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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2005

OR

     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 0-15131

QUIKSILVER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  33-0199426
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

15202 Graham Street
Huntington Beach, California
92649

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(714) 889-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes þ No o

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share, at
June 3, 2005 was 118,548,564

 
 

 


QUIKSILVER, INC.

FORM 10-Q
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 EXHIBIT 10.1
 EXHIBIT 10.2
 EXHIBIT 10.3
 EXHIBIT 10.4
 EXHIBIT 10.5
 EXHIBIT 31.1
 EXHIBIT 31.2
 EXHIBIT 32.1
 EXHIBIT 32.2

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

QUIKSILVER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

                 
    April 30,     October 31,  
In thousands, except share amounts   2005     2004  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 68,009     $ 55,197  
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $12,607 (2005) and $11,367 (2004)
    342,035       281,263  
Other receivables
    22,869       16,165  
Inventories
    177,842       179,605  
Deferred income taxes
    25,466       22,299  
Deposit on planned acquisition
    59,085       ¾  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    23,649       12,267  
 
           
Total current assets
    718,955       566,796  
 
               
Fixed assets, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $109,166 (2005) and $91,097 (2004)
    130,695       122,787  
Intangible assets, net
    123,255       121,116  
Goodwill
    172,738       169,785  
Deferred income taxes
    2,279       ¾  
Other assets
    17,994       10,506  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 1,165,916     $ 990,990  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Lines of credit
  $ 24,025     $ 10,801  
Accounts payable
    110,492       105,054  
Accrued liabilities
    56,248       79,095  
Current portion of long-term debt
    9,148       10,304  
Income taxes payable
    20,977       18,442  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    220,890       223,696  
 
               
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    269,514       163,209  
Deferred income taxes
    21,855       15,841  
 
           
Total liabilities
    512,259       402,746  
 
               
Stockholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized shares - 5,000,000; issued and outstanding shares — none
    ¾       ¾  
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized shares – 185,000,000; issued shares – 121,289,762 (2005) and 120,339,046 (2004)
    1,213       1,203  
Additional paid-in-capital
    206,925       200,118  
Treasury stock, 2,885,200 shares
    (6,778 )     (6,778 )
Retained earnings
    407,804       358,923  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    44,493       34,778  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    653,657       588,244  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,165,916     $ 990,990  
 
           

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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QUIKSILVER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

                 
    Three months ended April 30,  
In thousands, except per share amounts   2005     2004  
Revenues, net
  $ 426,853     $ 322,579  
Cost of goods sold
    233,488       175,536  
 
           
Gross profit
    193,365       147,043  
 
               
Selling, general and administrative expense
    139,314       104,647  
 
           
Operating income
    54,051       42,396  
 
               
Interest expense
    3,269       1,476  
Foreign currency gain
    (288 )     (1,180 )
Other (income) expense
    (61 )     227  
 
           
Income before provision for income taxes
    51,131       41,873  
 
               
Provision for income taxes
    16,464       14,083  
 
           
 
               
Net income
  $ 34,667     $ 27,790  
 
           
 
               
Net income per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.25  
 
           
 
               
Net income per share, assuming dilution
  $ 0.28     $ 0.24  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    118,169       112,340  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
    123,791       117,370  
 
           

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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QUIKSILVER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

                 
    Six months ended April 30,  
In thousands, except per share amounts   2005     2004  
Revenues, net
  $ 769,713     $ 578,721  
Cost of goods sold
    423,442       318,009  
 
           
Gross profit
    346,271       260,712  
 
               
Selling, general and administrative expense
    268,797       199,382  
 
           
Operating income
    77,474       61,330  
 
               
Interest expense
    5,058       3,065  
Foreign currency loss
    175       2,087  
Other expense
    145       509  
 
           
Income before provision for income taxes
    72,096       55,669  
 
               
Provision for income taxes
    23,215       18,705  
 
           
 
               
Net income
  $ 48,881     $ 36,964  
 
           
 
               
Net income per share
  $ 0.41     $ 0.33  
 
           
 
               
Net income per share, assuming dilution
  $ 0.40     $ 0.32  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    117,877       111,786  
 
           
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution
    123,448       116,634  
 
           

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

                 
    Six months ended April 30,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Net income
  $ 48,881     $ 36,964  
Other comprehensive income:
               
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    7,340       4,553  
Net unrealized income on derivative instruments, net of tax of $1,516 (2005) and $1,024 (2004)
    2,375       1,667  
 
           
Comprehensive income
  $ 58,596     $ 43,184  
 
           

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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QUIKSILVER, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

                 
    Six months ended April 30,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 48,881     $ 36,964  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    16,626       12,365  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    3,624       3,737  
Loss on sale of fixed assets
    283       869  
Foreign currency loss (gain)
    465       (649 )
Interest accretion
    998       633  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable
    (63,018 )     (30,415 )
Other receivables
    638       1,121  
Inventories
    3,031       21,748  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (5,627 )     (5,645 )
Other assets
    (3,084 )     (1,496 )
Accounts payable
    4,719       (2,530 )
Accrued liabilities
    (9,364 )     (394 )
Income taxes payable
    5,761       5,125  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,933       41,433  
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (24,732 )     (19,370 )
Deposit on planned acquisition
    (59,588 )     ¾  
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (21,389 )     (5,605 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (105,709 )     (24,975 )
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Borrowings on lines of credit
    35,172       12,713  
Payments on lines of credit
    (21,536 )     (20,449 )
Borrowings on long-term debt
    104,149       4,091  
Payments on long-term debt
    (7,036 )     (6,271 )
Proceeds from stock option exercises
    3,494       6,798  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    114,243       (3,118 )
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    345       1,129  
 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    12,812       14,469  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    55,197       27,866  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 68,009     $ 42,335  
 
           
 
               
Supplementary cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 4,482     $ 2,638  
 
           
Income taxes
  $ 16,443     $ 12,947  
 
           

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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QUIKSILVER, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statement presentation.

The Company, in its opinion, has included all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2005 and 2004. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes for the year ended October 31, 2004 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year due to seasonal and other factors.

2. New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 151, “Inventory Costs an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4”. SFAS No. 151 clarifies that abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted materials (spoilage) should be recognized as current-period charges and requires the allocation of fixed production overheads to inventory based on the normal capacity of the production facilities. SFAS No. 151 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 151 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (R) “Share-Based Payment”. SFAS No. 123 (R) requires that companies recognize compensation expense equal to the fair value of stock options or other share based payments. The standard is effective for the Company beginning the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The impact on the Company’s net income is significant and will include the remaining amortization of the fair value of existing options currently disclosed as pro-forma expense in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements and is contingent upon the number of future options granted, the selected transition method and the selection of either the Black-Scholes or the binomial lattice model for valuing options. The adoption of this standard will have no impact on the Company’s cash flows.

3. Stock Based Compensation

The Company currently applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its stock option plans. No stock-based employee compensation expense is reflected in net income, as all options granted under our stock option plans have exercise prices equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the grant dates. The following table contains the pro forma disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure.”

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    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    April 30,     April 30,  
In thousands, except per share amounts   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Actual net income
  $ 34,667     $ 27,790     $ 48,881     $ 36,964  
Less stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based method
    3,781       2,282       5,594       4,358  
 
                       
Pro forma net income
  $ 30,886     $ 25,508     $ 43,287     $ 32,606  
 
                       
 
Actual net income per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.25     $ 0.41     $ 0.33  
 
                       
Pro forma net income per share
  $ 0.26     $ 0.23     $ 0.37     $ 0.29  
 
                       
Actual net income per share, assuming dilution
  $ 0.28     $ 0.24     $ 0.40     $ 0.32  
 
                       
Pro forma net income per share, assuming dilution
  $ 0.25     $ 0.22     $ 0.35     $ 0.28  
 
                       

4. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

                 
    April 30,     October 31,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Raw Materials
  $ 12,718     $ 14,133  
Work-In-Process
    5,737       7,698  
Finished Goods
    159,387       157,774  
 
           
 
  $ 177,842     $ 179,605  
 
           

5. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

A summary of intangible assets is as follows:

                                                 
    April 30, 2005     October 31, 2004  
    Gross     Amorti-     Net Book     Gross     Amorti-     Net Book  
In thousands   Amount     zation     Value     Amount     zation     Value  
Amortizable trademarks
  $ 4,524     $ (1,145 )   $ 3,379     $ 3,476     $ (692 )   $ 2,784  
Amortizable licenses
    10,075       (2,536 )     7,539       10,105       (1,937 )     8,168  
Other amortizable intangibles
    5,633       (969 )     4,664       5,633       (498 )     5,135  
Non-amortizable trademarks
    107,673       ¾       107,673       105,029       ¾       105,029  
 
                                   
 
  $ 127,905     $ (4,650 )   $ 123,255     $ 124,243     $ (3,127 )   $ 121,116  
 
                                   

Certain trademarks and licenses will continue to be amortized by the Company using estimated useful lives of 10 to 25 years with no residual values. Intangible amortization expense for the six months ended April 30, 2005 and 2004 was $1.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Annual amortization expense is estimated to be approximately $2.2 million in each of the fiscal years ending October 31, 2005 through 2007 and approximately $1.5 million in each of the fiscal years ending October 31, 2008 and 2009. Goodwill related to the Company’s geographic segments is as follows:

                 
    April 30,     October 31,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Americas
  $ 86,892     $ 86,382  
Europe
    72,045       70,057  
Asia/Pacific
    13,801       13,346  
 
           
 
  $ 172,738     $ 169,785  
 
           

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Goodwill arose primarily from the acquisitions of Quiksilver Europe, The Raisin Company, Inc., Mervin Manufacturing, Inc., Freestyle SA, Beach Street Inc., Quiksilver Asia/Pacific and DC Shoes, Inc. Goodwill increased during the six months ended April 30, 2005 as a result of a contingent purchase price payment related to the acquisition of DC Shoes, Inc., as described in Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as foreign exchange fluctuations of $2.9 million.

6. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income include changes in fair value of derivative instruments qualifying as cash flow hedges, the fair value of interest rate swaps and foreign currency translation adjustments. The components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes, are as follows:

                 
    April 30,     October 31,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
  $ 49,764     $ 42,424  
Loss on cash flow hedges and interest rate swaps
    (5,271 )     (7,646 )
 
           
 
  $ 44,493     $ 34,778  
 
           

7. Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Company’s management in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates exclusively in the consumer products industry in which the Company designs, produces and distributes clothing, accessories and related products. Operating results of the Company’s various product lines have been aggregated because of their common characteristics and their reliance on shared operating functions. Within the consumer products industry, the Company operates in the Americas (primarily the United States), Europe and Asia/Pacific. Costs that support all three geographic segments, including trademark protection, trademark maintenance and licensing functions are part of corporate operations. Corporate operations also includes sourcing income and gross profit earned from the Company’s international licensees. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues.

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Information related to the Company’s geographical segments is as follows:

                 
    Three Months Ended April 30,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Revenues, net:
               
Americas
  $ 199,192     $ 148,536  
Europe
    176,272       140,286  
Asia/Pacific
    50,331       33,205  
Corporate operations
    1,058       552  
 
           
 
  $ 426,853     $ 322,579  
 
           
 
               
Gross Profit:
               
Americas
  $ 76,697     $ 61,044  
Europe
    90,595       69,053  
Asia/Pacific
    25,541       16,229  
Corporate operations
    532       717  
 
           
 
  $ 193,365     $ 147,043  
 
           
 
               
Operating Income:
               
Americas
  $ 23,425     $ 18,929  
Europe
    33,704       26,258  
Asia/Pacific
    6,340       3,832  
Corporate operations
    (9,418 )     (6,623 )
 
           
 
  $ 54,051     $ 42,396  
 
           
                 
    Six Months Ended April 30,  
In thousands   2005     2004  
Revenues, net:
               
Americas
  $ 358,466     $ 271,735  
Europe
    308,862       246,469  
Asia/Pacific
    100,781       59,486  
Corporate operations
    1,604       1,031  
 
           
 
  $ 769,713     $ 578,721  
 
           
 
               
Gross profit:
               
Americas
  $ 139,121     $ 110,878  
Europe
    156,223       120,338  
Asia/Pacific
    49,823       28,714  
Corporate operations
    1,104       782  
 
           
 
  $ 346,271     $ 260,712  
 
           
 
               
Operating income:
               
Americas
  $ 32,116     $ 29,098  
Europe
    48,681       39,144  
Asia/Pacific
    13,695       5,049  
Corporate operations
    (17,018 )     (11,961 )
 
           
 
  $ 77,474     $ 61,330  
 
           
 
               
Identifiable assets:
               
Americas
  $ 456,947     $ 324,832  
Europe
    470,273       335,983  
Asia/Pacific
    142,650       86,676  
Corporate operations
    96,046       6,304  
 
           
 
    1,165,916     $ 753,795  
 
           

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8. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to certain sales, royalty income, and product purchases of its international subsidiaries that are denominated in currencies other than their functional currencies. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency gains and losses resulting from domestic transactions that are not denominated in U.S. dollars, and to fluctuations in interest rates related to its variable rate debt. Furthermore, the Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from the effect that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates have on the reported results in the Company’s consolidated financial statements due to the translation of the operating results and financial position of the Company’s international subsidiaries. As part of its overall strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company uses various foreign currency exchange contracts and intercompany loans. In addition, interest rate swaps are used to manage the Company’s exposure to the risk of fluctuations in interest rates.

Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting but are used by management to mitigate exposure to currency risks are marked to fair value with corresponding gains or losses recorded in earnings. A loss of $0.1 million was recognized related to these types of derivatives during the six months ended April 30, 2005. For all qualifying cash flow hedges, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded in other comprehensive income. As of April 30, 2005, the Company was hedging forecasted transactions expected to occur in the following fifteen months. Assuming exchange rates at April 30, 2005 remain constant, $4.1 million of losses, net of tax, related to hedges of these transactions are expected to be reclassified into earnings over the next fifteen months. Also included in accumulated other comprehensive income at April 30, 2005 is a $1.0 million loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges of the Company’s long-term debt, which is denominated in Australian dollars and matures through fiscal 2005, and the fair value of interest rate swaps, totaling a loss of $0.2 million, net of tax, which is related to the Company’s U.S. dollar denominated long-term debt and matures through fiscal 2007.

On the date the Company enters into a derivative contract, management designates the derivative as a hedge of the identified exposure. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for entering into various hedge transactions. In this documentation, the Company identifies the asset, liability, firm commitment, or forecasted transaction that has been designated as a hedged item and indicates how the hedging instrument is expected to hedge the risks related to the hedged item. The Company formally measures effectiveness of its hedging relationships both at the hedge inception and on an ongoing basis in accordance with its risk management policy. The Company would discontinue hedge accounting prospectively (i) if it is determined that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of a hedged item, (ii) when the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, (iii) if it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction being hedged by the derivative will not occur, (iv) because a hedged firm commitment no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or (v) if management determines that designation of the derivative as a hedge instrument is no longer appropriate. During the six months ended April 30, 2005, the Company reclassified into earnings a net loss of $3.2 million resulting from the expiration, sale, termination, or exercise of derivative contracts.

The Company enters into forward exchange and other derivative contracts with major banks and is exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by these banks. The Company anticipates, however, that these banks will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the contracts. Accordingly, the Company does not obtain collateral or other security to support the contracts.

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A summary of derivative contracts at April 30, 2005 is as follows:

                     
    Notional         Fair  
In thousands   Amount     Maturity   Value  
United States dollar
  $ 160,093     May 2005 – July 2006   $ (6,894 )
Euro
    44,550     July 2005 – Oct 2005     (183 )
Australian dollar
    22,879     Sept 2005     6,340  
British pound
    5,721     May 2005     (30 )
New Zealand dollar
    1,462     May 2005 – July 2005     (18 )
Interest rate swap
    5,843     Jan 2007     (244 )
 
             
 
  $ 240,548         $ (1,029 )
 
             

9. Business Acquisitions

On March 22, 2005, the Company announced plans to acquire Skis Rossignol S.A. (“Rossignol”), a ski and winter sports equipment manufacturer. Rossignol offers a full range of winter sports equipment under the Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Kerma and Hammer brands and also sells golf products under the Cleveland Golf brand. On April 12, 2005, the Company entered into an acquisition agreement to acquire Ski Expansion S.C.A. (the “Holding Company”). The Holding Company owns approximately 38.4% of the shares and 49.8% of the voting interest of Rossignol. The Company made a refundable deposit of $59.6 million for the Holding Company purchase, with $51.1 million of the deposit held in escrow to be released to the seller on the closing date and the remaining $8.5 million paid directly to the seller. The Company has launched a tender offer at 19.00 euros per share to purchase all the outstanding shares of Rossignol not owned by the Holding Company (the “Tender Offer”). If full participation in the Tender Offer is not achieved, public shareholders may continue to hold a minority interest in Rossignol. Approximately 25% of the Holding Company purchase price will be deferred, with payment expected in 2010. Until such payment, the deferred purchase price obligation will accrue interest equal to the 3 month euro interbank offered rate (“Euribor”) plus 2.35% (currently 4.5%). The former owners of the Holding Company will also retain a minority interest of approximately 36% in Roger Cleveland Golf, Inc. (“Cleveland”), a Rossignol subsidiary. The Company will have the option to acquire the remaining interest through a put/call arrangement whereby the future minority owners of Cleveland can require the Company to buy all of their interest in Cleveland after 4.5 years, at its fair value at that time, and the Company can buy their interest for fair value at its option after 7 years.

The acquisition of Rossignol is expected to close in July 2005. The expected purchase price, assuming full Tender Offer participation and including the deferred purchase price, will be approximately $280 million in cash, before transaction costs, and approximately 2.2 million restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. This amount excludes the potential future buyout of the Cleveland minority interest, which is based on a formula intended to approximate the fair value of such interest at the put/call exercise date.

Effective May 1, 2004, the Company acquired DC Shoes, Inc. (“DC”), a premier designer, producer and distributor of action sports inspired footwear, apparel and related accessories in the United States and internationally. The operations of DC have been included in the Company’s results since May 1, 2004. The initial purchase price, excluding transaction costs, includes cash of approximately $52.8 million, 1.6 million restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at $27.3 million, and the repayment of approximately $15.3 million in funded indebtedness. Transaction costs totaled $2.9 million. The valuation of the common stock issued in connection with the acquisition was based on its quoted market price for 5 days before and after the announcement date, discounted to reflect the estimated effect of its trading restrictions. Of the initial purchase price, $63.4 million was paid in fiscal 2004, $3.8 million was paid during the six months ended April 30, 2005, and $0.9 million is expected to be paid based on the resolution of

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certain remaining contingencies. The sellers also received $8.0 million during the three months ended April 30, 2005 based on achieving certain sales and earnings targets. The sellers are entitled to additional payments ranging from zero to $49.0 million if certain sales and earnings targets are achieved during the three years ending October 31, 2007. The amount of goodwill initially recorded for the transaction would increase if such contingent payments are made. Goodwill arises from synergies the Company believes can be achieved integrating DC’s product lines and operations with the Company’s, and is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Amortizing intangibles consist of non-compete agreements, customer relationships and patents with estimated useful lives ranging from four to eighteen years.

10. Indemnities and Guarantees

During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include (i) intellectual property indemnities to the Company’s customers and licensees in connection with the use, sale and/or license of Company products, (ii) indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facility or lease, (iii) indemnities to vendors and service providers pertaining to claims based on the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, and (iv) indemnities involving the accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies and, in certain cases, may be indefinite. The majority of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential for future payments the Company could be obligated to make. The Company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

11. Credit Facility and Interim Facility

In April 2005, the Company replaced its line of credit in the Americas with a new revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”), which was amended and restated in June 2005. The Credit Facility expires April 2010 and provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $250 million (with a Company option to expand the facility to $350 million under certain conditions). The Credit Facility bears interest based on either LIBOR or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin. The margin on the LIBOR rate is based on the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio. The weighted average interest rate at April 30, 2005 was 4.3%. The Credit Facility includes a $100 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $35 million sublimit for borrowings in certain foreign currencies. As of April 30, 2005, $75.0 million was outstanding under the Credit Facility, in addition to outstanding letters of credit of $49.4 million.

The borrowing base is limited to certain percentages of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The Credit Facility contains customary restrictive covenants for facilities and transactions of this type, including, among others, certain limitations on (i) incurrence of additional debt and guarantees of indebtedness, (ii) creation of liens, (iii) mergers, consolidations or sales of substantially all of the Company’s assets, (iv) sales or other dispositions of assets, (v) distributions or dividends and repurchases of the Company’s common stock, (vi) restricted payments, including without limitation, certain restricted investments, (vii) engaging in transactions with affiliates of the Company and (viii) sale and leaseback transactions. The Company’s United States assets and a portion of the stock of QS Holdings, SARL, a wholly-owned international subsidiary, have been pledged as collateral and to secure our indebtedness under the Credit Facility. As of April 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with such covenants.

In April 2005, the Company also entered into an interim credit agreement (“Interim Facility”) to provide capital for the planned acquisition of Rossignol. The Interim Facility expires April 2006 and provides for an aggregate of $350 million in borrowings. If outstanding amounts have not been paid by the expiration date, such amounts are converted into a term loan, maturing April 2012. As of April 30, 2005, the Company used proceeds from this Interim Facility to provide the $59.6 million deposit for the planned acquisition of the Holding Company and to pay for certain transaction costs. To the extent necessary, the Interim Facility will provide the funds required for the closing of the planned Rossignol acquisition and related Tender Offer. The Company intends to refinance these obligations prior to expiration. The Interim Facility interest rate is based on

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LIBOR plus 4.25% and increases by 0.5% for each 90 day period that borrowings remain outstanding. The weighted average interest rate at April 30, 2005 was 6.9%. As of April 30, 2005, $136.8 million was outstanding under the Interim Facility, with $63.1 million of such amount denominated in euros.

The obligations under the Interim Facility are unsecured, although they are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s United States subsidiaries. The Interim Facility contains customary restrictive covenants usual for facilities and transactions of this type, including, among others, certain limitations on (i) incurrence of additional debt and guarantees of indebtedness, (ii) distributions or dividends and repurchases of the Company’s common stock, (iii) restricted payments, including without limitation, certain restricted investments, (iv) entering into agreements that restrict dividends from the Company’s subsidiaries, (v) sales or other dispositions of assets, including capital stock of the Company’s subsidiaries, (vi) creation of liens, (vii) engaging in transactions with affiliates of the Company, (viii) mergers, consolidations or sales of substantially all of the Company’s assets, (ix) sale and leaseback transactions and (x) entering into new lines of businesses. As of April 30, 2005, the Company was in compliance with such covenants.

12. Stockholders’ Equity

During the three months ended April 30, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split of the Company’s common stock. The split was effected in the form of a dividend on May 11, 2005 to shareholders of record on April 27, 2005. All share and per-share information have been restated to reflect the stock split.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Unless the context indicates otherwise, when we refer to “Quiksilver”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company” in this Form 10-Q, we are referring to Quiksilver, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

The information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with our business. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004, which discusses our business in greater detail.

We began our domestic operations in 1976 as a designer and manufacturer of Quiksilver branded boardshorts designed for the sport of surfing. We grew our business through the late 1980’s by expanding our Quiksilver products into a full range of sportswear, and we bought our United States trademark from the Quiksilver brand’s Australian founders in 1986. The distribution of our products was primarily through surf shops. Since the early 1990’s, we have diversified and grown our business by increased sales of our Quiksilver product line, the creation of new brands such as Roxy, the introduction of new products, the development of our retail operations, and acquisitions. We acquired the European Quiksilver licensee in 1991 to expand geographically, we purchased Quiksilver International in 2000 to gain global ownership of the Quiksilver brand, and we acquired Quiksilver Asia/Pacific in December 2002 to unify our global operating platform and take advantage of available synergies in product development and sourcing, among other things. In May 2004, we acquired DC Shoes, Inc. (“DC”), a premier designer, producer and distributor of action sports inspired footwear, apparel and related accessories in the United States and internationally. We also acquired various other smaller businesses and brands. Brand building has been a key to our growth, and we have always maintained our roots in the boardriding lifestyle. Today our products are sold throughout the world, primarily in surf shops and specialty stores that provide an outstanding retail experience for our customers.

Over the last five years, our revenues have grown from $519 million in fiscal 2000 to $1.3 billion in fiscal 2004. We design, produce and distribute clothing, accessories and related products exclusively in the consumer products industry. We operate in three geographic segments, the Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific. The Americas segment includes revenues primarily from the United States and Canada. The European segment includes revenues primarily from Western Europe. The Asia/Pacific segment includes revenues primarily from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Indonesia.

We operate in markets that are highly competitive, and our ability to evaluate and respond to changing consumer demands and tastes is critical to our success. Shifts in consumer preferences could have a negative effect on companies that misjudge these preferences. We believe that our historical success is due to the development of an experienced team of designers, artists, sponsored athletes, merchandisers, pattern makers, and cutting and sewing contractors. It’s this team, our heritage and the current strength of our brands that has helped us remain in the forefront of design in our markets. Our success in the future will depend on our ability to continue to design products that are acceptable to the marketplace. There can be no assurance that we can do this. The consumer products industry is fragmented, and in order to retain and/or grow our market share, we must continue to be competitive in the areas of quality, brand image, distribution methods, price, customer service and intellectual property protection.

Recent Developments

On March 22, 2005, we announced plans to acquire Skis Rossignol SA (“Rossignol”), a leading manufacturer of winter sports equipment. Rossignol offers a full range of winter sports equipment under the Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look, Kerma and Hammer brands and also sells golf products under the Cleveland Golf brand. We expect to close this transaction in July 2005. We have historically generated a small portion of our revenues from the manufacturing and distribution of winter sports equipment, primarily snowboards, snowboard boots and bindings. If we successfully complete our planned acquisition of Rossignol, we will substantially increase our winter sports equipment business, which is expected to have a significant impact on our operations and our financial statements, including a substantial increase in

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revenues and expenses, additional seasonality, changes in our profit margins and increased capital committed to manufacturing functions.

Results of Operations

The table below shows the components in our statements of income and other data as a percentage of revenues:

                                 
    Three Months Ended April 30,     Six Months Ended April 30,  
Statement of Income data   2005     2004     2005     2004  
Revenues, net
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
Gross profit
    45.3       45.6       45.0       45.0  
Selling, general and administrative expense
    32.6       32.4       34.9       34.4  
 
                       
Operating income
    12.7       13.2       10.1       10.6  
 
                               
Interest expense
    0.8       0.5       0.7       0.5  
Foreign currency and other (income) expense
    (0.1 )     (0.3 )     0.0       0.5  
 
                       
Income before provision for income taxes
    12.0       13.0       9.4       9.6  
 
                               
Provision for income taxes
    3.9       4.4       3.0       3.2  
 
                       
Net income
    8.1 %     8.6 %     6.4 %     6.4 %
 
                       
 
                               
Other data
                               
 
                               
EBITDA(1)
    14.8 %     15.4 %     12.2 %     12.3 %
 
                       


(1)   EBITDA is defined as net income before (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not defined under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and it may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We use EBITDA, along with other GAAP measures, as a measure of profitability because EBITDA helps us to compare our performance on a consistent basis by removing from our operating results the impact of our capital structure, the effect of operating in different tax jurisdictions and the impact of our asset base, which can differ depending on the book value of assets and the accounting methods used to compute depreciation & amortization. We believe it is useful to investors for the same reasons. Following is a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    April 30,     April 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
Net income
  $ 34,667     $ 27,790     $ 48,881     $ 36,964  
Provision for income taxes
    16,464       14,083       23,215       18,705  
Interest expense
    3,269       1,476       5,058       3,065  
Depreciation and amortization
    8,824       6,268       16,626       12,365  
 
                       
EBITDA
  $ 63,224     $ 49,617     $ 93,780     $ 71,099  
 
                       

Three Months Ended April 30, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended April 30, 2004

Our total net revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2005 increased 32% to $426.9 million from $322.6 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The DC division, which was acquired on May 1, 2004, accounted for approximately 11% of our consolidated revenue growth for the three months ended April 30, 2005. Revenues in the Americas increased 34% to $199.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2005 from $148.5 million in the comparable period of the prior year, and European revenues increased 26% to $176.3 million from $140.3 million for those same periods. As measured in euros, Quiksilver Europe’s primary functional currency, revenues in the current year’s quarter increased 18% compared to the prior year. Asia/Pacific revenues increased 52% to $50.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2005 from $33.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2004. In Australian dollars, Quiksilver Asia/Pacific’s primary functional currency, Asia/Pacific revenues increased 47% compared to the prior year.

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In the Americas, revenues in our men’s category, which includes the Quiksilver Young Men’s, Boys, Toddlers, Wintersports, Quiksilveredition, DC, Hawk Clothing and Fidra divisions, increased 47% to $97.1 million from $66.0 million in the comparable period of the prior year, while revenues in our women’s category, which includes the Roxy, Roxy Girl, Teenie Wahine, DC, Raisins, Leilani and Radio Fiji divisions, increased 24% to $101.7 million from $81.9 million. Revenues from snowboards, boots and bindings amounted to $0.4 million for the current year’s quarter compared to $0.6 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in the Americas men’s revenues came primarily from the newly acquired DC division and, to a lesser extent, the Quiksilver Young Men’s division. The increase in the Americas women’s revenues came primarily from the Roxy division and, to a lesser extent, the Raisins division. In Europe and as reported in dollars, men’s revenues increased 24% to $125.6 million from $101.3 million, while women’s revenues increased 30% to $50.7 million from $39.0 million. The European men’s increase came primarily from the DC division and, to a lesser extent, the Quiksilver Young Men’s division, and the European women’s increase reflects growth primarily in the Roxy division. The increases in European revenues were impacted by the stronger euro in comparison to the prior year. In euros, men’s revenues increased 17% and women’s revenues increased 22%. In Asia/Pacific, the increase in revenues came primarily from the Roxy, Quiksilver Young Men’s and DC divisions.

