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) June 5, 2012
K-SWISS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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0-18490
(Commission
File Number)
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95-4265988
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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31248 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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91361
(Zip code)
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818-706-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
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N/A
(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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K-Swiss Inc. (the “Company”) is announcing the following results from its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”), which occurred on June 5, 2012.
Proposal One: Election of Directors
At the Meeting, the following directors were elected to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:
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Class A Directors
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Class B Directors
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Stephen Fine
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Steven Nichols
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Mark Louie
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George Powlick
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Lawrence Feldman
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Of the 27,561,304 shares of Class A Common Stock represented at the Meeting, the Class A Directors named above were elected with the following votes:
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Number of Votes Received
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Broker
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Name
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For
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Withheld
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Non-Votes
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Abstentions
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Stephen Fine
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18,347,226 | 2,935,740 | 3,492,609 | — | ||||||||||||
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Mark Louie
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18,347,244 | 2,935,722 | 3,492,627 | — | ||||||||||||
Of the 8,039,524 shares of Class B Common Stock represented at the Meeting, the Class B Directors named above were elected with the following votes (with each share of Class B Common Stock entitled to 10 votes):
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Number of Votes Received
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Name
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For
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Withheld
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Abstentions
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Steven Nichols
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80,375,240 | — | — | |||||||||
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George Powlick
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80,375,240 | — | — | |||||||||
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Lawrence Feldman
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80,375,240 | — | — | |||||||||
Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Also at the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.
Of the 27,561,304 shares of Class A Common Stock and 8,039,524 shares of Class B Common Stock represented at the 2012 Annual Meeting, the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012 received the following votes (with each share of Class A Common Stock entitled to one vote and each share of B Common Stock entitled to 10 votes):
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Number of Votes Received
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For
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105,081,065 | |||
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Against
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58,684 | |||
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Abstain
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12,090 | |||
No other matters came before the Meeting.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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K-Swiss Inc.
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Date: June 7, 2012
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By:
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/s/ GEORGE POWLICK | |
| George Powlick | |||
| Vice President of Finance, Chief Administrative | |||
| Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary | |||