Article V of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which
is
filed as Exhibit 3.3 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this
description.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Exhibit
3.3
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Amended
& Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, effective as of December 5,
2007
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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: December
10,
2007 By: /s/
JOSEPH J. WALLACE
Joseph
J.
Wallace, Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Exhibit
3.3
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Amended
& Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, effective as of December 5,
2007
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