Our consolidated gross profit margin for the three months ended April 30, 2005 decreased to 45.3% from 45.6% in the comparable period of the prior year. The Americas’ gross profit margin decreased to 38.5% from 41.1%, while the European gross profit margin increased to 51.4% from 49.2%, and the Asia/Pacific gross profit margin increased to 50.7% from 48.9% for those same periods. The decrease in the Americas’ gross profit margin was primarily due to lower margins earned on in-season business in comparison to the prior year and, to a lesser extent, from a shift in product mix to lower margin products. Our European gross profit margin increase was primarily due to lower production costs resulting from a stronger euro in comparison to the prior year. In Asia/Pacific, the gross profit margin increased primarily due to lower production costs resulting from a stronger Australian dollar in comparison to the prior year.

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) for the three months ended April 30, 2005 increased 33% to $139.3 million from $104.6 million in the comparable period of the prior year. Americas’ SG&A increased 26% to $53.3 million from $42.1 million in the comparable period of the prior year, while European SG&A increased 33% to $56.9 million from $42.8 million and Asia/Pacific SG&A increased 55% to $19.2 million from $12.4 million for those same periods. The increase across all three segments was primarily due to the addition of DC, additional retail stores, additional expenses related to increased sales volume and additional marketing expenses. The stronger euro and Australian dollar in relation to the previous year also contributed to higher SG&A in Europe and Asia/Pacific. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A increased to 32.6% for the three months ended April 30, 2005 from 32.4% for the three months ended April 30, 2004. This increase was primarily due the addition of DC and the effect of additional company-owned retail stores, partially offset by general leverage on growth. In the Americas, SG&A decreased to 26.7% of revenues from 28.4% of revenues primarily due to general leverage on our growth. For those same periods, European SG&A increased to 32.3% of revenue from 30.5%, and Asia/Pacific SG&A increased to 38.1% of revenue compared to 37.3%.

Interest expense for the three months ended April 30, 2005 increased to $3.3 million from $1.5 million in the comparable period of the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher average debt balances compared to the prior year related to the acquisition of DC in the three months ended July 31, 2004 and the borrowings to fund the deposit for the planned acquisition of Rossignol.

Foreign currency gain decreased to $0.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2005 from $1.2 million in the comparable period of the prior year. This gain resulted primarily from the foreign currency contracts we used to hedge the risk of translating the results of our international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended April 30, 2005, which is based on current estimates of the annual effective income tax rate, decreased to 32.2% from 33.6% in the comparable period of the prior year. This improvement resulted primarily because a higher percentage of our 2005 profits are expected to be generated in countries with lower tax rates.

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Net income for the three months ended April 30, 2005 increased 25% to $34.7, million or $0.28 per share on a diluted basis, from $27.8 million, or $0.24 per share on a diluted basis, in the comparable period of the prior year. Basic net income per share increased to $0.29 per share for the three months ended April 30, 2005 from $0.25 per share in the comparable period of the prior year. EBITDA increased 27% to $63.2 million from $49.6 million for those same periods.

Six Months Ended April 30, 2005 Compared to Six Months Ended April 30, 2004

Our total net revenues for the six months ended April 30, 2005 increased 33% to $769.7 million from $578.7 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The DC division, which was acquired on May 1, 2004, accounted for approximately 11% of our consolidated revenue growth for the 6 months ended April 30, 2005. Revenues in the Americas increased 32% to $358.5 million for the six months ended April 30, 2005 from $271.7 million in the comparable period of the prior year, and European revenues increased 25% to $308.9 million from $246.5 million for those same periods. As measured in euros, revenues in the first six months of the current year increased 17% as compared to the prior year. Asia/Pacific revenues increased 69% to $100.8 million in the six months ended April 30, 2005 compared to $59.5 million in the comparable period of the prior year. As measured in Australian dollars, revenues increased 64% over the comparable period of the prior year.

In the Americas, revenues in our men’s category increased 40% to $170.4 million from $121.9 million in the comparable period of the prior year, while revenues in our women’s category increased 26% to $186.4 million from $148.0 million. Revenues of snowboards, boots and bindings amounted to $1.7 million in the current year’s six-month period as compared to revenues of $1.8 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in the Americas men’s revenues came primarily from the newly acquired DC division and, to a lesser, extent the Quiksilver Young Men’s division. The increase in the Americas women’s revenues came primarily from the Roxy division and, to a lesser extent, the DC division. In Europe and as reported in dollars, men’s revenues increased 23% to $222.5 million from $180.8 million, while women’s revenues increased 32% to $86.4 million from $65.7 million. The European men’s increase came primarily from the Quiksilver Young Men’s division and, to a lesser extent, the DC division, and the women’s increase reflects growth primarily in the Roxy division. The revenues in Europe were impacted by the stronger euro in comparison to the prior year. In euros, men’s revenues increased 15% and women’s revenues increased 23%. In Asia/Pacific, the increase in revenues came primarily from the Roxy, DC and Quiksilver Young Men’s divisions.

Our consolidated gross profit margin for the six months ended April 30, 2005 remained unchanged at 45.0% compared to the prior year. The Americas’ gross profit margin decreased to 38.8% from 40.8%, while the European gross profit margin increased to 50.6% from 48.8%, and the Asia/Pacific gross profit margin increased to 49.4% from 48.3% for those same periods. The decrease in the Americas’ gross profit margin was primarily due to lower margins on in-season business in comparision to the prior year and, to a lesser extent, from a shift in product mix to lower margin products and the inclusion of DC, which produced a lower gross profit margin than our other product categories during the three months ended January 31, 2005. Our European gross profit margin increase was primarily due to lower production costs resulting from a stronger euro in relation to the U.S. dollar compared to the prior year and, to a lesser extent, a higher percentage of sales through company-owned retail stores where we earn both the wholesale and retail margins. In Asia/Pacific, the gross profit margin increased primarily due to lower production costs resulting from a stronger Australian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar compared to the prior year.

SG&A for the six months ended April 30, 2005 increased 35% to $268.8 million from $199.4 million in the comparable period of the prior year. Americas’ SG&A increased 31% to $107.0 million from $81.8 million in the comparable period of the prior year, European SG&A increased 32% to $107.5 million from $81.2 million, and Asia/Pacific SG&A increased 53% to $36.1 million from $23.7 million for those same periods. The increase across all three segments was primarily due to the addition of DC, additional retail stores, additional expenses related to increased sales volume and additional marketing expenses. The stronger euro and Australian dollar in relation to the previous year also contributed to higher SG&A in Europe and Asia/Pacific. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A increased to 34.9% for the six months ended April 30, 2005 from 34.4% for the six months ended April 30, 2004. This increase was primarily due to the addition of DC and the effect of additional company-owned retail stores. These effects were substantially offset by

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general leverage on our growth. In the Americas, SG&A decreased to 29.9% of revenues from 30.1% of revenues, and in Asia/Pacific, SG&A decreased to 35.8% of revenues from 39.8%, both primarily due to general leverage on growth. European SG&A increased to 34.8% of revenue from 32.9% for those same periods.

Interest expense for the six months ended April 30, 2005 increased to $5.1 million from $3.1 million in the comparable period of the prior year. This increase was due primarily to higher average debt balances in the Americas and Europe compared to the prior year, primarily related to the acquisition of DC in the three months ended July 31, 2004 and, to a lesser extent, borrowings to fund the deposit for the planned acquisition of Rossignol.

Foreign currency loss decreased to $0.2 million for the six months ended April 30, 2005 from $2.1 million in the comparable period of the prior year. This loss resulted primarily from the foreign currency contracts we used to hedge the risk of translating the results of our international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars.

The effective income tax rate for the six months ended April 30, 2005, which is based on current estimates of the annual effective income tax rate, decreased to 32.2% from 33.6% in the comparable period of the prior year. This improvement resulted primarily because a higher percentage of our 2005 profits are expected to be generated in countries with lower tax rates.

Net income for the six months ended April 30, 2005 increased 32% to $48.9, million or $0.40 per share on a diluted basis, from $37.0 million, or $0.32 per share on a diluted basis, in the comparable period of the prior year. Basic net income per share increased to $0.41 per share for the six months ended April 30, 2005 from $0.33 per share in the comparable period of the prior year. EBITDA increased 32% to $93.8 million from $71.1 million for those same periods.

Financial Position, Capital Resources and Liquidity

We finance our working capital needs and capital investments with operating cash flows and bank revolving lines of credit. Multiple banks in the United States, Europe and Australia make these lines of credit available. Term loans are also used to supplement these lines of credit and are typically used to finance long-term assets.

The net increase in cash and cash equivalents for the six months ended April 30, 2005 was $12.8 million compared to $14.5 million in the comparable period of the prior year. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $68.0 million at April 30, 2005 compared to $55.2 million at October 31, 2004, while working capital was $498.1 million at April 30, 2005 compared to $343.1 million at October 31, 2004. We believe our current cash balance and current lines of credit are adequate to cover our seasonal working capital and other requirements for the foreseeable future, and that increases in our lines of credit can be obtained as needed to fund future growth.

Cash Flows

We generated $3.9 million of cash from operating activities in the six months ended April 30, 2005 compared to $41.4 million for the comparable period of the prior year. This $37.5 million decrease in cash provided was primarily due to changes in accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable. During the six months ended April 30, 2005, the increase in accounts receivable used cash of $63.0 million compared to $30.4 million during the six months ended April 30, 2004, a decrease in cash provided of $32.6 million. The change in inventories, net of the change in accounts payable, generated cash of $7.8 million during the six months ended April 30, 2005 compared to $19.2 million for the same period of the prior year, a net decrease in cash provided of $11.4 million. Cash generated by the increase in net income adjusted for non-cash expenses more than offset cash used by changes in other working capital components, resulting in a net increase in cash provided of $6.5 million.

Capital expenditures totaled $24.7 million for the six months ended April 30, 2005, compared to $19.4 million in the comparable period of the prior year. These investments include company-owned retail stores and ongoing investments in computer and warehouse equipment.

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During the six months ended April 30, 2005, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $114.2 million, compared to $3.1 million used in the comparable period of the prior year. Borrowings increased primarily to fund our investing activities.

Business Acquisitions & Commitments

On April 12, 2005, we entered into an agreement to acquire Ski Expansion S.C.A. (the “Holding Company”) to initiate our acquisition of Rossignol. The Holding Company owns approximately 38.4% of the shares and 49.8% of the voting interest of Rossignol. The Company made a refundable deposit of $59.6 million for the Holding Company purchase, with $51.1 million of the deposit held in escrow to be released to the seller on the closing date and the remaining $8.5 million paid directly to the seller. We have launched a tender offer at 19.00 euros per share to purchase all the outstanding shares of Rossignol not owned by the Holding Company (the “Tender Offer”). If full participation in the Tender Offer is not achieved, public shareholders may continue to hold a minority interest in Rossignol. Approximately 25% of the Holding Company purchase price will be deferred, with payment expected in 2010. This deferred purchase price obligation will accrue interest equal to the 3 month Euribor plus 2.35% until the payment is made, which is expected to total approximately $34.4 million, excluding interest. The former owners of the Holding Company will also retain a minority interest of approximately 36% in Roger Cleveland Golf, Inc. (“Cleveland”), a Rossignol subsidiary. We will have the option to acquire the remaining interest through a put/call arrangement whereby the future minority owners of Cleveland can require us to buy all of their interest in Cleveland after 4.5 years at its fair value at that time, and we can buy their interest for fair value at our option after 7 years. These Rossignol purchase obligations are denominated in euros, and a weakening of the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro could cause the actual obligations to be greater.

The acquisition of Rossignol is expected to close in July 2005. The expected purchase price, assuming full Tender Offer participation and including the deferred purchase price, will be approximately $280 million in cash, before transaction costs, and approximately 2.2 million restricted shares of our common stock. This amount excludes the potential future buyout of the Cleveland minority interest, which is based on a formula intended to approximate the fair value of such interest at the put/call exercise date.

Effective May 1, 2004, we acquired DC. The initial purchase price, excluding transaction costs, included cash of approximately $52.8 million, 1.6 million restricted shares of our common stock valued at $27.3 million and the repayment of approximately $15.3 million in funded indebtedness. Transaction costs totaled $2.9 million. Of the initial purchase price, $63.4 million was paid in fiscal 2004, $3.8 million was paid during the six months ended April 30, 2005, and $0.9 million is expected to be paid based on the resolution of certain remaining contingencies. The sellers also received $8.0 million during the three months ended April 30, 2005 based on achieving certain sales and earnings targets. The sellers are entitled to future payments ranging from zero to $49.0 million if certain sales and earnings targets are achieved during the three years ending October 31, 2007. The amount of goodwill initially recorded for the transaction would increase if such contingent payments are made. Goodwill arises from synergies we believe can be achieved integrating DC’s product lines and operations with ours, and is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

During the six months ended April 30, 2005, we paid $5.3 million to the previous shareholders of the Asia/Pacific division based on the achievement of certain sales and earnings targets.

Debt Structure

In April 2005, we replaced our line of credit in the Americas with a new revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”), which was amended and restated in June 2005. The Credit Facility expires April 2010 and provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $250 million (with our option to expand the facility to $350 million under certain conditions). The Credit Facility bears interest based on either LIBOR or an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin. The margin on the LIBOR rate is based on our fixed charge coverage ratio. The weighted average interest rate at April 30, 2005 was 4.3%. We paid certain financing fees that will be amortized over the expected life of the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility includes a $100 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $35 million sublimit for borrowings in certain

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foreign currencies. As of April 30, 2005, $75.0 million was outstanding under the Credit Facility, in addition to outstanding letters of credit of $49.4 million.

The borrowing based is limited to certain percentages of our eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The Credit Facility contains customary restrictive covenants for facilities and transactions of this type, including, among others, certain limitations on (i) incurrence of additional debt and guarantees of indebtedness, (ii) creation of liens, (iii) mergers, consolidations or sales of substantially all of our assets, (iv) sales or other dispositions of assets, (v) distributions or dividends and repurchases of our common stock, (vi) restricted payments, including without limitation, certain restricted investments, (vii) engaging in transactions with our affiliates and (viii) sale and leaseback transactions. The Company’s United States assets and a portion of the stock of QS Holdings, SARL, a wholly-owned international subsidiary, have been pledged as collateral and to secure our indebtedness under the Credit Facility. As of April 30, 2005, we were in compliance with such covenants.

In April 2005, we entered into an interim credit agreement (“Interim Facility”) to provide capital for our planned acquisition of Rossignol. The Interim Facility expires April 2006 and provides for an aggregate of $350 million in borrowings. If outstanding amounts have not been paid by the expiration date, such amounts are converted into a term loan, maturing April 2012. As of April 30, 2005, we used proceeds from this Interim Facility to provide the $59.6 million deposit for the planned acquisition of the Holding Company and to pay for certain transaction costs. To the extent necessary, the Interim Facility will provide the funds required for the closing of the planned Rossignol acquisition and related Tender Offer. We intend to refinance these obligations prior to expiration of the Interim Facility. If such amounts are not refinanced by August 12, 2005, then additional financing fees will become due and payable. The Interim Facility interest rate is based on LIBOR plus 4.25% and increases by 0.5% for each 90 day period that borrowings remain outstanding. The weighted average interest rate at April 30, 2005 was 6.9%. We paid certain financing fees that will be amortized over the expected life of the Interim Facility. As of April 30, 2005, $136.8 million was outstanding under the Interim Facility, with $63.1 million of such amount denominated in euros. Our inability or delay in refinancing the Interim Facility could cause significant increases in our interest expense.

The obligations under the Interim Facility are unsecured, although they are guaranteed by certain of our United States subsidiaries. The Interim Facility contains customary restrictive covenants usual for facilities and transactions of this type, including, among others, certain limitations on (i) incurrence of additional debt and guarantees of indebtedness, (ii) distributions or dividends and repurchases of our common stock, (iii) restricted payments, including without limitation, certain restricted investments, (iv) entering into agreements that restrict dividends from our subsidiaries, (v) sales or other dispositions of assets, including capital stock of our subsidiaries, (vi) creation of liens, (vii) engaging in transactions with our affiliates, (viii) mergers, consolidations or sales of substantially all of our assets, (ix) sale and leaseback transactions and (x) entering into new lines of businesses. As of April 30, 2005, we were in compliance with these covenants.

Trade Accounts Receivable and Inventories

Accounts receivable increased 22% to $342.0 million at April 30, 2005 from $281.3 million at October 31, 2004. Accounts receivable in the Americas increased 14% to $142.9 million from $125.8 million, European accounts receivable increased 35% to $163.0 million from $120.7 million, and Asia/Pacific accounts receivable increased 4% to $36.2 million from $34.8 million at those same dates. As compared to April 30, 2004, accounts receivable in the Americas increased 41%, European accounts receivable increased 19% and Asia/Pacific accounts receivable increased 92%. Included in accounts receivable are approximately $24.1 million of Value Added Tax and Goods and Services Tax related to foreign accounts receivable. Such taxes are not reported as net revenues and as such, must be accounted for to accurately compute days sales outstanding. Overall average days sales outstanding increased by approximately 1 day at April 30, 2005 compared to April 30, 2004.

Consolidated inventories decreased 1% to $177.8 million at April 30, 2005 from $179.6 million at October 31, 2004. Inventories in the Americas increased slightly to $104.8 million from $104.6 million, European inventories decreased 11% to $48.0 million from $53.7 million, while Asia/Pacific inventories increased 17% to $25.1 million from $21.3 million at those same dates. Consolidated inventories increased 40% compared to April 30, 2004. Inventories in the Americas, Europe and Asia/Pacific increased 37%, 28%

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and 84%, respectively, from the year earlier, which is generally in line with the growth in sales. The stronger euro and Australian dollar in relation to the U.S dollar increased the value of inventories by approximately $4.0 million. Adjusting for these foreign exchange effects, consolidated inventories increased 36%. Consolidated average inventory turnover remained constant at 4.1 at April 30, 2005 compared to April 30, 2004. Included in consolidated inventories at April 30, 2005 is approximately $16.0 million related to DC, which was acquired effective May 1, 2004, $10.0 million of current goods that were received earlier in the season compared to the prior year to facilitate better delivery to our customers, and $5.0 million related to our fast-growing businesses in Japan and Indonesia. Adjusting for these factors, consolidated inventories increased approximately 15% compared to April 30, 2004.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. To prepare these financial statements, we must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. These estimates also affect our reported revenues and expenses. Judgments must also be made about the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Actual results could be significantly different from these estimates. We believe that the following discussion addresses the accounting policies that are necessary to understand and evaluate our reported financial results.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are recognized when the risk of ownership and title passes to our customers. Generally, we extend credit to our customers and do not require collateral. Our payment terms range from net-30 to net-90, depending on the country or whether we sell directly to retailers in the country or to a distributor. None of our sales agreements with any of our customers provide for any rights of return. However, we do approve returns on a case-by-case basis at our sole discretion to protect our brands and our image. We provide allowances for estimated returns when revenues are recorded, and related losses have historically been within our expectations. If returns are higher than our estimates, our earnings would be adversely affected.

Accounts Recievable

It is not uncommon for some of our customers to have financial difficulties from time to time. This is normal given the wide variety of our account base, which includes small surf shops, medium-sized retail chains, and some large department store chains. Throughout the year, we perform credit evaluations of our customers, and we adjust credit limits based on payment history and the customer’s current creditworthiness. We continuously monitor our collections and maintain a reserve for estimated credit losses based on our historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. Historically, our losses have been consistent with our estimates, but there can be no assurance that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have experienced in the past. Unforeseen, material financial difficulties of our customers could have an adverse impact on our profits.

Inventories

We value inventories at the cost to purchase and/or manufacture the product or the current estimated market value of the inventory, whichever is lower. We regularly review our inventory quantities on hand and adjust values for excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on estimated forecasts of product demand and market value. Demand for our products could fluctuate significantly. The demand for our products could be negatively affected by many factors, including the following:

•   weakening economic conditions,
 
•   terrorist acts or threats,
 
•   unanticipated changes in consumer preferences,
 
•   reduced customer confidence in the retail market, and
 
•   unseasonable weather.

Some of these factors could also interrupt the production and/or importation of our products or otherwise increase the cost of our products. As a result, our operations and financial performance could be negatively affected. Additionally, our estimates of product demand and/or market value could be inaccurate, which could result in an understated or overstated provision required for excess and obsolete inventory.

Long-Lived Assets

We acquire tangible and intangible assets in the normal course of our business. We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of these long-lived assets (including fixed assets, trademarks, licenses and other amortizable intangibles) whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Impairments equal to the difference between the carrying value of the asset and

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its fair value, if any, would be recognized in operating earnings. We continually use judgment when applying these impairment rules to determine the timing of the impairment tests, the undiscounted cash flows used to assess impairments, and the fair value of a potentially impaired asset. The reasonableness of our judgment could significantly affect the carrying value of our long-lived assets.

Goodwill

We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill at least annually based on a two-step impairment test. The first step compares the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount including goodwill. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, then the second step of the impairment test is performed to measure the amount of any impairment loss. Fair value is computed based on estimated future cash flows discounted at a rate that approximates our cost of capital. Such estimates are subject to change, and we may be required to recognize impairments losses in the future.

Income Taxes

Current income tax expense is the amount of income taxes expected to be payable for the current year. A deferred income tax asset or liability is established for the expected future consequences of temporary differences in the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. We consider future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the value of our deferred tax assets. If we determine that it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized, we would reduce the value of these assets to their expected realizable value, thereby decreasing net income. Evaluating the value of these assets is necessarily based on our judgment. If we subsequently determined that the deferred tax assets, which had been written down would, in our judgment, be realized in the future, the value of the deferred tax assets would be increased, thereby increasing net income in the period when that determination was made.

Foreign Currency Translation

A significant portion of our revenues are generated in Europe, where we operate with the euro as our primary functional currency, and a smaller portion of our revenues are generated in Asia/Pacific, where we operate with the Australian dollar and Japanese yen as our functional currencies. Our European revenues in the United Kingdom are denominated in British pounds, and some European and Asia/Pacific product is sourced in U.S. dollars, both of which result in exposure to gains and losses that could occur from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. We also have other foreign currency obligations related to our acquisition of Quiksilver International and Asia/Pacific. Our assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated using the average exchange rate for the period. Gains and losses from translation of foreign subsidiary financial statements are included in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.

As part of our overall strategy to manage our level of exposure to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, we enter into various foreign exchange contracts generally in the form of forward contracts. For all contracts that qualify as cash flow hedges, we record the changes in the fair value of the derivatives in other comprehensive income. We also use other derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting to mitigate our exposure to currency risks. These derivatives are marked to fair value with corresponding gains or losses recorded in earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 – New Accounting Pronouncements for a discussion of future pronouncements that may affect our financial reporting.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain words in this report like “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify, in certain cases, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the predicted results. Such factors include, among others, the following:

•   general economic and business conditions,
 
•   the acceptance in the marketplace of new products,
 
•   the availability of outside contractors at prices favorable to us,
 
•   the ability to source raw materials at prices favorable to us,
 
•   currency fluctuations,
 
•   changes in business strategy or development plans,
 
•   availability of qualified personnel,
 
•   changes in political, social and economic conditions and local regulations, particularly in Europe and Asia and
 
•   the success of our planned acquisition of Rossignol, our successful integration, and the future operating performance of Rossignol, and
 
•   other factors outlined in our previously filed public documents, copies of which may be obtained without cost from us.

Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place too much weight on such statements. We are not obligated to update these forward-looking statements.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency

Our foreign currency and interest rate risks are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004 in Item 7a.

Quiksilver Europe’s statements of income are translated from euros into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates in effect during the reporting period. When the euro strengthens compared to the U.S. dollar there is a positive effect on Quiksilver Europe’s results as reported in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Conversely, when the U.S. dollar strengthens, there is a negative effect. Likewise, the statements of income of Quiksilver Asia/Pacific are translated from Australian dollars and Japanese yen into U.S. dollars, and there is a positive effect on our results from a stronger Australian dollar or Japanese yen in comparison to the U.S. dollar.

European revenues increased 17% in euros during the six months ended April 30, 2005 compared to the six months ended April 30, 2004. As measured in U.S. dollars and reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, European revenues increased 25% as a result of a stronger euro versus the U.S. dollar in comparison to the prior year. Thus far in the Company’s third quarter, the euro continues to be stronger relative to the U.S. dollar in comparison to the prior year.

Asia/Pacific revenues increased 64% in Australian dollars during the six months ended April 30, 2005 compared to the six months ended April 30, 2004. As measured in U.S. dollars and reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, Asia/Pacific revenues increased 69% as a result of a stronger Australian dollar versus the U.S. dollar in comparison to the prior year. Thus far in the Company’s third quarter, the Australian dollar continues to be stronger relative to the U.S. dollar in comparison to the prior year.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2005, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of April 30, 2005.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended April 30, 2005 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on March 24, 2005. A total of 53,545,339 shares of our common stock were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, representing more than 90.76% of our shares outstanding as of the February 4, 2005 record date. The matters submitted for a vote and the related election results are as follows:

Election of eight nominees to serve as directors until the next annual meeting and until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified. The result of the vote taken was as follows:

                 
    Votes For     Votes Withheld  
Robert B. McKnight, Jr.
    51,833,034       1,712,305  
William M. Barnum, Jr.
    49,589,050       3,956,289  
Charles E. Crowe
    51,793,810       1,751,529  
Michael H. Gray
    49,589,039       3,956,300  
Robert G. Kirby
    47,920,008       5,625,331  
Bernard Mariette
    51,795,064       1,750,275  
Franck Riboud
    30,406,411       23,138,928  
Tom Roach
    46,511,700       7,033,639  
                                 
    Votes     Votes     Votes     Broker  
    For     Against     Abstained     Non-Votes  
Amendment to the Quiksilver, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
    35,716,381       10,999,422       1,468,871       5,360,665  
 
                               
Approval of the Quiksilver, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan
    45,309,549       1,406,597       1,468,528       5,360,665  
 
                               
Amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation
    43,608,742       8,732,100       1,204,497       ¾  

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits

     
Exhibits    
 
   
10.1
  Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc.
 
   
10.2
  Quiksilver, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as restated.
 
   
10.3
  Quiksilver, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as restated.
 
   
10.4
  Quiksilver, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated, together with form Stock Option Agreements.
 
   
10.5
  Amended and restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2005, by and among the Company, Quiksilver Americas, Inc., the Lenders named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger.
 
   
10.6
  Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2005, by and among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2005).
 
   
10.7
  English Translation of the Acquisition Agreement, dated April 12, 2005, between the Company and Mr. Laurent Boix-Vives, Ms. Jeannine Boix-Vives, Ms. Christine Simon, Ms. Sylvie Bernard and SDI Société de Services et Développement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2005).
 
   
10.8
  Employment Agreement between Robert B. McKnight, Jr. and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.9
  Employment Agreement between Bernard Mariette and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.10
  Employment Agreement between Charles S. Exon and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.11
  Employment Agreement between Steven L. Brink and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.12
  Amendment to the Long-Term Incentive Plan dated January 26, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2005).
 
   
31.1
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications – Principal Executive Officer
 
   
31.2
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications – Principal Financial Officer
 
   
32.1
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003 – Chief Executive Officer
 
   
32.2
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003 – Chief Financial Officer

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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.
         
  QUIKSILVER, INC., a Delaware corporation
 
 
June 9, 2005  /s/ Steven L. Brink    
  Steven L. Brink   
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer) 
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibits    
 
   
10.1
  Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc.
 
   
10.2
  Quiksilver, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan, as restated.
 
   
10.3
  Quiksilver, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as restated.
 
   
10.4
  Quiksilver, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated, together with form Stock Option Agreements.
 
   
10.5
  Amended and restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2005, by and among the Company, Quiksilver Americas, Inc., the Lenders named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger.
 
   
10.6
  Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2005, by and among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2005).
 
   
10.7
  English Translation of the Acquisition Agreement, dated April 12, 2005, between the Company and Mr. Laurent Boix-Vives, Ms. Jeannine Boix-Vives, Ms. Christine Simon, Ms. Sylvie Bernard and SDI Société de Services et Développement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2005).
 
   
10.8
  Employment Agreement between Robert B. McKnight, Jr. and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.9
  Employment Agreement between Bernard Mariette and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.10
  Employment Agreement between Charles S. Exon and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.11
  Employment Agreement between Steven L. Brink and Quiksilver, Inc. dated May 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005).
 
   
10.12
  Amendment to the Long-Term Incentive Plan dated January 26, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2005).
 
   
31.1
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications – Principal Executive Officer
 
   
31.2
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications – Principal Financial Officer
 
   
32.1
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003 – Chief Executive Officer
 
   
32.2
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2003 – Chief Financial Officer